WICHITA FALLS, Texas – The MSU Denver men's and women's tennis teams rolled to victory Friday in a neutral-court dual against Oklahoma Baptist.
Both teams triumphed 6-1.
For the men,
Daniel Llorente earned a three-set win at No. 1 singles, rallying for a 1-6, 6-2, 6-1 victory after teaming with
Mateo Besada for a 7-6 (5) win at No. 1 doubles.
Jack McDermott (No. 2 singles) and
David Kijak (No. 5) also earned hard-fought wins by scores of 7-5, 6-4 and 6-3, 7-5, respectively. McDermott and his brother, Billy (No. 6 singles, No. 2 doubles) joined Llorente and
Alejandro Martinez-Morilla (No. 4 singles, No. 2 doubles) in winning twice.
"The men competed hard and did a good job of finishing on big points," MSU Denver coach
Josh Graetz said. "It was a closer match than the score may show."
The women, meanwhile, won two of the three doubles sets without losing a game, then showcased depth in the singles matches, winning with relative ease at the Nos. 3 through 6 positions.
"The women did a great job of executing and taking care of business," Graetz said.
RESULTS
Men: MSU Denver 6, Oklahoma Baptist 1
DOUBLES
No. 1: Besada/Llorente (MSUD) def. Tan/Brewer, 7-6 (5)
No. 2: B.McDermott/Martinez-Morilla (MSUD) def. Ford/Rollins, 6-1
No. 3: J.McDermott/Auzias (MSUD) def. Siegle/Merton 6-2
SINGLES
No. 1: Llorente (MSUD) def. Brewer, 1-6, 6-2, 6-1
No. 2: J.McDermott (MSUD) def. Tan, 7-5, 6-4
No. 3: Rollins (OBU) def. Besada, 6-1, 6-4
No. 4: Martinez-Morilla (MSUD) def. Ford, 6-3, 6-1
No. 5: Kijak (MSUD) def. Siegle 6-3, 7-5
No. 6: B.McDermott (MSUD) def. Merton, 6-0, 6-2
Women: MSU Denver 6, Oklahoma Baptist 1
DOUBLES
No. 1: Ross/Heras (MSUD) def. Gak/Noel, 6-4
No. 2: Steenberg/Stienemeier (MSUD) def. Lamas/Tan 6-0
No. 3: Castello/Cool (MSUD) def. Helm/Clark, 6-0
SINGLES
No. 1: Ross (MSUD) def. Tan, 7-5, 6-3
No. 2: Noel (OBU) def. Steenberg, 7-6 (9), 4-6, 6-4
No. 3: Heras (MSUD) def. Gak, 6-3, 6-2
No. 4: Castello (MSUD) def. Lamas, 6-2, 6-2
No. 5: Stienemeier (MSUD) def. Helm, 6-2, 6-2
No. 6: Cool (MSUD) def. Clark, 6-2, 6-0
