EDMOND, Okla. – After falling behind 3-1 in the match, Southeastern rallied to defeat Newman 4-3 with four wins in the singles round to earn its first conference win of the season.
The Savage Storm fell behind in the match 1-0, as Newman secured the doubles points with wins at the No. 2 and 3 lines. SE's duo of
Jose Pinto and
German Vallejo were able to secure a win at court one, winning 6-0.
SE quickly tied the match 1-all, as
Luis Ching delivered a 6-5 and 7-5 win at No. 1, but two wins for NU at courts two and three in quick succession put the Jets back ahead 3-1.
Djordje Kurcubic pulled a point back for the blue and gold at the No. 6 line after falling behind in set one and then winning sets two and three 6-3 to get the win. From there, the Storm tied the match 3-3 with a win at No. 5 by Vallejo in three sets, and
Benjamin Fracassi completed the rally with a three-set victory from court four, winning 3-6, 7-6 and 6-4, to help capture the victory for SE.
Southeastern (9-3 1-1) returns home on Friday, Apr. 11, to host Seward County from the Southeastern Tennis Complex at noon.
RESULTS
Doubles:
No. 1
Jose Pinto and
German Vallejo (SE) won 6-0
No. 2
Benjamin Fracassi and Sammr Rania (SE) lost 6-3
No. 3
Luke Tinnock and
Djordje Kurcubic (SE) lost 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles:
No. 1
Luis Ching (SE) def. Ali Mounir (NU) 6-4, 7-5
No. 2 Pavel Vysotin (NU) def.
David Palomares (SE) 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 Nicolo Lippolis (NU) def.
Luke Tinnock (SE) 6-4, 7-5
No. 4
Benjamin Fracassi (SE) def. Andrea Bramati (NU) 3-6, 7-6, 6-4
No. 5
German Vallejo (SE) def. Luca Bartolome (NU) 6-3, 4-6 6-2
No. 6
Djordje Kurcubic (SE) def. Andrea Torrini (NU) 6-7, 6-3 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3, 6, 5, 4
