SEWANEE, Tenn. – Tenth-ranked Sewanee lost a pair of doubles matches in a tiebreaker and another singles outing in a super breaker, but
Gil Weston,
Henry Hyden and
Andre-Remi Jakobi all won at the bottom three spots in singles in a 4-3 victory over 15
th-in men's tennis action Saturday at the Charlotte Guerry Indoor Courts.
The Phoenix posted a pair of doubles wins to take the team point, with Julian Parada and Vitor Ferreira claiming a 7-5 win at No. 1 against Quin Wicklund and Weston and Daniel Wessels and German Suarez outlasting
Peyton Erck and Jakobi, 9-7, in the tiebreaker at No. 2.
Liam Selvido and
Talman Ramsey recorded a 9-7 victory in a tiebreaker for the Tigers at No. 3 versus Dan Slapnik Trost and Adrijan Hrzic.
Wicklund evened the match with a 6-0, 6-4, win at No. 2 singles against Hrzic, but Cumberland netted two singles victories for a 3-1 edge in the match. Ferriera defeated Erick, 5-7, 7-6, 10-7, at No. 1 before Parada bested Ramsey at No. 3, 7-5, 6-4.
The bottom of the lineup delivered for the Tigers, though, starting with Weston, who came from behind in a 2-6, 6-4, 10-2, triumph at No. 4 versus Paul-Daniel Meyer. Hyden was next with a 6-1, 6-4, win over Suarez at No. 5 and Jakobi recorded the final point with a 6-4, 7-5, victory against Fernando Flores at No. 6.
Sewanee was set to face UT Southern later Saturday evening as part of the Tiger Den Invitational.
#10 Sewanee 4, #15 Cumberland University 3
SINGLES
1. Vitor Ferreira (CU) def.
Peyton Erck (SEW), 5-7, 7-6, 10-7
2. Quin Wicklund (SEW) def. Adrijan Hrzic (CU), 6-0, 6-4
3. Julian Parada (CU) def.
Talman Ramsey (SEW), 7-5, 6-4
4.
Gil Weston (SEW) def. Paul-Daniel Meyer (CU), 2-6, 6-4, 10-2
5.
Henry Hyden (SEW) def. German Suarez (CU), 6-1, 6-4
6.
Andre-Remi Jakobi (SEW) def. Fernando Flores (CU), 6-4, 7-5
DOUBLES
1. Parada-Ferreira (CU) def. Wicklund-Weston (SEW), 7-5
2. Daniel Wessels-Suarez (CU) def. Erck-Jakobi (SEW), 7-6 (7)
3.
Liam Selvido-Ramsey (SEW) def. Dan Slapnik Trost-Hrzic (CU), 7-6 (7)
Order of Finish: Singles (2,1,3,4,5,6); Doubles (1,2,3)
