Men's Tennis | 3/17/2022 2:24:00 PM
McPherson, Kan. – The McPherson College tennis teams were back in action on Wednesday, taking on the Barton County Community College Cougars in exhibition matches played out at Bulldog Tennis Center. Both matches went down to the wire but unfortunately, the Bulldogs were edged out in both 4-3.
In the women's match, the Cougars came out strong taking the doubles point by sweeping all three matches. The Bulldogs put up a good fight in all three matches, but they were unable to get over the hump. Trailing 1-0 the Bulldogs looked to rebound in the singles portion of the dual. They picked up win on the no. 1 line from Polina Khoroshevskaya in a 3rd set tie breaker, and then at no. 5 and 6 from Kayla Ortiz and Kendra Maples, who both won in straight sets.
Below are the women's scores.
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Name
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Singles
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Record
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Polina Khoroshevskaya
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No. 1
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W, 2-6, 6-2, 10-5
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Erica Paradise
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No. 2
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L, 6-0, 6-3
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Grace Maxey
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No. 3
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L, 3-6, 6-2, 1-10
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Vanessa Mundo
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No. 4
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L, 6-4, 6-4
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Kayla Ortiz
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No. 5
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W, 6-0, 6-2
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Kendra Maples
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No. 6
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W, 6-3, 6-3
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Doubles
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Khoroshevskaya / Ortiz
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No. 1
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L, 6-3
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Paradise / Mundo
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No. 2
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L, 7-5
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Maples / McHugh
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No. 3
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L, 6-4
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On the men's side, the Bulldogs picked up the doubles point by winning matches at no. 1, and no. 3. Both matches had to be decided by a tiebreaker. In singles, three of the six matches went the distance, decided by a super tiebreaker for the third set. The Bulldogs came out on the positive end in only one of those three matches. Needing three points in singles, the Bulldogs were only able to pick up wins at no. 1 by Michael Beltran, and no. 5 by Daniel Marcano.
Below are the men's scores.
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Name
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Singles
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Record
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Michael Beltran
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No. 1
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W, 6-3, 6-4
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Martin Millos
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No. 2
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L, 6-1, 4-6, 10-7
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Oscar Brouwer
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No. 3
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L, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 10-8
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Trey Murphy
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No. 4
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L, 7-5, 7-5
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Daniel Marcano
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No. 5
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W, 2-6, 6-2, 10-6
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Zhiyuan Wei
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No. 6
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L, 7-5, 7-6 (4), 10-6
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Doubles
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Jakob Komel / Beltran
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No. 1
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W, 7-6 (6)
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Brouwer / Millos
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No. 2
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L, 6-2
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Murphy / Marcano
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No. 3
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W, 7-6 (4)
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"We had two pretty challenging matches today", said Bulldog head coach Keiran President. "We competed extremely well, and we know this will only help us get better going forward! I am proud of how we competed and supported each other right through today!"
Coach President added, "Also a massive thank you goes out to every single person who came out and supported us today. This McPherson community is one of the best I've have ever been a part of!"
Both Bulldog teams remain 2-1 on the season. They will be back on the court on Sunday, going on the road to play NCAA DII Rockhurst University. First serve with the Hawks is scheduled for 1:00 pm at the Plaza Tennis Center in KC Mo.
