Wildcat tennis engages in two more one-point decisions

Men's Tennis | 3/10/2015 10:09:00 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Abilene Christian men's tennis extended its streak of one-point duals to five Tuesday on the road at Kansas City's Plaza Tennis Center as the Wildcats followed a 4-3 win over Northwest Missouri State with a 4-3 loss to host UMKC.

The Wildcats (5-12) have engaged in eight one-point decisions this season but have come away as the victor only three times.

Senior Guilherme Gesser was the Wildcats' hero of game one as he held off Maruo Tete at No. 2 in three sets 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 for the dual-clinching point. He and sophomore Nico Agritelley also were victorious in doubles as they routed Tete and Riveros, 6-1, to improve to 8-7 on the spring

"That first match came down to him and everyone on the court was watching as he and Maruo started their third set," said head coach Hutton Jones. "He's competed valiantly all season at No. 1 even though wins have been tough to come by, so it was nice to see him get the victory in a match that came down to the wire. That was a big win for us against a very good Northwest Missouri team."

Also victorious against the Bearcats were Marco Bensley at No. 6 and Agritelley who was making his season debut at No. 1. Bensley clipped Hicham Azzaoui, 7-5, 6-0, while Agritelley rallied from a set down to beat Romain Boissinot, 3-6, 6-0, 6-1.

Earlier in the match junior Jason Proctor and Henry Adams secured the doubles point by edging Aymeric Autones and Boissinot, 7-6. They then came back from down 5-2 to give ACU the doubles point against UMKC, but rather surprisingly, they were the Wildcats' lone repeat winners of the afternoon as Agritelley and Gesser both lost in singles and together in doubles. Bensley also lost in straight sets at No. 6 to the Roos' Mike Psarros, 6-2, 6-3.

Bensley, however, did win his doubles match vs. UMKC with Paul Domanski, 7-5. The Wildcats later received singles points at No. 3 and 5 from Proctor and Domanski as they defeated their opposition in straight sets by scores of 6-3, 6-3 and 6-4, 6-4.

The Wildcats conclude their short stay in Kansas City Wednesday with an afternoon dual against Nebraska-Omaha.
 

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Abilene Christian 4, Northwest Missouri St. 3
Mar 10, 2015 at Kansas City, Mo. (Plaza Tennis Center) 

Singles competition
1. Nico Agritelley (ACU) def. Romain Boissinot (NWMS) 3-6, 6-0, 6-1
2. Guilherme Gesser (ACU) def. Maruo Tete (NWMS) 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
3. Alvaro Riveros (NWMS) def. Jason Proctor (ACU) 7-5, 6-3
4. Josef Altmann (NWMS) def. Henry Adams (ACU) 7-6, 6-3
5. Fin Glowick (NWMS) def. Paul Domanski (ACU) 6-4, 6-0
6. Marco Bensley (ACU) def. Hicham Azzaoui (NWMS) 7-5, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Nico Agritelley/Guilherme Gesser (ACU) def. Maruo Tete/Alvaro Riveros (NWMS) 6-1
2. Jason Proctor/Henry Adams (ACU) def. Aymeric Autones/Romain Boissinot (NWMS) 7-6
3. Fin Glowick/Josef Altmann (NWMS) def. Paul Domanski/Marco Bensley (ACU) 6-0

Match Notes
Abilene Christian 5-11
Northwest Missouri St. 3-2
 

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UMKC 4, Abilene Christian 3
Mar 10, 2015 at Kansas City, Mo. (Plaza Tennis Center) 

Singles competition
1. Airam Castellano (UMKC) def. Nico Agritelley (ACU) 6-4, 6-2
2. Andrey Smirnov (UMKC) def. Guilherme Gesser (ACU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Jason Proctor (ACU) def. Vinh Pham (UMKC) 6-3, 6-3
4. Uldis Gaismins (UMKC) def. Henry Adams (ACU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Paul Domanski (ACU) def. Conner Edwards (UMKC) 6-4, 6-4
6. Mike Psarros (UMKC) def. Marco Bensley (ACU) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Airam Castellano/Mike Psarros (UMKC) def. Guilherme Gesser/Nico Agritelley (ACU) 6-4
2. Henry Adams/Jason Proctor (ACU) def. Uldis Gaismins/Andrey Smirnov (UMKC) 7-5
3. Marco Bensley/Paul Domanski (ACU) def. Conner Edwards/Amaury Navette (UMKC) 7-5

Match Notes
Abilene Christian 5-12
UMKC 5-7