Men's Tennis: Hawks drop opening match in NCAA tourney
The seventh-seeded Rockhurst Hawks suffered a 5-0 loss to second-seeded Northwood in their opening round match in the NCAA Division II Men’s Tennis Tournament Thursday in Midland, Mich.
Rockhurst's doubles team of Paul Ravkin and Arturo Baravalle nearly pulled out a victory in No. 1 doubles. Northwood survived three match points to win the match by a 9-8 score. The Timberwolves won the tiebreaker 10-8.
The Hawks also fell in No. 2 and 3 doubles by identical 8-5 scores. Senior Garrett Fischer and freshman Zach Newell both lost in the singles competition. The other four singles matches were unfinished.
"We came out with a strong desire to win the match," said Rockhurst coach Carolina Mayorga-Perry. "We were just a couple of points from making it a closer match. Overall, we played well though we are disappointed."
NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament
Great Lakes Regional
First Round
Hosted by Northwood University
Thursday, May 8
Northwood 5, Rockhurst 0
Singles
1. Peter Kazianschuetz (NU) def. Garrett Fischer (RU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Bertrand Vigouroux (NU) vs. Paul Ravkin (RU) 6-4, 5-1, unfinished
3. Olivier Brignoli (NU) vs. Arturo Baravalle (RU) 7-5, 3-1, unfinished
4. Pierre Martiner Bot (NU) vs. Ben Newell (RU) 6-4, 3-3, unfinished
5. Alex Minicozzi (NU) def. Zach Newell (RU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Carlos Canudas (NU) vs. Adam Bales (RU) 6-4, 3-2, unfinished
Doubles
1. Peter Kazianschuetz/Pierre Martiner Bot (NU) def. Paul Ravkin/Arturo Baravalle (RU) 9-8 (10-8)
2. Olivier Brignoli/Bertrand Vigouroux (NU) def. Ben Newell/Adam Bales (RU) 8-5
3. Alex Minicozzi/Carlos Canudas (NU) def. Zach Newell/Garrett Fischer (RU) 8-5
Match Notes
Rockhurst 12-7; Regional ranking #7
Northwood 13-2; National ranking #17; Regional ranking #2 |
