Milligan Tennis Squads Split with UVA Wise
MILLIGAN, Tenn. - On Saturday, the Milligan University Tennis squads were playing host to UVA Wise at Mathes Tennis Center. The result of the day was a split between the two Buffs squads, as the men pulled out a tight 4-3 win and the women fell 4-3 to the visiting NCAA Division II squad.
The afternoon was a hotly-contested one on all courts, as seven of the 12 matches combijned went three sets. For the men, Gonzaga Lafarga, Michal Curlej, and Martin Mercarder earned three-set triumphs, while Tomas Tenil and Gabrijel Kajic fell in tight three-set battles. Marcos Moreno dropped his tilt in two sets to splkit the singles points evenly amongst the six men's matches.
In men's doubles, Curlej and Ryan Thomas earned a 6-4 win in the No. 1 doubles matchup. Then, Moreno and Tenil fought with their opponenets from UVA Wise and fell just short in a 7-5 decision to even up the doubles score at 1-1. Brayden Kennedy and Lafarga managed a 6-4 win in doubles to help the men edge the Cavaliers 4-3 for the Buffs' second head-to-head win of the fall.
On the women's side, doubles pairing of Lee Anne Endler and Tiana Shelton notched a 7-6 (7-5 tiebreak) win over the UVA Wise No. 2 doubles pairing. Additionally, Lauren Wimmer and Trinity Fox had an easier 6-3 win to earn Milligan the doubles point.
In singles, Milligan had a pair of their matches go to three sets, with both ending up in losses. Endler dropped her singles battle 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-10, while Marta Miralles similarly lost 6-2, 3-6, 10-12 in a heartbreaking tiebreak. Two other two-set losses by the Buffs by Wimmer (6-7 (5), 4-6) and Shelton (2-6, 1-6) would clinch the Cavaliers' win. A pir of wtwo-set wins were recorded for Milligan in singles, though, as Fox (6-2, 7-6 (2)) and Tara Stewart (6-4, 7-6 (2)) quickly dispatched their opposition, making it a 4-3 loss for the Lady Buffs.
Listed below are the full results from the weekend's matches:
MEN'S
Singles competition
1. Gonzaga Lafarga (MU) def. Gonzalez (UVW) 2-6, 7-6 (8-6), 10-8
2. Michal Curlej (MU) def. Semenov (UVW) 6-2, 4-6, 10-6
3. De Rueda (UVW) def. Tomas Tenil (MU) 2-6, 7-6 (2), 10-7
4. Hsieh (UVW) def. Gabrijel Kajic (MU) 6-2, 3-6, 10-8
5. Martin Mercarder (MU) def. Vojinovic (UVW) 4-6, 6-1, 10-8
6. Garcia (EH) def. Marcos Moreno (MU) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Ryan Thomas/Michal Curlej (MU) def. Fassbender/Vojinovic (UVW) 6-4
2. De Rueda/Gonzalez (UVW) def. Tomas Tenil/Marcos Moreno (MU) 7-5
3. Brayden Kennedy/Gonzaga Lafarga (MU) def. Semenov/Hsieh (UVW) 6-4
WOMEN'S
Singles competition
1. Azinhaga (UVW) def. Lee Ann Endler (MU) 4-6, 7-6 (5), 10-6
2. Korakopoulou (UVW) def. Lauren Wimmer (MU) 7-6 (5), 6-4
3. Campodonico (UVW) def. Marta Miralles (MU) 2-6, 6-3, 12-10
4. Cunliffe (UVW) def. Tiana Shelton (MU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Trinity Fox (MU) def. Knox (UVW) 6-2, 7-6 (2)
6. Tara Stewart (MU) def. Wang (UVW) 6-4, 7-6 (2)
Doubles competition
1. Azinhaga/Korakopoulou (UVW) def. Marta Miralles/Tara Stewart (MU) 6-4
2. Lee Ann Endler/Tiana Shelton (MU) def. Cunliffe/Campodonico (UVW) 7-6 (7-5)
3. Lauren Wimmer/Trinity Fox (MU) def. Knox/Wang (UVW) 6-3