Kansas City, Mo. – It was a battle of a pair of the NAIA's top teams as McPherson College and Cardinal Stritch University competed in a neutral site match on Friday. After a hard-fought outing, the No. 16 Stritch Wolves defeated No. 11 McPherson 7-2.
The intensity of doubles was a good indication of how the day was going to go. Two of the three matches went to 9-8 with the Bulldogs claiming No. 3 with Kurt Burton and Ahmed Lahlou winning 9-8 (4). At the No. 1 position, Joan-Marc Fajula Rodriguez and Hector Carrillo Perales lost their 9-8 (5) match, putting Mac down 2-1 heading into singles.
McPherson tied the match up with an easy 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 2 by Lahlou, giving him a pair of wins on the day. Unfortunately, that was the last win for the 'Dogs. Both No. 5 and No. 1 went into three sets with Juan Alejandro Jimenez losing 7-6, 3-6, 10-8 and Fajula Rodriguez going down 3-6, 6-4, 6-3; those were the last matches to finish.
Final Score:
No. 16 Cardinal Stritch University 7 – No. 11 McPherson College 2
Doubles
1. Perasso / Weich (CSU) def. Fajula Rodriguez / Carrillo Perales (Mac) 9-8 (5)
2. DaCosta / East (CSU) def. Neix / Ball-Greene (Mac) 8-1
3. Burton / Lahlou (Mac) def. Barros / Pico (CSU) 9-8 (4)
Singles
1. Fabio Perasso (CSU) def. Joan-Marc Fajula Rodriguez (Mac) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
2. Ahmed Lahlou (Mac) def. Gian Pico (CSU) 6-0, 6-1
3. William East (CSU) def. Hector Carrillo Perales (Mac) 6-2, 6-4
4. Florian Fresse (CSU) def. Hugo Ball-Greene (Mac) 6-3, 6-4
5. Raymond Weich (CSU) def. Juan Alejandro Jimenez (Mac) 7-6, 3-6, 10-8
6. Caio Barros (CSU) def. Leandro Neix (Mac) 7-5, 6-2
Order of Finish:
D – 2, 3, 1
S – 2, 6, 4, 3, 1, 5
