Men's Tennis Reaches GAC Final

BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Southeastern advanced to the Great American Conference Tournament Finals for the second-straight year after downing Ouachita Baptist 4-3 in the quarterfinals on Friday morning in Bentonville, Ark.
 
The win moves the Savage Storm to 9-6 overall on the season and sets up a title match against Harding at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday morning.
 
The Storm fell behind early after losing the doubles point, but Benjamin Finet would respond with a 6-4, 6-2 win at number five to even the match at 1-1.
 
A win at two singles by Ouachita Baptist would put SE in a hole again and this time it was Danrich Kruger who would post a 6-1, 6-4 win at four singles to again even the match at 2-2.
 
The Storm would drop the three position to again face a deficit, but again SE would have an answer as Milos Vuckovic would need three sets to pick up a 6-0, 3-6, 6-2 win at the six position to tie the score at 3-3.
 
The reigning GAC Player of the year would show why as he would pick up a 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 win at the top singles spot to secure the 4-3 win for the Storm.
 
Southeastern 4, Ouachita Baptist 3
Doubles:
1.  Juan Moncada/Francisco Oliveira (OUA) vs. Benjamin Finet/Ondrej Nice (SOSU) 6-6 UNF
2.  Dan Kaplun/Santiago Kearney (OUA) def. Danrich Kruger/Sandro Lena (SOSU) 6-1
3.  Nair Adi/Tobias Fuerschuss (OUA) def. Juan Scoppetta/Milos Vuckovic (SOSU) 7-5
 
Singles:
1.  Juan Scoppetta (SOSU) def. Juan Moncada (OUA) 7-6, 4-6, 6-3
2.  Francisco Oliveira (OUA) def. Ondrej Nice (SOSU) 6-3, 7-5
3.  Dan Kaplun (OUA) def. Sandro Lena (SOSU) 7-5, 6-2
4.  Danrich Kruger (SOSU) def. Santiago Kearney (OUA) 6-1, 6-4
5.  Benjamin Finet (SOSU) def. Nair Adi (OUA) 6-4, 6-2
6.  Milos Vuckovic (SOSU) def. Tobias Fuerschuss (OUA) 6-0, 3-6, 6-2
ORDER OF FINISH: Doubles – 2, 3; Singles – 5, 2, 4, 3, 6, 1