TOPEKA, Kan. – Ichabod men's tennis earned their fourth ranked win of the season with a 6-1 victory over No. 28 Rockhurst.
No. 21
Matthew Earle and
Sebastian Pjontek began the afternoon with a 6-2. The duo leads the Ichabods (13-2) with 12 doubles wins.
Miquel Perez and
Santiago Rendon's success continued with another win at No. 3 doubles. Their 6-4 win moves them to 7-0 on the season together.
In singles play, No. 36
Tim Hammes was the first to finish at No. 2 singles. Hammes defeated his opponent in two sets, 6-1, 7-5. In the first position, No. 49
Raul-Alin Dicu battled in three sets to put Washburn up 3-0. Dicu won the first set 6-2, then fell 6-4, forcing a 6-2 third set victory.
Perez also competed for three sets but ultimately fell in a third-set tiebreaker.
Daniel Bird's performance at No. 5 singles was enough to clinch the win. Bird won in two sets with scores of 6-3 and 6-1.
Pjontek won his match at No. 5 singles 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. At No. 6 singles,
Santiago Rendon allowed just one game point in his 6-0, 6-1 victory
The Ichabods head on the road this weekend for two more ranked opponents in No. 12 Southern Arkansas and No. 48 Harding in Bolivar, Mo.
Doubles Competition
- #21 Earle,Matthew/Pjontek,Sebastian (WU) def. Joe Harris/Brian King (RU) 6-2
- Louis Keiner/Santiago Rodriguez (RU) def. Dicu,Raul-Alin/Neideck,Noah (WU) 6-3
- Perez,Miquel/Santiago Rendon (WU) def. Cris Cequea-Rivero/Andres Sahagun (RU) 6-4
Order of Finish: 1,3,2
Singles Competition
- #49 Dicu,Raul-Alin (WU) def. Louis Keiner (RU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
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- Santiago Rodriguez (RU) def. Perez,Miquel (WU) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5)
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- #36 Hammes,Tim (WU) def. Cris Cequea-Rivero (RU) 6-1, 7-5
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- Pjontek,Sebastian (WU) def. Andres Sahagun (RU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
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- Bird,Daniel (WU) def. Joe Harris (RU) 6-3, 6-1
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- Santiago Rendon (WU) def. Brian King (RU) 6-0, 6-1
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Order of Finish: 3,1,2,5,4,6
