Tennis Drops Both Matches at Bethel
North Newton, Kan. – Both the men's and women's golf teams lost to Bethel College in one of the last matches of the regular season. The women's team lost 4-3 in a very tough match that came down to the winner of the doubles points. The men were very competitive in their matches, but fell in a much closer match than the deceptive 6-1 score.
Women
The Lady Warriors took wins in No. 2, No. 3, and No. 6 singles, but Bethel took the doubles point early on and that is what proved to be the difference. Ana Alvarez continues to win following up her KCAC Player of the Week honor this week. Nadia Margaritov had a convincing win in No. 3 singles, and Giovana Gaboardi snuck away with an incredibly close win that went to seven points in both sets. Sterling did win one of the three doubles matches, winning No. 1 doubles.
Below you will find complete women's results.
Singles
Casique (BC) def. Sofia Tominaga (SC) (6-4, 6-2)
Alvarez (SC) def. Dawes (BC) (6-2, 6-3)
Margaritov (SC) def. Krehbiel (BC) (6-2, 6-1)
Mahoney (BC) def. Rachel Carlson (SC) (6-1, 6-0)
Payton (BC) def. Natalia Antkowiak (SC) (6-1, 6-1)
Gaboardi (SC) def. Huerta (BC) (7(7)-6(3), 7-5)
Doubles
Alvarez/Tominaga (SC) def. Casique/Krehbiel (BC) 6-2
Huerta/Payton (BC) def. Carlson/Margaritov (SC) 6-4
Dawes/Yager (BC) def. Antkowiak/Gaboardi (SC) 7-5)
With one more match in the regular season, the Lady Warriors sit at fourth in the KCAC and have a 12-3 record, 7-3 in conference play. They will make the conference postseason tournament, but their seeding is yet to be determined. They take on Southwestern College on Saturday and Senior Day will be celebrated.
Men
The men's match was not as close in the final score, but they had two sets that went to three sets before they were decided. In the end, Abhyudit Nagar came away with the lone Warrior point in No. 6 singles. Below are the complete results.
Singles
Bucek (BC) def. Pedro Felipoff (SC) (6-1, 2-0 Felipoff RET)
Cech (BC) def. Alexandre Gaboardi (SC) (6-0, 6-3)
Quercia (BC) def. Louis Boisdenghien (SC) (6-4, 2-6, 10-5)
Kollar (BC) def. David Garces (SC) (6-0, 6-3)
Sanchez Hurtado (BC) def. Zack Hash (SC) (6-2, 6-2)
Nagar (SC) def. Bergeron (BC) (6-4, 0-6, 11-9)
Doubles
Bucek/Cech (BC) def. Gaboardi/Garces (SC) 6-1
Kollar/Quercia (BC) def. Felipoff/Boisdenghien (SC) 6-2
Bergeron/Sanchez Hurtado (BC) def. Robin Baransi/Nagar (SC) 6-2
The men's regular season comes to a close Saturday afternoon when they host Southwestern College. They currently sit in fifth place in the KCAC with an 8-6 overall record and 7-3 record.
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