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Eastern Kentucky University
JSU Men’s Tennis Loses 4-3 Heartbreaker To EKU
4/3/2009 9:03:30 PM | Men's Tennis
RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky captured a three-set victory at No. 6 singles to edge Jacksonville State, 4-3, in men's college tennis action on Friday at the Adams Indoor Tennis Center.
Carles Pons Escanilla and Steffen Solomon staged a three-set match that lasted just over four hours to decide the match. Escanilla took the first set 6-4 before Solomon rebounded to win the second set, 7-5, while Escanilla took the third set 6-3 to seal the win for EKU.
The loss snapped Jax State's seven-match winning streak as the Gamecocks fell to 14-2 overall and 3-1 in the Ohio Valley Conference. EKU improved to 13-8 overall and took over first place in the OVC with a 4-0 mark.
EKU claimed the doubles point to build an early 1-0 lead. Bernardo Bachino and Gustavo Holz claimed JSU's lone doubles win with an 8-5 win over Niklas Schroeder and Parul Verma at No.2.
Eduardo Saratt defeated Carlos Valdenebro 6-2, 6-1 at No. 2 and Bachino claimed a 7-6, 3-6, 7-6 win over Mel Segota at No 3. Holz earned a 6-4, 7-6 win at No. 4 to tied the match 3-3 with No. 6 singles heading into a deciding set.
Jacksonville State wraps up the two-match road trip against Morehead State on Saturday at 10 a.m. in Morehead, Ky.
Tennis Match Results
4/3/09 at Richmond, Ky.
(Adams Indoor Tennis Center)
Eastern Kentucky 4, Jacksonville State 3
Singles competition
1. IZQUIERDO, Alex Das (EKU) def. ROBERTSON, Scott (JSU) 6-1, 6-1
2. SARATT, Eduardo (JSU) def. VALDENEBRO, Carlos (EKU) 6-2, 6-1
3. BACHINO, Bernardo (JSU) def. SEGOTA, Mel (EKU) 7-6, 3-6, 7-6
4. HOLZ, Gustavo (JSU) def. SCHROEDER, Niklas (EKU) 6-4, 7-6
5. VERMA, Parul (EKU) def. DUKE, Chris (JSU) 6-4, 7-6
6. ESCANILLA,Carles Pon (EKU) def. SOLOMON, Steffen (JSU) 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. IZQUIERDO, Alex Das/ESCANILLA,Carles Pon (EKU) def. ROBERTSON, Scott/SARATT, Eduardo (JSU) 9-8 (8-6)
2. HOLZ, Gustavo/BACHINO, Bernardo (JSU) def. SCHROEDER, Niklas/VERMA, Parul (EKU) 8-5
3. VALDENEBRO, Carlos/SEGOTA, Mel (EKU) def. SOLOMON, Steffen/DUKE, Chris (JSU) 9-7
Match Notes:
Jacksonville State 14-2, 3-1 OVC
Eastern Kentucky 13-8, 4-0 OVC
Carles Pons Escanilla and Steffen Solomon staged a three-set match that lasted just over four hours to decide the match. Escanilla took the first set 6-4 before Solomon rebounded to win the second set, 7-5, while Escanilla took the third set 6-3 to seal the win for EKU.
The loss snapped Jax State's seven-match winning streak as the Gamecocks fell to 14-2 overall and 3-1 in the Ohio Valley Conference. EKU improved to 13-8 overall and took over first place in the OVC with a 4-0 mark.
EKU claimed the doubles point to build an early 1-0 lead. Bernardo Bachino and Gustavo Holz claimed JSU's lone doubles win with an 8-5 win over Niklas Schroeder and Parul Verma at No.2.
Eduardo Saratt defeated Carlos Valdenebro 6-2, 6-1 at No. 2 and Bachino claimed a 7-6, 3-6, 7-6 win over Mel Segota at No 3. Holz earned a 6-4, 7-6 win at No. 4 to tied the match 3-3 with No. 6 singles heading into a deciding set.
Jacksonville State wraps up the two-match road trip against Morehead State on Saturday at 10 a.m. in Morehead, Ky.
Tennis Match Results
4/3/09 at Richmond, Ky.
(Adams Indoor Tennis Center)
Eastern Kentucky 4, Jacksonville State 3
Singles competition
1. IZQUIERDO, Alex Das (EKU) def. ROBERTSON, Scott (JSU) 6-1, 6-1
2. SARATT, Eduardo (JSU) def. VALDENEBRO, Carlos (EKU) 6-2, 6-1
3. BACHINO, Bernardo (JSU) def. SEGOTA, Mel (EKU) 7-6, 3-6, 7-6
4. HOLZ, Gustavo (JSU) def. SCHROEDER, Niklas (EKU) 6-4, 7-6
5. VERMA, Parul (EKU) def. DUKE, Chris (JSU) 6-4, 7-6
6. ESCANILLA,Carles Pon (EKU) def. SOLOMON, Steffen (JSU) 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. IZQUIERDO, Alex Das/ESCANILLA,Carles Pon (EKU) def. ROBERTSON, Scott/SARATT, Eduardo (JSU) 9-8 (8-6)
2. HOLZ, Gustavo/BACHINO, Bernardo (JSU) def. SCHROEDER, Niklas/VERMA, Parul (EKU) 8-5
3. VALDENEBRO, Carlos/SEGOTA, Mel (EKU) def. SOLOMON, Steffen/DUKE, Chris (JSU) 9-7
Match Notes:
Jacksonville State 14-2, 3-1 OVC
Eastern Kentucky 13-8, 4-0 OVC
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