Men's Tennis Picks Up Win at Hastings

HASTINGS, Neb. --- The No. 19-ranked McPherson College men's tennis team continued its nonconference slate Saturday, venturing northward and securing a 5-4 victory over Hastings College.

The Bulldogs (2-1) grabbed a 2-1 lead after doubles as Ahmed Lahlou (Casablanca, Morocco, Groupe Scolaire Anfa) and Hector Carrillo Perales (Barcelona, Spain, Bon Salvador) defeated Adnan Mehmedovic and Carter Mason, 8-4, at the top doubles position, and the tandem of Jacob Turley (Milton Keynes, England, Cedars Upper School) and Andreas Huber (Forstinning, Germany, Franz-Marc-Gymnasium) grabbed an 8-5 victory at second doubles over Dakota Burns and Zach Inman. McPherson nearly made it a sweep in doubles, but Julien Bodin (Cartagena, Spain, Las Salinas) and Daan Coppelmans (Waalre, The Netherlands, Sint-Joriscollege Eindhoven) fell to Tim Fischer and Ben Petry in a tiebreaker, 9-8 (3).

In singles play, the Bulldogs picked up straight-set victories from Bodin at No.3 and Carrillo at No. 4, while Turley clinched the match victory with a 6-7 (4), 6-3, 1-0 (4) win over Burns at the No. 2 spot. The Broncos closed the gap when the Bulldogs retired at the No. 1 and No. 5 spots. The match at No. 6 singles was not started and was forfeited to Hastings.

McPherson hits the courts twice this upcoming weekend, traveling to Topeka to face Washburn at 6:30 p.m. Friday evening before returning to McPherson to host Baker University at 11 a.m. Saturday morning. The match against the Wildcats is the 2018 home opener for the Bulldogs.

McPherson 5, Hastings 4
At Hastings
Doubles
1. Ahmed Lahlou/Hector Carrillo Perales (M) def. Adnan Mehmedovic/Carter Mason, 8-4
2. Jacob Turley/Andreas Huber (M) def. Dakota Burns/Zach Inman, 8-5
3. Tim Fischer/Ben Petry (H) def. Julien Bodin/Daan Coppelmans, 9-8 (3)
Singles
1. Adnan Mehmedovic (H) def. Ahmed Lahlou, 6-2, 1-0 retired
2. Jacob Turley (M) def. Dakota Burns, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 1-0 (4)
3. Julien Bodin (M) def. Tim Fischer, 6-3, 6-2
4. Hector Carrillo (M) def. Zach Inman, 6-4, 6-3
5. Carter Mason (H) def. Juan Alejandro Jimenez (Pereira, Colombia, Liceo Taller San Miguel), 4-3 retired
6. John Rohweder (H) def. Andreas Huber, by forfeit