EDMOND, Okla. -- No. 6 Washburn led early but a late comeback from No. 40 Southern Arkansas resulted in a 4-3 loss for the Ichabods in a neutral court match in Edmond, Okla. Washburn is back in action next in Emporia on Wednesday.
Doubles play started on the top court with No. 25 Matthew Earle and Tim Hammes working a 6-1 win to gain the advantage. Santiago Rendon and Pavlos Parson clinched the doubles point, winning 6-3 from No. 3. No. 37 Sebastian Pjontek and Daniel Bird led 5-4 at No. 2 when the point was decided.
The Ichabods (15-4) built a 2-0 lead over the Muleriders (12-7) after No. 37 Rendon took a 6-2 first-set win and finished off his No. 4 duel with a 7-5 victory in the second. Southern Arkansas got on the board as Tommy Cecchetti fell 6-4 and 6-3 in two sets from No. 5. Bird won his first set 6-3 at No. 6. and set up match point with a 7-5 second set win.
No. 69 Parson won his opening set 6-4 from No. 3 and took the second set to an extra point before falling 7-5. The momentum swung the other way in the third resulting in the Muleriders pulling within one after a 6-2 third set. Playing on the second court No. 21 Pjontek took his first set 6-4. SAU's No. 52 ranked Tim Fischer responded with 6-3 wins in each of the next two sets to even the match.
After winning 6-3 in his opening set No. 9 Hammes and No. 47 Ole Valkyser went into a tiebreaker in the second. Valkyster pulled away in the longest tiebreaker for any Ichabod so far this season, 15-13, to force a third set. In the third Hammes fell 6-4 and Southern Arkansas was able to finish off the match.
Doubles competition:
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Earle, Matthew/Hammes, Tim (WU) def. Valkyser, Ole/Tennant, Matthew (SAU) 6-1
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Bird, Daniel/Pjontek, Sebastian (WU) vs. Pasqual, Lluc/Gheorge, Adrian (SAU) 5-4 UF
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Rendon, Santiago/Parson, Pavlos (WU) def. Fischer, Tim/Copin, Pierre (SAU) 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 3
Singles competition:
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Valkyser, Ole (SAU) def. Hammes, Tim (WU) 3-6, 7-6(13) 6-4
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Fischer, Tim (SAU) def. Pjontek, Sebastian (WU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
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Neumann, Frode (SAU) def. Parson, Pavlos (WU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
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Rendon, Santiago (WU) def. Pinoit, Mathys (SAU) 6-2, 7-5
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Tennant, Matthew (SAU) def. Cecchetti, Tommy (WU) 6-4, 6-3
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Bird, Daniel (WU) def. Copin, Pierre (SAU) 6-3, 7-5
Order of finish: 4, 5, 6, 3, 2, 1
