WICHITA, Kan. – The Cameron tennis programs came away with a pair of wins on Saturday, as both the Aggie men and women took down Newman by a score of 7-0.
In the men's match, the No. 14 ranked Aggies opened things up with a trio of wins in doubles play.
Pierre Marion and
Oscar del Granado won their match at the three spot 6-2, while the No. 24 ranked duo of
Vinicius Santos and
Julen Gutierrez at one and
Przemyslaw Zielinski and
Mritunjay Badola at two both won 6-4.
Cameron then swept singles play, all in two sets, to secure the 7-0 win. Santos, who is ranked fourth in singles play, won 6-3, 6-0 at one, while del Granado won 6-2, 2-0 before his opponent retired. Marion in the six spot also had a perfect set win, beating his counterpart 6-2, 6-0.
CU's women fell 6-1 at the No. 1 doubles spot, but
Sarah Frendo and
Sara Petric won 6-2 at two and
Melany Opolz and
Pilar Jaurena won 6-0 at three to give the Aggies a 1-0 lead after doubles play.
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Three of the six singles matches were decided in two sets. The No. 4 ranked Frendo won 6-1, 6-1 at the one spot, while
Rebeka Velasova won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2 and
Alisa Savina won 7-5, 6-3 at No. 4. Opolz and Jaurena both only played one set matches, while Petric won the final two frames of a three-set match.
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The Cameron men are now 16-3 on the season, while the women improve to 8-13. The two teams will close out the regular season by hosting rival MSU Texas on April 25, with the men's match beginning at 11 a.m. and the women starting at 3 p.m.
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#14 Cameron 7, Newman University 0
04/19/19 at Wichita, Kan. (Riverside Park)Â
Singles competition
1. #4
Vinicius Santos (CU) def. Arthur Esteves Justo (NU) 6-3, 6-0
2.
Mritunjay Badola (CU) def. Lauri Soome (NU) 6-3, 7-6
3. #64
Przemyslaw Zielinski (CU) def. Blake Crawford (NU) 6-3, 6-1
4.
Oscar del Granado (CU) def. Szbin Pusztay (NU) 6-0, 2-0, retired
5.
Julen Gutierrez (CU) def. Teodor Antelj (NU) 6-2, 6-2
6.
Pierre Marion (CU) def. Marcel Miasato (NU) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. #24
Vinicius Santos/
Julen Gutierrez (CU) def. Arthur Esteves Justo/Lauri Soome (NU) 6-4
2.
Przemyslaw Zielinski/
Mritunjay Badola (CU) def. Blake Crawford/Szbin Pusztay (NU) 6-4
3.
Pierre Marion/
Oscar del Granado (CU) def. Marcel Miasato/Teodor Antelj (NU) 6-2
Match Notes
Cameron 16-3; National ranking #14; Regional ranking #1
Newman University 8-15
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,3,1,5,6,2)
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Cameron 7, Newman University 0
04/19/19 at Wichita, Kan. (Riverside Park)Â
Singles competition
1. #4
Sarah Frendo (CU) def. Vlada Litvinova (NU) 6-2, 6-1
2.
Rebeka Velasova (CU) def. Liza Gerasimova (NU) 6-1, 6-2
3.
Sara Petric (CU) def. Isabela Bifano (NU) 5-7, 6-1, 6-0
4.
Alisa Savina (CU) def. Emily Young (NU) 7-5, 6-3
5.
Melany Opolz (CU) def. Mariana Gaviria (NU) 6-3
6.
Pilar Jaurena (CU) def. Mirella Calvalcanti (NU) 8-2
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Doubles competition
1. Vlada Litvinova/Liza Gerasimova (NU) def. #27
Alisa Savina/
Rebeka Velasova (CU) 6-1
2.
Sarah Frendo/
Sara Petric (CU) def. Emily Young/Isabela Bifano (NU) 6-2
3.
Melany Opolz/
Pilar Jaurena (CU) def. Mariana Gaviria/Mirella Calvalcanti (NU) 6-0
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Match Notes
Cameron 8-13
Newman University 13-12
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,2,3,4,6,5)
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