RU Tennis has Impressive Wins at Cumberlands
Williamsburg, KY - Reinhardt Tennis was on the road Monday with a matchup with the University of the Cumberlands. The Patriots are ranked #18 on the men's side and #20 on the women's side, but the Eagles were able to take both sides in the matchup. In the latest NAIA Tennis Coach's Poll, the Reinhardt Men were ranked in the #11 spot which is eleven spots up from their old position at 22.
The women's was probably the most impressive of the two as the Reinhardt Women are currently unranked in the NAIA. They swept the doubles matches gaining one point and they took four out of the six singles matches.
Women's Report
The doubles teams were Pilar Becerra & Nina Thomet in the first position, Camila Neyra & Hanna Blinouskaya in the second spot, and Mia Hoeddinghaus 7 Elyse Standing in the third spot. Thomet/Becerra won 6-1, Neyra/Blinkouskaya won 6-3, and Hoeddinghaus/Standing won 7-5. Below are the full results on the women's side:
Singles competition
1. Marina Nagai (UCWT) def. Ana Josic (RUWT) 6-4, 6-0
2. Hanna Blinouskaya (RUWT) def. Lucy Stojic (UCWT) 6-3, 6-4
3. Liu YuFang (UCWT) def. Pilar Becerra (RUWT) 6-2, 6-3
4. Camila Neyra (RUWT) def. Fan Shiau (UCWT) 6-2, 3-6, 10-3
5. Nina Thomet (RUWT) def. Carlota Verdu (UCWT) 6-2, 7-5
6. Paula Blaschke (RUWT) def. J. Puckaporn (UCWT) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Pilar Becerra/Nina Thomet (RUWT) def. Lucy Stojic/Carlota Verdu (UCWT) 6-1
2. Camila Neyra/Hanna Blinouskaya (RUWT) def. Liu YuFang/J. Puckaporn (UCWT) 6-3
3. Mia Hoeddinghaus/Elyse Standing (RUWT) def. Marina Nagai/Eva Cancarevic (UCWT) 7-5
Men's Report
In doubles, Zak Khalil and Juan Vallejo were the only Eagles to win so the point went to the Patriots, however, things turned around in favor of the Eagles during the singles matches.
In singles, four out of the six matches were won by the Eagles giving them the one-point advantage win, 4-3. Below are the complete scores on the men's side.
Singles competition
1. Luciano Fisicaro (RUMT) def. Martin Muller (UCMT) 7-6, 7-5
2. Augustin Siufi (RUMT) def. Killian Surmont (UCMT) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
3. Zak Khalil (RUMT) def. Luis Marcos (UCMT) 6-7, 6-3, 6-3
4. Hung Ju Wu (UCMT) def. Pol Masafret (RUMT) 6-4, 6-4
5. Liam Savio (UCMT) def. Said Santin (RUMT) 6-1, 6-3
6. Juan Vallejo (RUMT) def. Juanchi Alcon (UCMT) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Martin Muller/Hung Ju Wu (UCMT) def. Luciano Fisicaro/Pol Masafret (RUMT) 6-4
2. Zak Khalil/Juan Vallejo (RUMT) def. Killian Surmont/Chiang Chia Chun (UCMT) 6-2
3. Liam Savio/Gabriele Solda (UCMT) def. Nikolai Hensburg/Federico Zeiter (RUMT) 7-5
The Eagles will continue their busy week with the next matchup going against Milligan at Bridgemill on Wednesday. This will be another good test for the Eagles because traditionally Milligan has a strong tennis program.