Tennis Sweeps at Kansas Wesleyan
Salina, Kan. – Both the men's and women's tennis teams pulled off big wins on the road at Kansas Wesleyan University on Monday afternoon. The men's team has been looking for momentum as the conference season is getting underway, and it looks like they are swinging in that direction winning their first two KCAC matches. This time over KWU, 4-3. The women's team continues to play flawlessly as they remain undefeated after another "leave no doubt" 7-0 win over the Coyotes.
Women
The women improved to 7-0 this spring with a 7-0 shutout over the Coyotes. The only blemish for the Lady Warriors was a loss in No. 2 doubles. Everything else turned into a win as this Lady Warrior team is looking to make some noise in the regular season and the KCAC tournament. Sterling won the doubles point and swept all the singles matches. Fresh off of her KCAC and NCCAA Player of the Week selections, Natalia Antkowiak had another convincing singles win at No. 5. Numbers 1 and 2 singles were tight matches all the way through, but 3 thru 6 were strong wins for Sterling.
Singles:
Sofia Tominaga (SC) def. Crowe (KWU) (7-5, 6-3)
Ana Alvarez (SC) def. Henderson (KWU) (4-6, 6-2, 6-3)
Nadia Margaritov (SC) def. Sherer (KWU) (6-1, 6-3)
Rachel Carlson (SC) def. Evans (KWU) (6-2, 6-0)
Antkowiak (SC) def. Slack (KWU) (6-1, 6-3)
Giovanna Gaboardi (SC) def. McGrown (KWU) (6-1, 6-0)
Doubles:
Tominaga/Alvarez (SC) def. Evans/Sherer (KWU) (6-2)
Crowe/Henderson (KWU) def. Margaritov/Carlson (SC) (6-3)
Antkowiak/Gaboardi (SC) def. Camp/Slack (KWU) (6-1)
Men
The men gutted out a victory over the Coyotes sneaking wins by the slimmest of margins in No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. Men's singles were strong through the middle picking up singles wins in No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5 singles. Many of the matches were highly competitive with the winners not easily determined. Several matches were in question until the final points were scored. Esteban Rocha and David Garces were pushed to 7 points in their final sets before they earned their victories.
Singles:
Ware (KWU) def. Pedro Felipoff (SC) (6-2, 6-1)
Sherer (KWU) def. Alexandre Gaboardi (SC) (6-2, 6-2)
Louis Boisdenghien (SC) def. Davalos-Gavino (KWU) (6-4, 6-3)
Rocha (SC) def. Hanson (KWU) (4-6, 6-3, 7-6)
Garces (SC) def. Craft (KWU) (6-4, 7-5)
Phelps (KWU) def. Zack Hash (SC) (6-2, 6-1)
Doubles:
Ware/Sherer (KWU) def. Gaboardi/Garces (SC) (6-0)
Felipoff/Boisdenghien (SC) def. Davalos-Gavino/Hanson (KWU) (7-6)
Robin Baransi/Abhyudit Nagar (SC) def. Cechak/Phelps (KWU (7-5)
The men are now 3-3 this season and have started the KCAC season 2-0. This weekend will be a test for both teams as the will take on the projected 2nd place teams in the conference. Ottawa University comes to Sterling on Saturday where the men are currently receiving votes and just outside of the national rankings. The women are not receiving votes, but are a solid team, expected to finish second in the KCAC this season.
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