NASHVILLE - Abilene Christian men's tennis fell 4-3 Friday to a Lipscomb team that improved to 8-0 with its victory. The Bison, which have won their last four decisions by one point, lead their all-time series vs. ACU, 3-1,
Lipscomb started the dual with a sweep of doubles, but had to hold on in singles as the Wildcats captured three of the first five matches led by No. 2 sophomore
Dimitrios Azoidis (6-3, 6-3), No. 3 senior
Nikolas Moceanu (3-6, 6-3, 6-3) and No. 6 freshman
Savan Chhabra (6-3, 6-2). The deciding point came down to the No. 5 position, where Maksim Bogdanovich edged
Riley Tran, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
ACU's scheduled match Saturday, Feb. 29 at Oklahoma Baptist was canceled and will not be rescheduled.
Next up for the Wildcats is a trip to Waco Saturday, March 7 for a doubleheader vs. Valparaiso and Prairie View A&M.
Lipscomb 4, Abilene Christian 3
Feb 28, 2020 at Nashville, Tenn. (Richland CC)
Singles competition
1. Victor Chaw (LIP) def.
Jonathan Sheehy (ACU) 6-4, 6-4
2.
Dimitrios Azoidis (ACU) def. Pablo Caffarena (LIP) 6-3, 6-3
3.
Nikolas Moceanu (ACU) def. Jorge Ortegon (LIP) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
4. Pedro Uribe (LIP) def.
Jackson Fine (ACU) 4-6, 6-0, 6-4
5. Maksim Bogdanovich (LIP) def.
Riley Tran (ACU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
6.
Savan Chhabra (ACU) def. Jake Penny (LIP) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Victor Chaw/Pablo Caffarena (LIP) def.
Jonathan Sheehy/
Jackson Fine (ACU) 6-2
2. Jorge Ortegon/Pedro Uribe (LIP) def.
Akinori Wada/
Nikolas Moceanu (ACU) 6-2
3. Gonzalo Garcia-Nieto/Jake Penny (LIP) vs.
Dimitrios Azoidis/
Riley Tran (ACU) 2-4, unfinished
Match Notes
Abilene Christian 7-5
Lipscomb 8-0
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (2,1,4,3,6,5)
