MEN WIN, WOMEN FALL IN CCAC OPENERS AGAINST ST. FRANCIS

FLOSSMOOR, Ill. – The Olivet Nazarene University men's and women's tennis teams opened up their conference schedules this weekend against St. Francis (Ill.). The Tiger men picked up the win 4-0 while the women fell 4-0.

Men: Olivet Nazarene 4, St. Francis (Ill.) 0

The Tigers took care of business Saturday, winning every singles match and claiming the doubles point to clinch the match in four.

After ONU dropped the No. 1 doubles match, Carlo Cota Vargas and Carlos Gomez teamed up for a 6-1 win in the No. 2 match. ONU then claimed the doubles point by default in the third match.

Vargas picked up the 6-4, 6-1 win in No. 1 singles match, while Juan Diaz Banuls took the 6-3, 6-1 victory in No. 3. A default in the No. 6 singles match clinched the win for ONU.

Singles

1 - Carlo Cota Vargas (ONU) def. Sebastian Bahamondes, 6-4, 6-1
3 - Juan Diaz Banuls (ONU) def. Paul Wottgen, 6-3, 6-4
6 - Taiga Kurosu (ONU) def. N/A, default

Doubles

1 - Hernandez/Wottgen (SFU) def. Romero/Toledo, 6-2
2 - Vargas/Gomez (ONU) def. Bahamondes/Flores, 6-1
3 - Choubey/Saleh (ONU) def. N/A, default

Women: St. Francis (Ill.) 4, Olivet Nazarene 0

The Tigers were unable to pick up any wins on the day, with St. Francis (Ill.) clinching the match in four points.

Nirva Patel and Natasha Nieto were tied at 3-3 in the No. 1 doubles match, but the match was cut short due to St. Francis clinching the win. The same happened for Nieto in the No. 2 singles match, where she was leading 6-5 before the match was called off.

The Fighting Saints claimed the doubles point and won the Nos. 4, 5, and 6 matches to take the conference-opener win.

Singles

4 - Denisse Lizano (SFU) def. Audrey Zoeteman, 6-0, 6-0
5 - Viyaleta Hordzich (SFU) def. Rachel Shuflit, 6-0, 6-0
6 - Heather Heintz (SFU) def. N/A, default

Doubles

2 - Lizano/Noa (SFU) def. Chen/Zoeteman, 6-0
3 - Heintz/Hordzich (SFU) def. N/A, default

WHAT'S NEXT?

The Tigers will continue conference play with men's and women's matches against St. Ambrose on Tuesday, April 4 at Snowbarger Athletic Complex in Bourbonnais, Ill. The matches are set to begin at 1 p.m. CST.

--ONU—

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