Thursday, April 4
Abilene
1 p.m.
Abilene Christian
4
vs
5
Cameron
Photo by: Daniel Gomez
No. 16 Wildcats Edged in Conference Play by No. 19 Cameron, 5-4
4/4/2013 7:03:00 PM | Men's Tennis
ABILENE – Abilene Christian's 19th-ranked men's tennis team fell back to .500 on the season (12-12) and to 1-2 vs. the Lone Star Conference after suffering a hard-fought 5-4 defeat vs. No. 19 Cameron Thursday afternoon at the Eager Tennis Pavilion.
The Aggies, meanwhile, improved to 16-2 overall and 2-0 vs. the league. They'll finish their conference season next weekend vs. Incarnate Word.
“Cameron is a very good team, and I don't want to take anything away from their win, but we had our chances to come back and take the lead today,” said head coach Hutton Jones. “We're a young team and we're still hurting somewhat, but I still think we're getting better and can certainly be a better team a couple weeks from now at conference.”
The Wildcats began the match trailing 2-1 as both their No. 2 and 3 doubles teams faltered down the stretch. Senior Alfredo Desiati, who was playing his first doubles match in three weeks, lost at No. 3 alongside freshman Jason Proctor, 8-6, to the team of Dennis Merdan and Joao Fazendeiro, and then at No. 2, the Cameron duo of Nicolai Ferrigno and Dean Weigelt held off Borja Cortes and Nicklas Wingord, 9-8.
At No. 1 doubles, senior Hans Hach and sophomore Guilherme Gesser defeated Duje Janjic and Angelo Lencioni, 8-3.
Despite suffering from a shoulder injury for much of the season, Desiati tied the score at 2-2 following his straight-set win at No. 6 over Fazendeiro, 6-2, 6-2, but ACU quickly fell back into a hole when Merdan topped Gesser at No. 3, 6-3, 6-4.
The next four singles matches all went to a third set and Cameron eventually clinched it after Janjic came back from a set down to beat Wingord at No. 2, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3.
ACU's Cortes and Hach also rallied from a set down to win their matches at No. 5 and 1 singles, but only after the dual had been decided. Cortes beat Lencioni 3-6, 6-3, 7-6, while Hach – who is ranked sixth in NCAA Division II – won his Regional Championship rematch vs. No. 20 Nicolai Ferrigno, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.
Hach has won his last three matches in improving to 14-6 on the season.
The Wildcats return to action next week for three matches in Pensacola, Fla., vs. Auburn-Montgomery, New Orleans and host West Florida.
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#19 Cameron University 5, #16 Abilene Christian 4
Apr 04, 2013 at Abilene, TX (Eager Tennis Pavilion)
Singles competition
1. #6 Hans Hach (ACUM) def. #20 Nicolai Ferrigno (CU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
2. Duje Janjic (CU) def. Nicklas Wingord (ACUM) 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
3. Dennis Merdan (CU) def. Guilherme Gesser (ACUM) 6-3, 6-4
4. Jorge Gerosi (CU) def. Jason Proctor (ACUM) 6-2, 0-6, 6-1
5. Borja Cortes (ACUM) def. Angelo Lencioni (CU) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6
6. Alfredo Desiati (ACUM) def. Joao Fazendeiro (CU) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #12 Hans Hach/Guilherme Gesser (ACUM) def. Duje Janjic/Angelo Lencioni (CU) 8-3
2. Nicolai Ferrigno/Dean Weigelt (CU) def. Borja Cortes/Nicklas Wingord (ACUM) 9-8
3. Dennis Merdan/Joao Fazendeiro (CU) def. Jason Proctor/Alfredo Desiati (ACUM) 8-6
Match Notes
Cameron University 16-2; National ranking #19; Regional ranking #4
Abilene Christian 12-12; National ranking #16; Regional ranking #2
The Aggies, meanwhile, improved to 16-2 overall and 2-0 vs. the league. They'll finish their conference season next weekend vs. Incarnate Word.
“Cameron is a very good team, and I don't want to take anything away from their win, but we had our chances to come back and take the lead today,” said head coach Hutton Jones. “We're a young team and we're still hurting somewhat, but I still think we're getting better and can certainly be a better team a couple weeks from now at conference.”
The Wildcats began the match trailing 2-1 as both their No. 2 and 3 doubles teams faltered down the stretch. Senior Alfredo Desiati, who was playing his first doubles match in three weeks, lost at No. 3 alongside freshman Jason Proctor, 8-6, to the team of Dennis Merdan and Joao Fazendeiro, and then at No. 2, the Cameron duo of Nicolai Ferrigno and Dean Weigelt held off Borja Cortes and Nicklas Wingord, 9-8.
At No. 1 doubles, senior Hans Hach and sophomore Guilherme Gesser defeated Duje Janjic and Angelo Lencioni, 8-3.
Despite suffering from a shoulder injury for much of the season, Desiati tied the score at 2-2 following his straight-set win at No. 6 over Fazendeiro, 6-2, 6-2, but ACU quickly fell back into a hole when Merdan topped Gesser at No. 3, 6-3, 6-4.
The next four singles matches all went to a third set and Cameron eventually clinched it after Janjic came back from a set down to beat Wingord at No. 2, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3.
ACU's Cortes and Hach also rallied from a set down to win their matches at No. 5 and 1 singles, but only after the dual had been decided. Cortes beat Lencioni 3-6, 6-3, 7-6, while Hach – who is ranked sixth in NCAA Division II – won his Regional Championship rematch vs. No. 20 Nicolai Ferrigno, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.
Hach has won his last three matches in improving to 14-6 on the season.
The Wildcats return to action next week for three matches in Pensacola, Fla., vs. Auburn-Montgomery, New Orleans and host West Florida.
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#19 Cameron University 5, #16 Abilene Christian 4
Apr 04, 2013 at Abilene, TX (Eager Tennis Pavilion)
Singles competition
1. #6 Hans Hach (ACUM) def. #20 Nicolai Ferrigno (CU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
2. Duje Janjic (CU) def. Nicklas Wingord (ACUM) 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
3. Dennis Merdan (CU) def. Guilherme Gesser (ACUM) 6-3, 6-4
4. Jorge Gerosi (CU) def. Jason Proctor (ACUM) 6-2, 0-6, 6-1
5. Borja Cortes (ACUM) def. Angelo Lencioni (CU) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6
6. Alfredo Desiati (ACUM) def. Joao Fazendeiro (CU) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #12 Hans Hach/Guilherme Gesser (ACUM) def. Duje Janjic/Angelo Lencioni (CU) 8-3
2. Nicolai Ferrigno/Dean Weigelt (CU) def. Borja Cortes/Nicklas Wingord (ACUM) 9-8
3. Dennis Merdan/Joao Fazendeiro (CU) def. Jason Proctor/Alfredo Desiati (ACUM) 8-6
Match Notes
Cameron University 16-2; National ranking #19; Regional ranking #4
Abilene Christian 12-12; National ranking #16; Regional ranking #2
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