Box Score McPHERSON, Kan. (macbulldogs.com) --- The No. 23-ranked McPherson College men's tennis team closed out its regular season with a 6-0 victory over Friends University Friday afternoon at the Doris Coppock Tennis Courts.
The Bulldogs (12-3, 9-0 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) won the two contested doubles matches as
Ahmed Lahlou (Casablanca, Morocco, Groupe Scolaire Anfa) and
Hector Carrillo Perales (Barcelona, Spain, Bon Salvador) topped Kris Veljacic and Kerry Dunn, 8-2, at No. 1 doubles, while
James Lee (Cambridge, England, Freman College) and
Leandro Neix Bazzanini (Itapetininga, Brazil, Colegio Objectivo) shut out Zach Pena and Rodrigo Mansur at the No. 2 spot.
In singles play, Carrillo defeated Veljacic, 7-6 (0), 6-2, at the No. 1 spot, while
Jacob Turley (Milton Keynes, England, Cedars Upper School) beat Kerry Dunn, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 2.
McPherson closed out the match with an 8-1 win by
Daan Coppelmans (Waalre, The Netherlands, Sint-Joriscollege Eindhoven) over Pena and an 8-0 victory from Bazzanini over Mansur.
The victory gave the Bulldogs a second consecutive KCAC title and the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye in the upcoming league tournament. McPherson will face the winner of Saturday's first-round match between Southwestern College and Kansas Wesleyan University at 9 a.m. Friday, April 27, at Kossover Tennis Complex in Topeka.
#23 McPherson College 6, Friends University 0
04/20/2018 at McPherson, Kan. (Doris Coppock Tennis Courts)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Hector Carrillo (MCPH) def. Kris Veljacic (FRND) 7-6 (7-0), 6-2 |
| 2. Jacob Turley (MCPH) def. Kerry Dunn (FRND) 6-3, 6-3 |
| 3. Daan Coppelmans (MCPH) def. Zach Pena (FRND) 8-1 |
| 4. Leandro Bazzanini (MCPH) def. Rodrigo Mansur (FRND) 8-0 |
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| Doubles competition |
| 1. Ahmed Lahlou/Hector Carrillo (MCPH) def. Kris Veljacic/Kerry Dunn (FRND) 8-2 |
| 2. James Lee/Leandro Bazzanini (MCPH) def. Zach Pena/Rodrigo Mansur (FRND) 8-0 |
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| Match Notes |
| McPherson College 12-3, 9-0 KCAC; National ranking #23 |
| Friends University 0-17, 0-9 KCAC |
| McPherson clinches second straight KCAC title |
| No matches at No. 3 doubles, No. 5 singles or No. 6 singles |
