MARYVILLE, Mo. -- No. 6 Washburn men's tennis got started in doubles play and kept on rolling to its eighth straight victory with a 7-0 sweep over No. 38 Northwest Missouri State on Saturday afternoon. The Ichabods stay in the conference facing Emporia State on Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Emporia.
Doubles action started on the top court with Matthew Earle and Tim Hammes working a 6-2 win to give Washburn (12-3, 2-0 MIAA) the advantage early. Sebastian Pjontek and Daniel Bird finished off doubles play winning 6-3 at No. 2. Santiago Rendon and Pavlos Parson were not far behind as their match was left unfinished with a 5-3 score.
No. 12 Hammes got singles started as well, winning a 7-6(5) tiebreaker in the first set. He finished out the duel with a 6-3 win in the second over No. 28 Andrea Zamurri to put the Ichabods up 2-0 over the Bearcats (9-5). No. 13 Pjontek won his opening set 6-2 and fell in a close second-set tiebreaker, 7-3. He rebounded for a swift 6-2 victory at No. 2in the third set to set up match point.
On court three, No. 38 Rendon fell 6-2 in the first set but rallied for a 6-2 win in the second won 6-3 in the third to clinch the match for the Ichabods. No. 62 Tommy Cecchetti added an extra point with a 6-3 win in the first set and swept his second set 6-0 from No. 5. On court four No. 63 Parson jumped out to a quick advantage winning 6-1 in the first set and worked a 6-4 victory in the second. Earle finished out the sweep winning 6-3 in the first and 10-6 in the third set tiebreaker after falling 6-2 in the second set.
Doubles competition:
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Earle, Matthew/Hammes, Tim (WU) def. Delebois, Michael/Piranomonte, Fillippo (NWMSU) 6-2
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Pjontek, Sebastian/Bird, Daniel (WU) def. Zamurri, Andrea/Rodrigues, Vini (NWMSU) 6-3
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Rendon, Santiago/Parson, Pavlos (WU) vs. Sanchez, Martin/Meier, Mason (NWMSU) 5-3 UF
Order of finish: 1, 2
Singles competition:
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#12 Hammes,Tim (WU) def. #28 Zamurri, Andrea (NWMSU) 7-6(5), 6-3
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#13 Pjontek,Sebastian (WU) def. Delebois, Michael (NWMSU) 6-2, 6(3)-7, 6-2
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#38 Rendon,Santiago (WU) def. Meier, Mason (NWMSU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
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#63 Parson,Pavlos (WU) def. Bednarczuk, Rafal (NWMSU) 6-1, 6-4
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#62 Cecchetti,Tommy (WU) def. Piranomonte,Fillippo (NWMSU) 6-3, 6-0
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Earle,Matthew (WU) def. Sanchez, Martin (NWMSU) 6-3, 2-6, 10-6
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3, 5, 4, 6
