DENVER - Josh Graetz (Albury, Australia/The Scots School) earned his 10th consecutive win at No. 1 singles as Metro State upset No. 47 Lindenwood (Mo.) 5-4 on Wednesday at The Regency Athletic Complex at MSU Denver. The women's team fell 7-2.
Graetz broke the school record for consecutive wins at No. 1 singles, topping the previous record of nine set by Peter Lantz (2000) and Sascha Ruckelshausen (2009). Graetz earned a 6-1, 6-0 win over Filip Bogic to break the record.
Graetz and
Adrien Delvaux (Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound H.S.) won 8-5 at No. 1 doubles and
Andrew Haralson (Wichita, Kan./Wichita Northwest H.S.) and
John Qualls (Henderson, Nev./Foothill H.S.) won 8-2 at No. 3.
Nick Baker (Lee's Summit, Mo./Lee's Summit West H.S.) cruised to a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 3 singles before
John Qualls (Henderson, Nev./Foothill H.S.) clinched the match with a 7-5, 1-6, 6-2 victory at No. 4.
On the women's side,
Wanda Holopainen (Lahti, Finland/Salpausselän H.S.) won at No. 1 singles and she and
Cristina Oropeza (Nogales, Ariz./Nogales H.S.) earned a victory at No. 1 doubles.
The Roadrunners will play in Billings, Mont., on Friday and Saturday against Colorado State-Pueblo and MSU Billings.
Metro State 5, #47 Lindenwood (Mo.) 4
Apr 02, 2014 at Denver, CO (The Regency Athletic Complex) Singles competition |
1. #39 Josh Graetz (Albury, Australia/The Scots School) (MSU) def. Filip Bogic (LIND) 6-1, 6-0 |
2. Yoshikazu Ysa (LIND) def. Adrien Delvaux (Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound H.S.) (MSU) 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3 |
3. Nick Baker (Lee's Summit, Mo./Lee's Summit West H.S.) (MSU) def. Johannes Rabenhorst (LIND) 6-3, 6-1 |
4. John Qualls (Henderson, Nev./Foothill H.S.) (MSU) def. Nicholas Bruenger (LIND) 7-5, 1-6, 6-2 |
5. Sergio Lopez (LIND) def. Trevor Jones (Vancouver, Wash./Mountain View H.S.) (MSU) 7-5, 6-4 (7-5) |
6. Slobodan Bavrlic (LIND) def. Jonathan Evangelista (Brighton, Colo./Brighton Collegiate H.S.) (MSU) 6-2, 6-3 |
Doubles competition |
1. Josh Graetz (Albury, Australia/The Scots School)/Adrien Delvaux (Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound H.S.) (MSU) def. Nicholas Bruenger/Yoshikazu Ysa (LIND) 8-5 |
2. Filip Bogic/Sergio Lopez (LIND) def. Nick Baker (Lee's Summit, Mo./Lee's Summit West H.S.)/Trevor Jones (Vancouver, Wash./Mountain View H.S.) (MSU) 8-4 |
3. Andrew Haralson (Wichita, Kan./Wichita Northwest H.S.)/John Qualls (Henderson, Nev./Foothill H.S.) (MSU) def. Johannes Rabenhorst/Juan Vicenzio (LIND) 8-2 |
Match Notes |
Lindenwood (Mo.) 5-6 overall; National ranking #47; Regional ranking #4 |
Metro State 9-8 overall; Regional ranking #5 |
Lindenwood (Mo.) 7, Metro State 2
Apr 02, 2014 at Denver, CO (The Regency Athletic Complex) Singles competition |
1. Wanda Holopainen (Lahti, Finland/Salpausselän H.S.) (MSU) def. Gloria Marras (LIND) 6-1, 6-0 |
2. Clara Piccamiglio (LIND) def. Cristina Oropeza (Nogales, Ariz./Nogales H.S.) (MSU) 6-4, 4-1, retired |
3. Daria Ivanova (LIND) def. Whitney Vaswig (Niwot, Colo./Niwot H.S.) (MSU) 6-1, 6-1 |
4. Diana Castro (LIND) def. Kaitlyn Miller (Castle Rock, Colo./Rock Canyon H.S.) (MSU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 |
5. Alexandra Medvedeva (LIND) def. Becca Medina (Denver, Colo./Heritage H.S.) (MSU) 6-0, 6-0 |
6. Shreeja Karki (LIND) def. Nicole Pollack (Englewood, Colo./Englewood H.S.) (MSU) 6-0, 6-0 |
Doubles competition |
1. Wanda Holopainen (Lahti, Finland/Salpausselän H.S.)/Cristina Oropeza (Nogales, Ariz./Nogales H.S.) (MSU) def. Gloria Marras/Alexandra Medvedeva (LIND) 8-5 |
2. Daria Ivanova/Mariona Pinol (LIND) def. Whitney Vaswig (Niwot, Colo./Niwot H.S.)/Kaitlyn Miller (Castle Rock, Colo./Rock Canyon H.S.) (MSU) 8-3 |
3. Diana Castro/Clara Piccamiglio (LIND) def. No player/No player (MSU), by default |
Match Notes |
Lindenwood (Mo.) 6-6 overall |
Metro State 4-13 overall; Regional ranking #10 |
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