Box Score KEARNEY, Neb. -- No. 7 Washburn battled back from an early hole to defeat No. 43 Nebraska Kearney on the road Saturday afternoon and stay unbeaten in conference play. The Ichabods will come back to Topeka next week taking on Emporia State on Wednesday, April 9 at 2 p.m.
The Lopers (9-13, 1-3 MIAA/GAC) gained an advantage right away with Zino Nahirniak and Moritz Pieper falling 6-0 at No. 3 doubles. Washburn (11-3, 2-0 MIAA/GAC) evened up the first stage of the match with Matthew Earle and Tim Hammes coming back from an early deficit to win 6-3 on the top court. Tommy Cecchetti and Vasek Schneider were unable to complete the same comeback, falling 6-4 at No. 2 as Nebraska Kearney claimed the first point of the match.
They went up 2-0 to begin singles play with Tobias Berning falling 6-2 in a pair of sets at No. 6. Tommy Cecchetti cruised to a 6-0 win in his opening set at No. 4 before putting the Ichabods on the board with a 7-5 win in the second. Vasek Schneider worked a 6-3 win in his first set but would go to a third after losing 6-2 in the second. He flipped the score in the third, winning at No. 2 to even up the match.
Matthew Earle went to an extra game in his opening set at No. 5 but came away with the 7-5 win. He worked quicker in the second, winning 6-4 to bring up match point. After falling 6-3 in the first set at No. 3 Pavlos Parson bounced back with 6-1 and 6-2 victories, clinching the match for Washburn. Nebraska Kearney got another point as Tim Hammes fell 7-5 at No. 1 in the third set after splitting the first two sets, 6-4 and 3-6 with No. 46 Jip Mens.
Doubles competition:
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Earle, Matthew/Hammes, Tim (WU) def. Constatin, Adrian/Melnik, Ivan (UNK) 6-3
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Osmond, Aaron/van den Dungen, Tom (UNK) def. Cecchetti, Tommy/Schneider, Vasek (WU) 6-4
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Brisdon, Andy/Strzelecki, Jakub (UNK) def. Nahirniak, Zino/Pieper, Moritz (WU) 6-0
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2
Singles competition:
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Mens, Jip (UNK) def. Hammes, Tim (WU) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
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Schneider, Vasek (WU) def. Melnik, Ivan (UNK) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
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Parson, Pavlos (WU) def. Van den Dungen, Tom (UNK) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
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Cecchetti, Tommy (WU) def. Brisdon, Andy (UNK) 6-0, 7-5
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Earle, Matthew (WU) def. Jaulin, Alexandre (UNK) 7-5, 6-4
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Strzelecki, Jakub (UNK) def. Berning, Tobias (WU) 6-2, 6-2
Order of finish: 6, 4, 2, 5, 3, 1