PENSACOLA, Florida – The fifth-ranked Ouachita Baptist University men's tennis team opened up its stop in Pensacola with a 4-3 win over 37th-ranked Auburn University-Montgomery on Tuesday in the team's fifth match this season against a ranked opponent.
The Tigers (7-5) earned the doubles point with convincing wins in first and second positions, respectively. In singles, it all came down to a tie breaker in first position with
Alex Blanchar taking on AUM's Joao Guariente. Blanchar clinched Ouachita's team victory with an ace to go 7-1 in the tiebreaker for a 7-6 win in the third set after each earned a 6-4 win in the first two sets.
Phil Exner had a tough win in second position singles that went into a third set. Exner rallied back from a 6-4 loss in the first for a convincing 6-1 win in the second and a 6-3 win in the third to earn the point.
Aaron Osmond was the first to earn a point in singles with a convincing win in sixth position.
Ouachita wraps up its stay in Pensacola against the No. 13 West Florida this Thursday.
NO. 5 OUACHITA 4, NO. 37 AUBURN-MONTGOMERY 3
DOUBLES
- No. 7 Alex Blanchar / Phil Exner (OUA) def. Joao Guariente / Titouan Le Maout (AUM) 6-2
- No. 24 Fernando Docters / Aaron Osmond (OUA) def. Muhamad Bedwan / Adrian Contreras (AUM) 6-2
- Thibault Jacq / Giuseppe Bonaiuti (AUM) def. Matias Parzajuk / Ramon Strassmann (MC) 6-2
SINGLES
- No. 64 Alex Blanchar (OUA) def. Joao Guariente (AUM) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-1)
- No. 14 Phil Exner (OUA) def. Muhamad Bedwan (AUM) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
- No. 68 Giuseppe Bonaiuti (AUM) def. Fernando Docters (OUA) 6-4, 6-4
- Adrian Contreras (AUM) def. Matias Parzajuk (OUA) 5-7, 6-7 (3-7), 0-6
- Titouan Le Maout (AUM) def. Ramon Strassmann (OUA) 6-3, 6-3
- Aaron Osmond (OUA) def. Agustin Marquez (AUM) 6-3, 6-1
