Men's Tennis | 4/16/2011 8:34:31 PM
Individual Match Results
Salina, Kan. – Sophomore Vyacheslav Bukatin (Moscow, Russia) won his singles match to remain unbeaten in conference matches, as the McPherson College men’s and women’s tennis teams fell, 8-1 and 9-0, in Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference action against Bethany on Saturday. Due to a scheduling conflict, the matches were played at Oakdale Park in Salina, Kan.
With the loss, the men’s squad falls to 3-4 overall and 2-1 in league play, while the women go to 1-6 overall and 0-3 in the KCAC.
Bukatin knocked of Bethany’s Matias Leal-Jofre, 6-2, 6-0, in No. 1 singles action to win MC’s lone match of the day. With the victory, he remains unbeaten in conference matches.
The Swedes opened the morning with a sweep of the doubles matches, including a default by the Bulldogs at the No. 3 position. Bukatin and partner freshman Thiago Da Silva (Novo Hamburgo, Brazil) played a tough match, but fell, 8-6, to Jack Schoeman and Mats Flodin.
In other singles action, Da Silva nearly took set one from last year’s KCAC Player of the Year, Shane Huggins, but fell 7-6, 6-1 at No. 3.
On the women’s side, Bethany swept all matches en route to the victory. Junior Wrylie Finkle (Wichita, Kan.) played a solid match, but fell 6-3, 6-4 to Stacie Schoon.
The Bulldogs return to action on Monday, April 18 when they host Kansas Wesleyan University. The match is scheduled to being at 3:00 p.m. at the McPherson High School Tennis Center.
