Box Score FULTON, Mo. – The No. 9 William Woods University men's tennis team narrowly defeated NCAA Division II Northwest Missouri State University for a senior day win on Friday afternoon. The 5-4 win over the No. 49 ranked team in NCAA Division II gives the Owls their 12
th straight win.
The Owls sit 18-2 overall heading into conference tournament play.
Full results can be found below.
The Owls held a 2-1 lead over NMSU after doubles play. NMSU won the first point, but
Oscar Barreiro and
Christopher Vleeming Ortiz evened the score with an 8-4 win in the No. 2 doubles.
Javier Callejo and
Aaron Westerlund grabbed the go-ahead point with an 8-3 No. 1 doubles win.
NMSU took a 3-2 lead after winning the No. 1 and No. 2 singles. Barreiro finished third, evening the score at 3-3 with a 6-3, 7-5 win in the No. 3 spot. NSMU once again tied the match, winning in the No. 4 singles, but Vleeming Ortiz battled out a 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 win in the No. 5 singles. Westerlund won the deciding point in the No. 6 singles, 7-5, 6-1, to clinch the match.
#9 William Woods University 5, Northwest Missouri State 4
SINGLES
1. Franco Oliva (NMSU) def.
Javier Callejo (WWU), 7-5, 6-2
2. Fabien Calloud (NMSU) def.
Antoine Maraval (WWU), 6-3, 6-3
3.
Oscar Barreiro (WWU) def. Agustin Velasco (NMSU), 6-3, 7-5
4. Rahul Manoah (NMSU) def.
Jesus Amezcua (WWU), 6-3, 6-4
5.
Christopher Vleeming Ortiz (WWU) def. Bjorn Kurtze (NMSU), 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
6.
Aaron Westerlund (WWU) def. Martin Sanchez (NMSU), 7-5, 6-1
DOUBLES
1.
Javier Callejo-
Aaron Westerlund (WWU) def. Bjorn Kurtze-Pedro Pontes (NMSU), 8-3
2. Franco Oliva-Fabien Calloud (NMSU) def.
Jesus Amezcua-
Zach Frisbie (WWU), 8-4
3.
Oscar Barreiro-
Christopher Vleeming Ortiz (WWU) def. Agustin Velasco-Rahul Manoah (NMSU), 8-4
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (2,1,3,4,5,6)