Men's Tennis | 4/15/2021 10:53:00 AM
Photo by Natalia Ahrens
McPherson, Kan. – The McPherson College men's and women's tennis teams were back in action on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon, hosting the Tabor College Bluejays at Bulldog Tennis Center. Both Bulldog teams capped off the day with matching 6-1 wins over the Jays.
The Bulldog women started the dual off by securing the doubles point, losing a close match at #1, but winning the other two matches 6-1, and 6-0. In singles, the Bulldogs won five of the six matches, and in their five wins they lost a total of 11 games. The only loss on the day came at #1. Tabor's number one is a grinder, forcing her opponents to play long points. She and Vanessa Mundo had an epic match that went three sets. It was the first match on after doubles, but it was the last match to finish.
Scores are below:
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Doubles
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#1
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Paradise / Khoroshevskaya
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L, 7-6
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#2
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Ortiz / Maxey
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W, 6-1
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#3
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Mundo / Maples
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W, 6-0
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Singles
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#1
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Vanessa Mundo
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L, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
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#2
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Polina Khoroshevskaya
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W, 6-1, 6-1
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#3
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Erica Paradise
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W, 6-1, 6-1
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#4
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Kayla Ortiz
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W, 6-1, 6-0
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#5
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Grace Maxey
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W, 6-1, 6-0
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#6
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Tori Maples
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W, 6-2, 6-3
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 On the men's side, the Bulldogs were without Julien Bodin and Jakob Komel, who were both out with illness. Without those guys in the lineup, the Bulldogs were forced to concede the #3 doubles and #6 singles matches. Tabor's only point came from the default win at #6 because the Bulldogs didn't have anyone to play in that slot.
 The Bulldogs picked up the doubles point winning at #1 and #2 6-1. In singles, the only close match of the day was at #2 where Martin Millos outlasted his opponent 6-3, 6-4. In the other four matches, the Bulldogs dropped just five games.
 Scores are below.Â
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Doubles
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#1
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Turley / Millos
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W, 6-1
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#2
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Wahl / Beltran
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W, 6-1
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#3
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L, def.
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Singles
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#1
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Michael Beltran
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W, 6-0, 6-2
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#2
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Martin Millos
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W, 6-3, 6-4
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#3
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Jacob Turley
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W, 6-0, 6-1
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#4
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Nico Wahl
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W, 6-0, 6-0
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#5
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Trey Murphy
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W, 6-0, 6-2
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#6
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L, def.
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 "This was an overall solid performances across the board," said Bulldog head coach Clay Allen. "We need to keep up this balance going into this weekend, and into the KCAC playoffs."
With the wins, the Bulldg women are now 6-4 overall, and 4-2 in KCAC action while the men move to 8-1 overall, and 6-0 in conference matches. Both teams have a big weekend coming up. They will be on the road Saturday for a KCAC match at Friends University, then back on the road Sunday at Missouri Valley College.
