McPherson, Kan. – It was a two-win day for the Bulldog tennis team as they defeated Missouri Valley College 6-3 in the AM and then Baker University 9-0 in the PM. McPherson is now 4-0 against NAIA institutions.
Mac lost the first point of the match, 8-5 in No. 3 doubles, but the top two double teams upped their effort and gave Mac a 2-1 advantage heading into singles; Joan-Marc Fajula Rodriguez and Ahmed Lahlou at No. 1 doubles coasted to an 8-3 win while Hugo Ball-Greene and Jaime Roman, had a hard fought 9-8 triumph.
In singles, McPherson won the first four matches to clinch the victory. Fajula Rodriguez was forced to go three sets as was Hector Carrillo Perales. At No. 2, Lahlou barely won 7-6 in the opening set but smoked his opponent in the second 6-1; Ball-Greene had a similar match as he won 7-6, 6-2.
Against Baker, it was never a question of if Mac was going to win, it was will they make it a sweep. The answer was an emphatic yes. The closest match was a 9-8 (4) victory for the No. 2 doubles team of Allen Darmawan and Ball-Greene, but the duo got it done.
The 'Dogs didn't give up a single set in singles and the closest a Wildcat came to overthrowing MC was four games but Puneet Dave was able to get past his opponent 6-4, 6-1. Ball-Green's 6-1, 6-0 was the match's clincher. Pablo Garcia had the shortest match as he won due to his opponent retiring after Garcia got up 5-0.
McPherson will have their final NCAA match of the season on Tuesday the 31st as they travel to D-II Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas; start time is slated for 3:00 p.m. (CT)
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Final Score:
McPherson College 6 – Missouri Valley College 3
Doubles
1. Fajula Rodriguez/Lahlou (Mac) def. Garcia/Alhamzawi (MVC) 8-3
2. Ball-Greene/Roman (Mac) def. Taylor/Goicochea (MVC) 9-8
3. Puig/Pozo (MVC) def. Carrillo/Carrillo (Mac) 8-5
Singles
1. Joan-Marc Fajula Rodriguez (Mac) def. Heitor Garcia (MVC) 6-7, 6-3, 6-2
2. Ahmed Lahlou (Mac) def. Stefano Benedetti (MVC) 7-6, 6-1
3. Hector Carrillo Perales (Mac) def. Johnathan Taylor (MVC) 6-1, 6-7, 6-1
4. Hugo Ball-Greene (Mac) def. Gerard Puig Morell (MVC) 7-6, 6-2
5. Gabriel Pozo (MVC) def. Jose Maria Carrillo Reina (Mac) 2-6, 6-7 (12/10)
6. Abdul Alhamzawi (MVC) def. Jaime Roman (Mac) 6-3, 6-4
Final Score:
McPherson College 9 – Baker University 0
Doubles
1. Fajula Rodriguez/Lahlou (Mac) def. Draper/Barnard (BU) 8-3
2. Darmawan/Ball-Greene (Mac) def. Irick/Greenbaum (BU) 8-1
3. Carrillo Perales/Roman (Mac) def. Webster/Geirck (BU) 9-8 (4)
Singles
1. Ahmed Lahlou (Mac) def. Michael Draper (BU) 6-4, 6-1
2. Hector Carrillo Perales (Mac) def. Blake Barnard (BU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Hugo Ball-Greene (Mac) def. Gavin Webster (BU) 6-1, 6-0
4. Pablo Garcia (Mac) def. Thomas Irick (BU) 5-0, retire
5. Allen Darmawan (Mac) def. Aaron Greenbaum (BU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Puneet Dave (Mac) def. Dylan Geick (BU) 6-4, 6-1
