Box Score MOBILE, Ala. – The William Woods University men's tennis team, sponsored Fulton Medical Center, won its eighth straight match when they defeated Hastings College (Neb.), 9-0, in the First Round of the NAIA Men's Tennis National Championships.
Full results can be seen below.
WWU jumped out to an early lead on the Broncos as
Christian Barbieri and
Oscar Barreiro defeated Tim Fischer and Ben Petry 8-1 in No. 3 doubles.
Javier Callejo and
Christopher Vleeming Ortiz followed with an 8-6 win in No. 1 doubles.
Jesus Amezcua and
Stefan Simic took the third and final point in doubles with an 8-4 victory in No. 2 doubles.
WWU took a 4-0 lead in the match with a straight set victory in No. 2 singles when Callejo defeated Dakota Burns in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0.
Vleeming Ortiz clinched the win for the Owls with a straight set victory, 6-0, 6-0, in No. 3 singles over Carter Mason.
Barbieri, Esteban Duran and
Nathan Cooke closed out the matches for the Owls by all claiming wins. Barbieri defeated Mehmedovic 6-2, 6-1 in No. 1 singles. Esteban Duran followed with a win in No. 6 singles with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over John Rohweder. Cooke closed out the match with a 7-5, 7-5 victory in No. 5 singles.
With the win, the Owls advance to play the eighth seed Cardinal Stritch University tomorrow in the Second Round. The match is set to start at 1 p.m.
Results
Singles
No. 1 – Christian Barbieri def. Adnan Mehmedovic, 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 – Javier Callejo def. Dakota Burns, 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 – Christopher Vleeming Ortiz def. Carter Mason, 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 – Jesus Amezcua def. Tim Fischer, 7-5, 6-1
No. 5 – Nathan Cooke def. Zach Inman, 7-5, 7-5
No. 6 – Juan Esteban Duran def. John Rohweder, 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 – Javier Callejo/
Christopher Vleeming Ortiz def. Adnan Mehmedovic/Carter Mason, 8-6
No. 2 – Jesus Amezcua/
Stefan Simic def. Dakota Burns/Zach Inman, 8-4
No. 3 – Christian Barbieri/
Oscar Barreiro def. Tim Fischer/Ben Petry, 8-1