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Winner Washburn WU (3-0)
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Saint Leo SLU (2-0)
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Washburn WU
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Final
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Saint Leo SLU
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Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

No. 8 Ichabods storm back for 4-3 win over No. 3 Lions in ITA Indoor Championship quarterfinals

INDIANAPOLIS, In. -- No. 8 Washburn won its first ever match in the ITA National Indoor Championships in comeback fashion as they knocked off No. 3 ranked and the No. 1 seed in the tournament Saint Leo 4-3 on Friday afternoon. The Ichabods will face Rollins College in the semifinals on Saturday at 10 a.m.  

Tim Hammes and Matthew Earle gave Washburn (4-0) the advantage early in doubles, winning 6-3 at No. 1 over Taiyo Hirano and Vincent Thiel of Saint Leo (2-1). The Lions evened doubles play up with a 6-4 win at No. 3 over Zino Nahirniak and Pavlos Parson. Playing at No. 2, Tommy Cecchetti and Vasek Schneider went into a tiebreaker but fell just short, losing 7-6(4) as Saint Leo claimed the first point of the match.  

The score moved to 2-0 as Matthew Earle fell in two sets, both 6-2 from No. 5. The Lions added another point with Tim Hammes losing 6-1 in his first set at No. 1 and 7-5 in the second. The Ichabods got on the board with Vasek Schneider winning 7-5 in the first set and 6-2 in the second to claim the point at No. 2.  

Tommy Cecchetti followed closely behind at No. 4. He bounced back from losing 6-1 in the first set to win 6-4 in the second and 6-0 in the third. Pavlos Parson also fell in the opening set, 6-2. He won the second set 6-2 and was able to tie the match with a 6-3 win in the third at No. 3. The comebacks continued on court six, with Zino Nahirniak bouncing back from a 6-3 opening set loss to win 6-3 and 6-2 in the final two sets to close out the match for Washburn.  

Doubles Competition:  

  1. Earle, Matthew/Hammes, Tim (WU) def. Hirano, Taiyo/Thiel, Vincent (SLU) 6-3 

  1. Cohen, Eduardo/Iriarte, Luis (SLU) def. Cecchetti, Tommy/Schneider, Vasek (WU) 7-6(4) 

  1. Segovia, Jose David/Kato, Kodai (SLU) def. Nahirniak, Zino/Parson, Pavlos (WU) 6-4 

Order of finish: 1, 3, 2  

Singles Competition:  

  1. Thiel, Vincent (SLU) def. Hammes, Tim (WU) 6-1, 7-5 

  1. Schneider, Vasek (WU) def. Andrianaly, Dylan (SLU) 7-5, 6-2  

  1. Parson, Pavlos (WU) def. Segovia, Jose David (SLU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 

  1. Cecchetti, Tommy (WU) def. Kato, Kodai (SLU) 1-6, 6-4, 6-0 

  1. Iriarte, Luis (SLU) def. Earle, Matthew (WU) 6-2, 6-2  

  1. Nahirniak, Zino (WU) def. Hirano, Taiyo (SLU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2  

Order of finish: 5, 1, 2, 4, 3, 6 

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