Box Score TOPEKA, Kan. -- The No. 21 Washburn men's tennis team had its second consecutive sweep Friday, taking down McPherson College 9-0.
Doubles action was a dominant 3-0 decision for the Ichabods, as no team let up more than two games to the Bulldogs. The No. 2 team of
Chase Brill and
Paul Haase won their match 8-0, while the No. 3 team of
Bradley Eidenmueller and
Raul-Alin Dicu took their match 8-1, and the No. 1 team of
Alejandro Valarezo and
Blake Hunter defeated their counterparts 8-2.
In singles play, the No. 4 nationally-ranked Valarezo defeated McPherson's No. 1 Jacob Turley 6-1, 6-3. Haase clinched the duals victory by defeating the No. 3 singles player from McPherson 6-2, 6-4.
Eidenmueller rounded out the sweep by defeated McPherson's No. 4 singles competitor, Juan Jimenez, 6-1, 6-3.
With the win, the Ichabods improve to 4-1 on the season, winning each of their last four. This is third 9-0 victory for the Ichabods on the year. Their next match will be against Newman at noon on March 3 in Wichita, Kan. The Jets are 3-2 in 2018.
Singles Competition
1. Valarezo Plaza,Aleja (WU) def. Turley,Jacob (MCPH) 6-1, 6-3
2. Hunter,Blake (WU) def. Bodin,Julien (MCPH) 6-2, 6-1
3. Haase,Paul (WU) def. Carrillo,Hector (MCPH) 6-2, 6-4
4. Eidenmueller,Brad (WU) def. Jimenez,Juan (MCPH) 6-1, 6-3
5. Brill,Chase (WU) def. Huber,Andreas (MCPH) 6-4, 6-1
6. Dicu,Raul-Alin (WU) def. Coppelmans,Daan (MCPH) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles Competition
1. Valarezo Plaza,Aleja/Hunter,Blake (WU) def. Turley,Jacob/Huber,Andreas (MCPH) 8-2
2. Haase,Paul/Brill,Chase (WU) def. Bodin,Julien/Coppelmans,Daan (MCPH) 8-0
3. Dicu,Raul-Alin/Eindenmueller,Brad (WU) def. Carrillo,Hector/Burton,Kurt (MCPH) 8-1
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