TOPEKA, Kan. -- No. 11 Washburn protected home court and delivered a 4-0 sweep over No. 41 Ouachita Baptist on Tuesday afternoon to advance to the NCAA National Championships for a fourth straight season. The Ichabods will await their seeding and opponent as the Round of 16 begins May 20 in Surprise, Ariz.
Doubles play started strong for the visiting Tigers (16-9) but it was Yuto Miyagawa and Kilian Martinez that delivered a 6-2 win at No. 3 to open the match for Washburn (19-5). No. 22 Yarin Aebi and Ramon Strassmann held off a comeback attempt from No. 9 Benjamin Fock and Zino Nahirniak on the top court to win 6-4 and even doubles play up. On court two No. 28 Tommy Cecchetti and Pavlos Parson came from behind, winning the final three games to take a 7-5 victory over No. 29 Moritz Buss and Aaron Osmond and go up 1-0 in the match.
In singles play Benjamin Fock battled early before taking a 6-4 first set win at No. 6. He cruised in the second to a 6-1 victory putting the Ichabods up 2-0. No. 44 Tommy Cecchetti brushed off a slow start to win 6-4 in his opening set at No. 3 and finished strong with a 6-1 win that brought up match point. Zino Nahirniak also battled to win 6-4 in his opening set at No. 4 and took control early to win 6-2 in the second and clinch the Ichabod sweep.
No. 43 Pavlos Parson led one set to none and trailed 3-4 in the second set to No. 56 Ramon Strassmann on the top court. No. 41 Kilian Martinez led 5-2 in the second set at No. 2 after falling in the first set and Yuto Miyagawa had just began a third set at No. 5 when the match was clinched.
Doubles competition:
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1. #22 Yarin Aebi/Ramon Strassmann (OBU) def. #9 Fock,Benjamin/Nahirniak,Zino (WU) 6-4
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2. #28 Cecchetti,Tommy/Parson,Pavlos (WU) def. #29 Moritz Buss/Aaron Osmond (OBU) 7-5
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3. Miyagawa,Yuto/Martinez,Kilian (WU) def. Tinus Mueller/Maximilian Brenner (OBU) 6-2
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Order of finish: 3, 1, 2
Singles competition:
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1. #43 Parson,Pavlos (WU) vs. #56 Ramon Strassmann (OBU) 7-5, 3-4, unfinished
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2. #41 Martinez,Kilian (WU) vs. Yarin Aebi (OBU) 4-6, 5-2, unfinished
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3. #44 Cecchetti,Tommy (WU) def. Guillaume Randoux (OBU) 6-4, 6-1
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4. Nahirniak,Zino (WU) def. Moritz Buss (OBU) 6-4, 6-2
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5. Miyagawa,Yuto (WU) vs. Aaron Osmond (OBU) 3-6, 6-3, 0-0, unfinished
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6. Fock,Benjamin (WU) def. Maximilian Brenner (OBU) 6-4, 6-1
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Order of finish: 6, 3, 4
