TOPEKA, Kan. -- No. 4 Washburn snapped a two-match losing streak with a home sweep over No. 18 Midwestern State on Sunday afternoon. The Ichabods are back in action on Friday, Feb. 27 against Pratt CC at 9 a.m.
Doubles competition started quickly on court three for Washburn (4-2) as Benjamin Fock and Pavlos Parson worked a quick 6-0 win to gain the advantage. On court two Yuto Miyagawa and Yoshinobu Nakatsuji fell 6-3 to No. 16 Germano Setti and Matthew Earle, making his return to Topeka for the Mustangs (2-2). Playing at No. 1, Tommy Cecchetti and Kilian Martinez pulled away late to clinch doubles for the Ichabods with a 6-3 win over No. 11 Juan Duque and Bruno Sanchez.
No. 40 Yuto Miyagawa led off singles play from No. 6, cleaning up his match in less than an hour with 6-2 and 6-1 victories. Kilian Martinez won his opening set 6-3 over No. 33 Juan Duque on court three. He followed with a 6-2 win to set up match point. Zino Nahirniak also wrapped up in two sets, winning 6-4 in his first at No. 4 and 6-2 to provide the clincher in the second.
No. 8 Pavlos Parson led 3-0 in the second over No. 7 Germano Setti after winning in the first set at No. 1. Tommy Cecchetti trailed 1-3 in the third set on court two and No. 36 Benjamin Fock led 3-2 in the second up 1-0 in sets at No. 5 when the match was decided.
Doubles competition:
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1. Cecchetti,Tommy/Martinez,Kilian (WU) def. #11 Juan Duque/Bruno Sanchez (MSU) 6-3
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2. #16 Matthew Earle/Germano Setti (MSU) def. Nakatsuji,Yoshinobu/Miyagawa,Yuto (WU) 6-3
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3. Fock,Benjamin/Parson,Pavlos (WU) def. Cesar Llamas/Jose Marquez (MSU) 6-0
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Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles competition:
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1. #8 Parson,Pavlos (WU) vs. #7 Germano Setti (MSU) 7-6 (7-3), 3-0, unfinished
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2. Cecchetti,Tommy (WU) vs. Bruno Sanchez (MSU) 6-2, 1-6, 1-3, unfinished
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3. Martinez,Kilian (WU) def. #33 Juan Duque (MSU) 6-3, 6-2
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4. Nahirniak,Zino (WU) def. Jose Marquez (MSU) 6-4, 6-2
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5. #36 Fock,Benjamin (WU) vs. Matthew Earle (MSU) 6-4, 3-2, unfinished
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6. #40 Miyagawa,Yuto (WU) def. Cesar Llamas (MSU) 6-2, 6-1
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Order of finish: 6, 3, 4
