Saturday, April 23
Beaumont, Texas
9 a.m.
Abilene Christian
4
vs
2
New Mexico State
ACU men survive semis, advance to WAC Championship against tourney’s top team
4/23/2022 1:46:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BEAUMONT, Texas – The Abilene Christian men's tennis team defeated New Mexico State for the third time this season on Saturday afternoon, knocking off the Aggies 4-2 in the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament. Tyler Stewart picked up the clinching point for the Purple and White, coming away with a tiebreaking win in the third singles flight.
INSIDE THE MATCH:
HOW IT HAPPENED:
UP NEXT:
INSIDE THE MATCH:
- Host: Lamar University
- Site: Beaumont Municipal Tennis Complex
- Location: Beaumont, Texas
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Savan Chhabra and Jose Maria Rastrojo picked up a 6-4 win in #2 doubles, and the tandem of Daniel Morozov and Dario Kmet clinched the first point of the day with a 7-6 win on Court 1.
- Chhabra was the first Wildcat to clinch his singles match, defeating NMSU's Itay Feigin 6-1, 6-2 to make it a 2-0 lead.
- Cesar Barranquero put the 'Cats on the brink of advancing with a 6-3, 6-4 victory in #5 singles, but the Aggies answered with wins in each of the top two flights.
- Stewart sealed the deal for ACU three and half hours into the day, outlasting Corey Clark 7-5 in a thrilling tiebreaker.
UP NEXT:
- ACU will take on top seed and tournament host Lamar in the WA Championship on Sunday morning, with doubles action slated for 9:00 a.m.
#GoWildcats
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Menard, Louis / 0 [NMSU]
76
64
#2 Singles Match
123
Simecek, Martin / 0 [NMSU]
066
623
#3 Singles Match
123
Clarke, Corey / 0 [NMSU]
266
637
#4 Singles Match
12
Feigin, Itay / 0 [NMSU]
12
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Akkermans, Gijs / 0 [NMSU]
34
66
#6 Singles Match
1234
Visser, Jordy / 0 [NMSU]
1750
655UF
Order of Finish:
4,5,1,2,3
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