McPherson College Athletics

McPHERSON, Kan. (macbulldogs.com) --- The McPherson College men's tennis team improved to 6-3 overall and 3-0 in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) with a 9-0 victory over Tabor College Saturday afternoon at the McPherson High School courts.

The No. 22-ranked Bulldogs swept through doubles as Jacob Turley (Milton Keynes, England, Cedars Upper School) and Andreas Huber (Forstinning, Germany, Franz-Marc-Gymnasium) topped Angel Miguel and Anton Sopin, 8-3, at the No. 1 position, Juan Alejandro Jimenez (Pereira, Colombia, Liceo Taller San Miguel) and Hector Carrillo Perales (Barcelona, Spain, Bon Salvador) defeated Gallagher Martin and Stephen Wilson, 8-4, at No. 2, and Daan Coppelmans (Waalre, The Netherlands, Sint-Joriscollege Eindhoven) and James Lee (Cambridge, England, Freman College) blanked Francisco Gallinal and Dhiraj Adhikari at the No. 3 spot.

The return of Carrillo - who missed most of the month of March - afforded McPherson head coach Dustin Wheeler the opportunity to shuffle his singles lineup.

Jimenez moved up to the top spot and posted a 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (10) victory over Miguel. Carrillo added a 6-0, 6-1 win over Sopin at No. 2, Huber topped Martin, 6-4, 6-1, at No. 3, Coppelmans beat Wilson, 6-2, 6-1 at No. 4 and Lee posted a 6-2, 7-5 win over Gallinal at No. 5. Leandro Neix Bazzanini (Itapetininga, Brazil, Colegio Objectivo) capped the day by overcoming a first-set loss in a 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (5) win over Billy Wiser.

The Bulldogs host (RV) Bethany College (8-0, 3-0 KCAC) on Wednesday afternoon in a match that will a long way towards determining the KCAC's regular-season champion. First serve from the McPherson High School courts is slated for 4 p.m.

#22 McPherson College 9, Tabor College 0
3/31/2018 at McPherson, Kan. (McPherson HS Courts) 

Doubles competition

1. Jacob Turley/Andreas Huber (MCPH) def. Angel Miguel/Anton Sopin (TABR) 8-3

2. Juan Jimenez/Hector Carrillo (MCPH) def. Gallagher Martin/Stephen Wilson (TABR) 8-4

3. Daan Coppelmans/James Lee (MCPH) def. Francisco Gallinal/Dhiraj Adhikari (TABR) 8-0

 

Singles competition

1. Juan Jimenez (MCPH) def. Angel Miguel (TABR) 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (12-10)

2. Hector Carrillo (MCPH) def. Anton Sopin (TABR) 6-0, 6-1

3. Andreas Huber (MCPH) def. Gallagher Martin (TABR) 6-4, 6-1

4. Daan Coppelmans (MCPH) def. Stephen Wilson (TABR) 6-2, 6-1

5. James Lee (MCPH) def. Francisco Gallinal (TABR) 6-2, 7-5

6. Leandro Bazzanini (MCPH) def. Billy Wiser (TABR) 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-5)