Reinhardt Splits With William Woods (Mo.) in Heavyweight Bout
By Mike DeVader, Reinhardt Director of Athletic Communications & Media
CANTON, Ga. – Rain in the area continues to play havoc on spring sports this month for Reinhardt, and tennis is no different, as the Eagles had to abruptly push up their matchup with William Woods (Mo.) – which was originally scheduled to be on the campus of Georgia Gwinnett – to be completed at home on Tuesday evening.
The Owls provided what could-have-been the toughest competition on either side of the net for the hometown team to-date this year, as William Woods' men's team came into play ranked No. 9 in the nation, and their women's team at No. 6 overall.
Reinhardt's men, ranked No. 5 in the NAIA, handed the Owls their first doubles-point losses of the year after the Eagles took lines two and three to head to individual play ahead, 2-0. The duo of Jordi Puig Molina/Federico Gomez (6-2) grabbed the first win, and then were followed closely by Pau Pujadas/Caio Lopes (7-5).
Gomez, the men's tennis Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Player of the Week, continued to roll on the courts with another singles triumph at No. 3, 6-1, 6-2. The visitors were able to avoid a shutout with a win on line four (7-5, 7-5), but Reinhardt was able to clinch thanks to Martin Mendoza and his 7-5, 6-4 outcome in the top spot.
No. 5 Reinhardt University 4, No. 9 William Woods (Mo.) 1
Doubles Competition
1. Martin Mendoza/Sam Alexander (REIN) vs. Aaron Westerlund/Nathan Cooke (WW) 5-5, unfinished
2. Jordi Puig Molina/Federico Gomez (REIN) def. Jesus Amezcua/Zach Frisbie (WW) 6-2
3. Pau Pujadas/Caio Lopes (REIN) def. Patrick Shelepov/Sam Bird (WW) 7-5
Order of finish: 2,3
Singles Competition
1. Martin Mendoza (REIN) def. Aaron Westerlund (WW) 7-5, 6-4
2. Jordi Puig Molina (REIN) def. Patrick Shelepov (WW) 7-6 (5-0), 6-4
3. Federico Gomez (REIN) def. Nathan Cooke (WW) 6-1, 6-2
4. Jesus Amezcua (WW) def. Sam Alexander (REIN) 7-5, 7-5
5. Masumi Komada (REIN) vs. Sam Bird (WW) 4-5, unfinished
6. Pau Pujadas (REIN) vs. Zach Frisbie (WW) 3-1, unfinished
Order of finish: 3,4,1,2
The women's team was blanked by the Owls, but each girl fought to the very end of the match. William Woods took both doubles decisions, 6-3, although Taylor Nelson/Sofia Guaglianone did finish up their matchup to win, 7-6 (7-3).
The visitors would lock up the match at third and second singles, respectively, with finals of 6-1, 6-4 and 6-1, 6-1.
No. 6 William Woods (Mo.) 4, Reinhardt 0
Doubles Competition
1. Zlata Shuraeva/Ana Zavala (WW) def. Glauka Carvajal/Sydney Dattilo (REIN) 6-3
2. Rukshika Wijesooriya/Mireia Jordan (WW) def. Majenta Marcinkowski/Sumana Panuganti (REIN) 6-3
3. Taylor Nelson/Sofia Guaglianone (REIN) def. Ariadna Jordan/Hannah Meyer (WW) 7-6 (7-3)
Order of finish: 1,2,3
Singles Competition
1. Glauka Carvajal (REIN) vs. Zlata Shuraeva (WW) 2-6, 3-3, unfinished
2. Ana Zavala (WW) def. Majenta Marcinkowski (REIN) 6-1, 6-1
3. Rukshika Wijesooriya (WW) def. Sumana Panuganti (REIN) 6-1, 6-4
4. Mireia Jordan (WW) def. Sydney Dattilo (REIN) 6-4, 1-6, 12-10
5. Taylor Nelson (REIN) vs. Ariadna Jordan (WW) 2-1, unfinished
6. Sofia Guaglianone (REIN) vs. Alessa Cremer (WW) 0-0, unfinished
Order of finish: 3,2,4
The guys will travel to Bluefield (Va.) on Saturday at 1 p.m., as will the girls, but they host Brenau (Ga.) on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. in the AAC home opener for the club.
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