Kansas City, Mo. – It was a near upset win for the McPherson College men's tennis team as they came within a point from taking down NCAA D-II Rockhurst University on Saturday; MC fell 5-4, kicking off their Missouri tour on a bit of a sour note.
The top doubles team of Joan-Marc Fajula Rodriguez and Ahmed Lahlou were the first to score for the 'Dogs as they took their match 8-5. Hugo Ball-Greene and Jaime Roman fell 8-6 at No. 2 doubles and Hector Carrillo Perales and his partner Jose Maria Carrillo Reina were close to getting Mac the lead heading into singles but fell 9-8 at No. 3.
In singles, Fajula Rodriguez cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 victory to give MC their second point. Lahlou took his match 6-4, 6-4 at No. 3 while Carillio Rena had to go to three sets to claim his point, 4-6, 6-1, 10-6. Ball-Green fell 7-6, 6-4, coming the closest to giving McPherson the fifth point.
The Bulldogs will next face the University of Missouri-St. Louis on March 15th at 11:00 a.m. (CT) in Saint Louis.
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McPherson College is a Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference member school and a part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
Final Scores:
Rockhurst University 5 – McPherson College 4
Doubles
1) Lahlou/Fajula-Rodriguez (Mac) def. Gray/Unger (RU) 8-5
2) Valev/Riveros (RU) def. Ball-Greene/Roman (Mac) 8-6
3) Chmielewski/Chmielewski (RU) def. Carrillo/Carrillo (Mac) 9-8
Singles
1) Joan-Marc Fajula Rodriguez (Mac) def. Truit Gray (RU) 6-1, 6-2
2) Oskar Unger (RU) def. Hector Carrillo (Mac) 6-2, 7-5
3) Ahmed Lahlou (Mac) def. Decho Valey (RU) 6-4, 6-4
4) Luke Chmielewski (RU) def. Hugo Ball-Greene (Mac) 7-6, 6-4
5) Daniel Chmielewski (RU) def. Jaime Roman (Mac) 6-2, 6-0
6) Jose Maria Carrillo Reina (Mac) def. Nico Riveros 4-6, 6-1, 10-6
