[Men's Tennis] SDC Men's Tennis Advances with 5-4 Win over McPherson
MOBILE, Ala. – In just their third ever match in the NAIA National Tournament, the SDC men's tennis team was able to capture its second win with a 5-4 victory of No. 21 McPherson College.
With the win, the Hawks move onto the second round where they take on No. 3 Keiser tomorrow at 9 a.m. SDC improves to 8-10 overall while McPherson dropped to 11-5.
The Hawks blanked the Bulldogs in doubles play. Leonardo Urquidi and Fabian Daniel got SDC on the board first with an 8-2 No. 3 Doubles victory. Alessandro Moriano and Aliaksandr Meliuk followed with an 8-4 win in No. 2 Doubles before Jan-Erik Isermann and Joey Rivera came from behind with a 9-8 thriller.
In singles, Isermann ended his match first with a 6-4, 6-1 victory. The Bulldogs grabbed their first point at No. 6 Singles but Moriano clinched the match at No. 3 Singles with a 6-2, 6-3 winner.
#13 San Diego Christian College 5, #21 McPherson College 4
May 16, 2017 at Mobile, Ala. (Copeland-Cox Tennis Center)
Singles competition |
1. Joan-Marc Fajula (MCPH) def. Leonardo Urquidi (SDCC) 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 1-0 (10-7) |
2. Hector Carrillo (MCPH) def. Aliaksandr Meliuk (SDCC) 7-6 (7-0), 7-6 (7-3) |
3. Alessandro Moriano (SDCC) def. J.Alejandro Jimenez (MCPH) 6-2, 6-3 |
4. Jan-Erik Isermann (SDCC) def. Nicolas Wahl (MCPH) 6-4, 6-1 |
5. Timo Hoelzmann (MCPH) def. Fabian Daniel (SDCC) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 |
6. Leandro Bazzanini (MCPH) def. Davit Ismailian (SDCC) 6-2, 6-3 |
Doubles competition |
1. Aliaksandr Meliuk/Alessandro Moriano (SDCC) def. Joan-Marc Fajula/Hector Carrillo (MCPH) 8-4 |
2. Jan-Erik Isermann/Joey Rivera (SDCC) def. J.Alejandro Jimenez/Nicolas Wahl (MCPH) 9-8 (8-6) |
3. Leonardo Urquidi/Fabian Daniel (SDCC) def. Leandro Bazzanini/Timo Hoelzmann (MCPH) 8-2 |
Match Notes |
McPherson College 11-4; National ranking #21 |
San Diego Christian College 7-10; National ranking #13 |
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,6,3,5,1,2) |
NAIA Men's Tennis Championship First Round Match |
McPherson seeded 19th, San Diego Christian seeded 14th |