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Tim Hammes
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5
Winner Washburn WU (10-3)
2
Southwest Baptist SWBU (3-7)
Winner
Washburn WU
(10-3)
5
Final
2
Southwest Baptist SWBU
(3-7)

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

No. 6 Ichabods finish weekend with 5-2 win over Southwest Baptist

BOLIVAR, Mo. -- No. 6 Washburn built an early lead and was able to pick up its sixth win in a row Saturday afternoon defeating Southwest Baptist 5-2. The Ichabods return to home for their first conference match on Wednesday, March 27 against Augustana.  

In doubles competition Washburn got started on the top court with Tim Hammes and Matthew Earle taking a quick 6-1 win over No. 16 ranked Youssef Nabil and Ilyes Khelifi of the Bearcats. Pavlos Parson and Santiago worked at 6-4 win at No. 3 to give the Ichabods the doubles point. Daniel Bird and Sebastian Pjontek led 5-4 at No. 2 when the point was decided.  

Singles action also started on the top court as No. 14 Hammes moved quickly to pick up a pair of 6-3 set victories. No. 28 Rendon won his first set 6-3 from No. 3 and carried the momentum to a 6-1 win in the second set to bring up match point. Southwest Baptist got on the board with Earle falling 6-2 in his first set at No. 6 and coming up just short in a 7-4 tiebreaker in the second.  

Playing on court four No. 56 Parson took an early advantage winning 6-2 in the first set and battled for a 7-5 match deciding victory in the second. No. 63 Tommy Cecchetti won 6-2 in his first set at No. 4, fell 6-3 in the second but finished strong winning the super tiebreaker 10-3 to earn the Ichabods' fifth point. No. 10 Pjontek took his first set to a tiebreaker at No. 2 but came up just short, losing 7-5. He battled back to win 6-3 in the second before falling 10-9 in the super tiebreaker.  

Doubles competition:  

  1. Earle, Matthew/Hammes, Tim (WU) def. Nabil, Youssef/Khelifi, Ilyes (SWBU) 6-1 

  1. Bird, Daniel/Pjontek, Sebastian (WU) vs. Bravo Diaz, Alejandro/Pinto, Pedro (SWBU) 5-4 UF 

  1. Parson, Pavlos/Rendon, Santiago (WU) def. Radoman, Bojan/Beneyto, Alejandro (SWBU) 6-4 

Order of finish: 1, 3  

Singles competition:  

  1. Hammes, Tim (WU) def. Nabil, Youssef (SWBU) 6-3, 6-3 

  1. Beneyto, Alejandro (SWBU) def. Pjontek, Sebastian (WU) 7-6(5), 3-6, 10-9 

  1. Rendon, Santiago (WU) def. Khelifi, Ilyes (SWBU) 6-3, 6-1  

  1. Parson, Pavlos (WU) def. Neff, Fabian (SWBU) 6-2, 7-5 

  1. Cecchetti, Tommy (WU) def. Bravo Diaz, Alejandro (SWBU) 6-2, 3-6, 10-3 

  1. Pinto, Pedro (SWBU) def. Earle, Matthew (WU) 6-2, 7-6(4) 

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