TOPEKA, Kan. -- Washburn returned from an eleven-day break to work a 5-2 win over Southern Arkansas on Saturday afternoon. The Ichabods are off for a week before facing Nebraska Kearney on the road next Saturday at 2 p.m.
Doubles play began on court two with Tommy Cecchetti and Vasek Schneider working a ranked win over No. 46 Mathys Pinoit and Niklas Muller, 6-3. Moritz Pieper and Zino Nahirniak followed closely behind, securing the doubles point for Washburn (11-3) with a 6-3 win at No. 3. Tim Hammes and Matthew Earle led 5-4 over the No. 1 pair for the Muleriders (10-7) when the point was decided.
Southern Arkansas was able to even the match up to begin singles with Tobias Berning falling 6-0, 6-1 after winning the opening set 6-4 at No. 5. Tommy Cecchetti battled back after losing the first set 6-0 to win 7-5 in the second and 6-2 in the third at No. 4. Pavlos Parson took his first set at No. 3 into a tiebreaker and battled through the long set, winning 12-10 in the tiebreak. He carried the momentum into a 6-0 second set victory.
Vasek Schneider fell 6-3 in his first set at No. 2 but was able to bounce back, winning 6-3 in the second and 6-2 in the third to provide the match-clinching point. Zino Nahirniak split the first two sets, 6-4, 2-6 before winning 6-3 in the third to add another point to the tally from court six. Tim Hammes played extra games in all three sets at No. 1, with the first going in favor of No. 72 Mathys Pinoit, 7-5. Hammes rallied for a 7-6(2) tiebreaking win in the second before coming out on the other end of a third set tiebreaker, 7-6(6) to conclude the match.
Doubles competition:
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Earle, Matthew/Hammes, Tim (WU) vs. Diehl, Uwe/Fischer, Tim (SAU) 5-4 UF
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Cecchetti, Tommy/Schneider, Vasek (WU) def. Muller, Niklas/Pinoit, Mathys (SAU) 6-3
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Nahirniak, Zino/Pieper, Moritz (WU) def. Tajima, Jinsei/Pasqual, Lluc (SAU) 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 3
Singles competition:
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Pinoit, Mathys (SAU) def. Hammes, Tim (WU) 7-5, 6(2)-7, 7-6(6)
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Schneider, Vasek (WU) def. Fischer, Tim (SAU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
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Parson, Pavlos (WU) def. Neumann, Frode (SAU) 7-6(10), 6-0
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Cecchetti, Tommy (WU) def. Wallechner, David (SAU) 0-6, 7-5, 6-2
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Tajima, Jinsei (SAU) def. Berning, Tobias (WU) 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
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Nahirniak, Zino (WU) def. Pasqual, Lluc (SAU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
Order of finish: 5, 4, 3, 2, 6, 1
