AUBURN, Ala.- The Jacksonville State men's tennis team opened the 2013 season with a 7-0 loss to No. 21 Auburn at the Yarbrough Tennis Center on Saturday.
The nationally-ranked Tigers took a quick 1-0 lead after claiming all three doubles matches. AU, who has the No. 2 ranked doubles tandem of Andreas Mies and Daniel Cochrane at the No. 1 spot, made quick work of the Gamecocks in doubles. Mies and Cochrane topped JSU's pairing of
Nenad Marcec and
Axel Sundberg, 8-1. At court two, AU's duo of Lucas Lopasso and Dennis Lengsfeld turned back Jax State's team of
Igor Santos and
Felipe Wenzel, 8-3. JSU's
Felipe Watanabe and
Felipe Diaz dropped an 8-3 decision to AU's Lukas Ollert and Joseph Van Dooren.
In singles competition, Santos' match with Lengsfeld at No. 2 highlighted the Gamecocks' singles action. Lengsfeld edged Santos, 7-6, in the opening set before ousting Santos, 6-1, in the second set to claim the point. Sundberg dropped a 6-1, 6-2 decision to Cochrane at No. 1. Watanabe battled Joseph Van Dooren at No. 6 before falling, 6-3, 6-1.
Macec, Wenzel and Diaz all lost in straight sets.
JSU returns to the courts on Jan. 25 as it travels to Hattiesburg, Miss. to face the Golden Eagles of Southern Mississippi. Match time is set for 1 p.m.
Auburn 7, Jacksonville State 0
Singles
1. Daniel Cochrane (AU) def.
Axel Sundberg (JSU), 6-1, 6-2
2. Dennis Lengsfeld (AU) def.
Igor Santos (JSU), 7-6 (2), 6-1
3. Lukas Ollert (AU) def.
Nenad Marcec (JSU), 6-0, 6-0
4. Lucas Lopasso (AU) def.
Felipe Wenzel (JSU), 6-1, 6-0
5. Michael Wardell (AU) def.
Felipe Diaz (JSU), 6-1, 6-0
6. Joseph Van Dooren (AU) def.
Felipe Watanabe (JSU), 6-3, 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 5, 4, 6, 1, 2
Doubles
1. #2 Andreas Mies/Daniel Cochrane (AU) def.
Nenad Marcec/
Axel Sundberg (JSU), 8-1
2. Lucas Lopasso/Dennis Lengsfeld (AU) def.
Igor Santos/
Felipe Wenzel (JSU), 8-3
3. Lukas Ollert/Joseph Van Dooren (AU) def.
Felipe Watanabe/
Felipe Diaz (JSU), 8-3
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
Match Notes
Auburn 1-0, National ranking #21
Jacksonville State 0-1
T – 2:44
