Wichita, Kan. – It was not a lucky Saint Patrick's Day for the McPherson College men's tennis team as they fell to NCAA D-I Wichita State University, 7-0.
The Shockers took the opening point as they won all of the three doubles matches; in NCAA rules, you only receive one point for winning two of the three. The closest Mac came to winning one of the doubles matches was at the No. 1 position where Joan-Marc Fajula Rodriguez and Hector Carrillo Perales fell, 6-4.
In singles, WSU again swept; they ended the match after their win at No. 2 where Ahmed Lahlou fought tough but lost 6-2, 6-1. Hugo Ball-Greene won the most games with his 6-4, 6-2 loss at the No. 4 position. Fajula Rodriguez also put up a fight at No. 1, falling 6-1, 6-4.
The Bulldogs will take off on their spring break road trip this next week as they travel to Missouri for a series of matches with a wide variety of opponents. The first match is set for March 21st at NCAA D-II Rockhurst University.
Final Score:
Wichita State University 7 – McPherson College 0
Doubles
1. Ostojic / Devilliers (WSU) def. Fajula Rodriguez / Carrillo Perales (MC) 6-4
2. Herzan / Inoue (WSU) def. Lahlou / Ball-Greene (MC) 6-0
3. de Vilchez / Stoica (WSU) def. Hoelzmann / Burton (MC) 6-0
Singles
1. Tin Ostojic (WSU) def. Joan-Marc Fajula Rodriguez (MC) 6-0, 6-4
2. Jocelyn Devilliers (WSU) def. Ahmed Lahlou (MC) 6-2, 6-1
3. Haru Inoue (WSU) def. Hector Carrillo Perales (MC) 6-0, 6-0
4. Sergio de Vilchez (WSU) def. Hugo Ball-Greene (MC) 6-4, 6-2
5. Austin Williams (WSU) def. J. Alejandro Jimenez (MC) 6-1, 6-3
6. Vitor Mendes (WSU) def. Leandro Neix (MC) 6-1, 6-2
Order of Finish
D – 3, 2, 1
S – 3, 1, 6, 2, 5, 4
