AYALA PICKS UP SINGLES WIN; TIGERS FALL TO CORNERSTONE 6-1

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. –  Brian Ayala Victoria picked up a win at No. 6 singles but it was not enough as the Olivet Nazarene University men's tennis team dropped a match at Cornerstone Saturday with a 6-1 final score.

Cornerstone 6, Olivet Nazarene 1

Three of the matches found their way to tiebreaks. Ayala was victorious in his super tiebreaker, defeating Cornerstone's Jose Oliva 6-4, 4-6, 10-5 to pick up the win at No. 6 singles. Chatton Haws and Juan Banuls forced the tiebreaker at No. 2 and No. 3 singles, respectively, with both Tigers picking up wins in their second sets, but ultimately dropped both matches.

Singles
1 - Santi Castellanos (CU) def. Davi Toledo, 6-4, 6-3
2 - Luis Azviduy (CU) def. Chatton Haws, 6-2, 6-7, 11-9
3 - Joaquin Micheloni (CU) def. Juan Banuls Diaz, 6-2, 6-7, 10-6
4 - Dani Alfaro (CU) def. Carlo Cota, 6-4, 6-2
5 - Jaden Bender (CU) def. Paul Saleh, 6-1, 6-4
6 - Brian Ayala Victoria (ONU) def. Jose Oliva, 6-4, 4-6, 10-5

Doubles
1 - Castellanos/Azviduy (CU) def. Saleh/Diaz, 6-1
2 - Romero/Toledo (ONU) def. Bender/Oliva, 6-3
3 - Micheloni/Alfaro (CU) def. Cota/Ayala, 7-6

The Tigers will return to the court in over a month to take on Prairie State Mar. 28.

--ONU—

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