EMPORIA, Kansas – The 17th-ranked Ouachita Baptist University men's tennis team bounced back from its loss on Saturday to sweep through Emporia State on Sunday by a final score of 4-0.
Like Saturday's match against Washburn, Sunday's match against Emporia State was also played with NCAA championship scoring, ending as soon as the Tigers secured their fourth point.
The Tigers (4-1, 2-1 MIAA/GAC) made quick work of the Hornets (3-1, 1-1 MIAA/GAC), winning the first two doubles matches and then winning three straight in singles to come away with a winning weekend to start conference play.
Doubles
- Francisco Oliveira & Santiago Kearney (OUA) def. Harrison Brown & Andy Graf (ESU) 6-2
- Fernando Docters & Tobias Fuerschuss (OUA) def. Theo Belmonte & Sergio Vera (ESU) 6-4
- Alex Blanchar & Phil Exner (OUA) vs. Luiz Maia & Jaded Tredway (ESU) unfinished
Singles
- Oliveira (OUA) def. Brown (ESU) 6-2, 6-4
- Kearney (OUA) def. Maia (ESU) 6-1, 6-2
- Docters (OUA) def. Graf (ESU) 6-1, 6-1
- Blanchar (OUA) vs. Belmonte (ESU) 6-2, 3-2 unfinished
- Fuerschuss (OUA) vs. Vera (ESU) unfinished
- Exner (OUA) vs. Tredway (ESU) unfinished
Up next for the Tigers is a non-conference neutral site matchup against Texas-Permian Basin next Friday, February 25 in Magnolia, Arkansas.
