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No. 21 Cameron falls in Round of 16

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – The No. 21 Aggies end their roller coaster season with a 5-1 loss to No. 3 Columbus State in the Round of 16 of the NCAA Division II Men's Tennis National Championship.

Cameron fell behind quickly, losing both the two and three doubles matches 8-5, but responded with a win in the one doubles match. The 11th ranked pairing of Felipe Oyarzun and Mateo Velasco won 8-5 over the 22nd ranked duo of KP Pannu and Maciej Kierkus to cut the defecit to 2-1 heading into singles play. 

A win in the five spot by CSU would give them a 3-1 advantage to start out singles play. Velasco and Keiran President were able to win the first sets of their matches. Velasco won 6-1 in the first set before falling 6-4 in the second set, while President battled to a 6-4 win in the first set, but lost 6-1 in the second.

Unfortunately for the Aggies, Velasco and President didn't get a chance to win their third set, as CU fell in both the one and three singles matches to end the match. No. 29 Vinicius Santos lost 6-2, 6-1 to No. 32 KP Pannu, while Oyarzun lost his match 6-6, 7-5, giving the Cougars the 5-1 victory. Velasco's, President's and Bruno Babic's matches all went unfinished.

Cameron ends the season with a 17-11 record, while CSC improves to 24-3 and moves on to the Elite 8 to take on Azusa Pacific.
 

#3 Columbus State 5, #21 Cameron 1
Singles competition
1. #32 KP Pannu (CSU-M) def. #29 Vinicius Santos (CUMT) 6-2, 6-1
2. Zach Whaanga (CSU-M) vs. Bruno Babic (CUMT) 7-5, 1-4, unfinished
3. Paul Sprengelmeijer (CSU-M) def. Felipe Oyarzun (CUMT) 6-4, 7-5
4. Matei Avram (CSU-M) vs. Mateo Velasco (CUMT) 1-6, 6-4, 5-4, unfinished
5. Jorge Vargas (CSU-M) def. Julen Gutierrez (CUMT) 6-3, 6-1
6. Shao-Yu Yu (CSU-M) vs. Keiran President (CUMT) 4-6, 6-1, 5-2, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. #11 Felipe Oyarzun/Mateo Velasco (CUMT) def. #22 KP Pannu/Maciej Kierkus (CSU-M) 8-5
2. Matei Avram/Zach Whaanga (CSU-M) def. Bruno Babic/Keiran President (CUMT) 8-5
3. Jorge Vargas/Shao-Yu Yu (CSU-M) def. Vinicius Santos/Julen Gutierrez (CUMT) 8-5

Match Notes:
Cameron 17-10; National ranking #21
Columbus State 23-3; National ranking #3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (,5,1,3)
 
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Players Mentioned

Bruno Babic

Bruno Babic

Sophomore
Felipe  Oyarzun

Felipe Oyarzun

5' 9"
Senior
Right
Keiran President

Keiran President

Freshman
Vinicius Santos

Vinicius Santos

Sophomore
Right
Mateo  Velasco

Mateo Velasco

6' 2"
Junior
Right
Julen  Gutierrez

Julen Gutierrez

5' 11"
Freshman
Left

Players Mentioned

Bruno Babic

Bruno Babic

Sophomore
Felipe  Oyarzun

Felipe Oyarzun

5' 9"
Senior
Right
Keiran President

Keiran President

Freshman
Vinicius Santos

Vinicius Santos

Sophomore
Right
Mateo  Velasco

Mateo Velasco

6' 2"
Junior
Right
Julen  Gutierrez

Julen Gutierrez

5' 11"
Freshman
Left