FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University men's tennis team, sponsored by Fulton Medical Center, got back in the win column on Saturday afternoon with an 8-1 victory over Missouri Valley College.
 
The Owls improve to 8-6 on the season with the victory. Missouri Valley is receiving votes in the latest edition of the NAIA Coaches Top 25 Poll. Full results can be found below.
 
WWU game out and took all three doubles points against the Vikings. Javier Callejo and Christopher Vleeming Ortiz won 8-4, in No. 1 doubles. The Owls No. 2 doubles team of Benjamin Tzschentke and Oscar Barreiro and the team of No. 3 team of Christian Barbieri and Stefan Simic, each won 8-5, putting the Owls ahead 3-0.
 
WWU clinched the match early in singles action when Jesus Amezcua won in No. 4 singles and Christian Barbieri won in No. 1 singles as their opponents retired.
 
The Owls continued to pull away from the Vikings as Christopher Vleeming Ortiz won, 6-2, 6-1 in No. 3 singles. Oscar Barreiro came away with a win for the Owls 6-1, 6-0. The last point for the Owls came in No. 5 singles when Nathan Cooke defeated Guilherme Gumiero, 6-1, 6-2.
 
The only match the Owls dropped was No. 6 singles.
 
WWU returns to action on Wednesday, April 18th when they host Lindenwood University-Belleville at the Suzanne Neal Memorial Tennis Complex.
 
Results
Singles
No. 1 – Christian Barbieri def. Abdul Alhamzawi, 6-2, retired
No. 2 – Christopher Vleeming Ortiz def. Benedict Voelker, 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 – Oscar Barreiro def. Stefano Benedetti, 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 – Jesus Amezcua def. Marc Kerndl, 2-0, retired
No. 5 – Nathan Cooke def. Guilherme Gumiero, 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 – Marius Castella def. Juan Esteban Duran, 1-6, 6-3, 10-7
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Javier Callejo/Christopher Vleeming Ortiz def. Abdul Alhamzawi/Ruben Hoekstra, 8-4
No. 2 – Benjamin Tzschentke/Oscar Barreiro def. Benedict Voelker/Marc Kerndl, 8-5
No. 3 – Christian Barbieri/Stefan Simic def. Greg Teal/Marius Castella, 8-5