For the second day in a row Tiffin University (5-3, 2-0 GLIAC) dominated on the tennis court, defeating Michigan Tech 8-1. The Dragons only lost one match which was a close contest at 3rd singles. The Dragons played outstanding doubles coming away with all three points and flawlessly cruised through singles with many matches being decided with few games dropped. The Dragons look to continue their winning ways against LSSU again in a non conference bout on March 4th in the Heminger Center.
1st Doubles
TU - Elio Lezama Perez / Pierre Frery vs MTU - Built Yumuang / Robin Duhnsen
In a tough bout at 1st doubles freshmen duo Elio Lezama Perez and Pierre Frery came away with an 8-5 victory over Michigan Tech's Built Yumuang and Robin Duhnsen. The match was back and forth until the Dragons were able to win a long drawn out point finalized by fantastic net play and clutch serves down the stretch. Lezama and Frery are now 2-0 together in the GLIAC at 1st doubles.
2nd Doubles
TU - Nicholas Almeida / Kyle Johnson vs MTU - Javier Oliveros / Nick Kremkow
Almeida and Johnson had a statement comeback win Sunday against Michigan Tech by a score of 8-5. With the match on the line the Dragons held serve several times to keep the match close. At 4-3 with Michigan Tech serving Johnson kept the point alive with quick reflexes allowing the Dragons to eventually win the point and the game for a big break of serve. This propelled the Dragons forward and brought the experienced 2nd doubles team to 1-1 in the GLIAC on the season.
3rd Doubles
TU - Luis Ludena / Agustin Mangone vs MTU - Luke Doskey / Yani Beeker
For the second day in a row a strong showing from 3rd doubles set the tone early for the Dragons. Ludena and Mangone dominated for the second straight match continuing their winning ways with an 8-2 victory over Michigan Tech's Doskey and Beeker. The Dragons had an impressive day serving, not being broken once the entire match.
1st Singles
TU - Luis Ludena vs MTU - Javier Oliveros
In a one sided match TU's Luis Ludena was able to defeat Michigan Tech's Javier Oliveros 6-0, 6-1. Ludena dominated from beginning to end with a relentless assault of power and finesse. Ludena is now 2-0 in singles play in the GLIAC after Saturday's win over Lake Superior.
2nd Singles
TU - Elio Lezama Perez vs MTU - Robin Duhnsen
In an epic showing of dedication from both players TU's Elio Lezama Perez was able to outlast Michigan Tech's Robin Duhnsen 6-7, 6-3, 10-7 in a third set tie-breaker. Lezama gave up a 5-2 lead in the first set to fall in a tie-breaker only to bounce back and dominate the second set. With the overall match already decided, the second singles match played a ten point tie-breaker which Lezama held on to win 10-7.
3rd Singles
TU - Pierre Frery vs MTU - Built Yumuang
In a marathon match, MTU's Built Yumuang was able to defeat TU's Pierre Frery 7-6 (11-9), 4-6, 10-6 in a 10 point tie-breaker in place of a third set. TU is no stranger to long matches with Yumuang as Mangone had played a long match with Yumuang at the GLIAC tournament just last year. Sunday's match showed both players to be tough competitors with fitness being one of the main keys to Yumuang's victory.
4th Singles
TU - Agustin Mangone vs MTU - Nick Kremkow
In a close match TU's Agustin Magone was able to pull out a 6-4, 6-4 victory over MTU's Nick Kremkow. Both players battled tirelessly with few mistakes until Kremkow was broken late in both sets. Mangone was able to consistently keep the ball in play while also playing to his own strengths.
5th Singles
TU - Nicholas Almeida vs MTU - Luke Doskey
In a match that started off with both players playing incredibly aggressively, TU's Nicholas Almeida was able to steamroll his way to a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Michigan Tech's Luke Doskey. Almeida consistently attacked at every angle giving him opportunities to put away shots that Doskey was unable to return.
6th Singles
TU - Victor Fernandes vs MTU - Yani Beeker
When one player gets injured it is upon the rest of the team to respond accordingly and that is just what the Dragons' Victor Fernandes did. With teammate Kyle Johnson out of the singles lineup with an injury, it came upon Fernandes to move into the lineup with everyone playing up one spot from their usual position in the lineup. Hoping Fernandes would respond to the challenge Coach Conley called Fernandes' name and respond he did with a resounding 6-2, 6-1 victory over Michigan Tech's Yani Beeker.
