TIGERS IMPROVE TO 2-0 IN CCAC WITH WIN OVER ST. AMBROSE

PARK FOREST, Ill. – The Olivet Nazarene University men's tennis team improved to 2-0 in the CCAC with a 4-1 victory over St. Ambrose Wednesday afternoon.

Olivet Nazarene 4, St. Ambrose 1

The dual featured four third-set super-tiebreakers, with the Tigers picking up wins in two of those matches while the other two went unfinished. Hector Romero won 6-3, 4-6, 10-8 at No. 4 singles and David Sancez picked up a 6-4, 3-6, 10-2 decision at No. 5.

Juan Diaz Banuls and Taiga Kurosu picked up straight-set wins at No. 1 and No. 6 singles, respectively, to lock up the team victory for the Tigers.

Despite ONU surrendering the doubles point, Shaun Choubey and Paul Saleh claimed the No. 3 doubles match with an easy 6-0 victory.

Singles

1 - Juan Diaz Banuls (ONU) def. Paul Vitor, 6-4, 6-1
4 - Hector Romero (ONU) def. Gianfranco Garcia, 6-3, 4-6, 10-8
5 - David Sanchez (ONU) def. Bennet Piotrowski, 6-4, 3-6, 10-2
6 - Taiga Kurosu (ONU) def. Connor Leibforth, 6-2, 6-2

Doubles

1 - Vitor/Lelm (SAU) def. Toledo/Romero, 6-2
2 - Guimaray/Garcia (SAU) def. Vargas/Gomez, 6-2
3 - Choubey/Saleh (ONU) def. B. Piotrowski/G. Piotrowski, 6-0

WHAT'S NEXT?

The Tigers will host Marian at the Snowbarger Athletic Complex on Thursday, April 6 at 3:30 p.m. CST.

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*Contact: Evan Wild, Sports Information Director, ewwild@olivet.edu