OWENSBORO, Ky. – Kentucky Wesleyan tennis picked up a pair of victories over Rose-Hulman, as both the men's and women's teams earned 6-1 wins.
The men's team rallied after dropping the doubles point, winning all six singles matches to secure the victory. Ilia Dobrovolsky,
Jose Ferrandis,
Moeketsi Mokete and
Cameron Middleton earned straight-set wins, while
Felix Findeisen also won in straight sets.
Daniel Lang capped the singles sweep with a three-set comeback after dropping the opening set, winning 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
The women's team used a doubles victory and five singles wins to claim its 6-1 decision.
Emma Grantham and
Kiley DeMoss won 6-0 at No. 1 doubles, while
Manon Girard and
Anna Bongardt added a 6-2 victory at No. 2. Grantham, Bongardt and DeMoss each finished 2-0 on the day, earning wins in both doubles and singles. In singles, Grantham defeated Autumn Korey 6-0, 6-3, Bongardt beat Paige Mills 6-2, 6-3, and DeMoss topped Maya Oniciuc 6-1, 6-1.
Leila Hani Hanna added a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Nova Gladden.
Angela Ho delivered a comeback at No. 6 singles, rallying after losing the first set 6-2 and trailing 8-4 in the third-set, 10-point tiebreaker. Ho won six of the next eight points to complete the comeback with a 10-8 tiebreak victory. Rose-Hulman earned its lone point with a win at No. 5 singles.
Men's Results
Doubles
Singles
- Ilia Dobrovolsky def. Joao Henrique Nossar, 6-0, 6-1.
- Jose Ferrandis def. Ephraim Guthrie, 6-4, 6-2.
- Moeketsi Mokete def. Tim Eckermann, 6-4, 6-2.
- Cameron Middleton def. Ervin Perkowski, 6-3, 6-3.
- Daniel Lang def. Adrien Atkinson, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
- Felix Findeisen def. Usuda, 6-1, 7-5.
Women's Results
Doubles
Singles
- Emma Grantham def. Autumn Korey, 6-0, 6-3.
- Anna Bongardt def. Paige Mills, 6-2, 6-3.
- Kiley DeMoss def. Maya Oniciuc, 6-1, 6-1.
- Leila Hani Hanna def. Nova Gladden, 6-2, 6-1.
- Julia Burt def. Jeanine Sharp, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1.
- Angela Ho def. Abigail Kallio, 2-6, 6-4, 10-8.
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