MAGNOLIA, Arkansas -- The 13th-ranked Ouachita Baptist University men's tennis team opened Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association/Great American play on Tuesday with a 6-1 road win over 48th-ranked Southern Arkansas University.
Ouachita (8-6, 1-0 MIAA/GAC) earned the doubles point with wins in first and third position. All three doubles matchups ended up being close with two-set wins in first and third position and just a one-set lead for SAU (5-10, 0-1 MIAA/GAC) in second position when the point was decided.
The close scores carried over into singles with three matchups needing an extra set to determine a winner and two others needing a tiebreaker in one of the sets. The only point that was decided in straight sets without a tiebreaker was
Fernando Docters' third position win by scores of 6-3 and 6-4.Â
The Tigers head north for three road matches in as many days April 2-4 against No. 16 Northwest Missouri State, William Jewell College, and Arkansas-Fort Smith.Â
#13 OUACHITA 6, #48 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS 1
DOUBLES
- Alex Blanchar / Phil Exner (OUA) def. Sander Jans / Lluc Pasqual (SAU) 7-5
- Fernando Docters / Aaron Osmond (OUA) vs. Ole Valkyser / Gabriel Breitenmoser (SAU) 5-6 did not finish
- Matias Parzajuk / Ramon Strassmann (OUA) def. Matthew Tennant / Adrian Gheorge (SAU) 6-4
SINGLES
- Alex Blanchar (OUA) def. Ole Valkyser (SAU) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
- Phil Exner (OUA) def. Sander Jans (SAU) 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
- Fernando Docters (OUA) def. Mathieu Wierniezky (SAU) 6-3, 6-4
- Tim Fischer (SAU) def. Matias Parzajuk (OUA) 6-0, 5-7, 6-4
- Ramon Strassmann (OUA) def. Matthew Tennant (SAU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
- Aaron Osmond (OUA) def. Lluc Pasqual (SAU) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4)
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