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Men's Tennis

Dragons Advance to GMAC Final

OWENSBORO, Ky. - Tiffin men's tennis has advanced to the conference final after taking down 4-seed Walsh 4-2 in the semifinals of the GMAC Championship on Friday morning.

The Dragons will now battle 2-seed Findlay in the conference championship on Saturday morning at 9:30 AM CT/10:30 AM ET. When the two squads met during the regular season in Tiffin on April 7, TU swept the doubles matches before taking three of the first four singles for a 4-1 win.

In doubles action this morning, Hugo Chatras and Sorin Navrotchi got things started with a 6-0 victory at No. 3 to give TU the early advantage. Walsh took No. 2 doubles though, setting up an important finish in the No. 1 doubles pairing, where Toby Cutting and Nikita Parfenov grabbed a 6-3 victory to earn the doubles point for Tiffin.

Cutting backed that performance up quickly with a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 4 singles, followed by Parfenov taking his No. 2 singles match 6-3, 6-3 to put the Dragons up 3-0.

Down to their final point, the Cavaliers attempted a comeback, recording wins at both No. 1 and No. 5 to cut the Dragons lead to 3-2.

Navrotchi would put an end to the Walsh hopes, however, taking a hard-fought 7-6, 7-6 decision at No. 3 to give TU the 4-2 win and send the Dragons to the conference title match.

Chatras also competed at No. 6 singles, battling to 6-7, 6-5 before Navrotchi's win sealed the Dragon victory.

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Players Mentioned

Hugo Chatras

Hugo Chatras

Sophomore
Toby Cutting

Toby Cutting

Senior
Sorin Navrotchi

Sorin Navrotchi

Senior
Nikita Parfenov

Nikita Parfenov

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Hugo Chatras

Hugo Chatras

Sophomore
Toby Cutting

Toby Cutting

Senior
Sorin Navrotchi

Sorin Navrotchi

Senior
Nikita Parfenov

Nikita Parfenov

Sophomore