OMAHA, Neb. --- Washburn men's tennis finished day two at the Omaha Invite with a pair of singles group winners to wrap up the weekend's action.
Beginning the day in the semifinals of doubles, Benjamin Fock and Moritz Pieper lost an 8-5 match to a University of Nebraska at Omaha duo. They also fell 8-5 in a consolation match to finish out their tournament. Yuto Miyagawa and Petr Leipner went 2-0 on the day, winning 8-3 in the consolation bracket and getting another win via retirement.
Benjamin Fock completed a 3-0 run through Group A of singles defeating Kirtan Patel of Creighton 6-1 and 6-4 in two sets. Yuta Miyagawa did the same in Group B, prevailing in a three-set battle with a 11-9 win in the third over Rocky McKenzie of Creighton.
Both Moritz Pieper and Petr Leipner came up just short in third set 10-point matches from Group C and D respectively, completing the tournament.
Doubles Second Round
Semifinals - Caleb Peterson/Christian Trevey (UNO) def. Benjamin Fock/Moritz Pieper (WU), 8-5
Consolation and Extra Matches
Cole Wilber/Nikita Sclearenco (UND) def. Yuto Miyagawa/Petr Leipner (WU), 8-3
Ethan Gaubert/ Pavan Uppu (UNO) def. Benjamin Fock/Moritz Pieper (WU), 8-5
Yuto Miyagawa/Petr Leipner (WU) def. Walker Valentine/Christos Alex (UND), W/O
Singles Competition
Group A
Benjamin Fock (WU) def. Kirtan Patel (CU), 6-1, 6-4
Group B
Yuto Miyagawa (WU) def. Rocky McKenzie (CU), 6-4, 4-6, 11-9
Group C
Zachary Kuo (CU) def. Moritz Pieper (WU), 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 10-7
Group D
Jack McMahon (CU) def. Petr Leipner (WU), 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), 11-9