TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Southeastern was unable to overcome a slow start against Northeastern State on Thursday afternoon, falling to the Riverhawks 5-2.
NSU swept all three doubles matches to carry a 1-0 lead into the singles play, and the Riverhawks would claim the first two singles wins at No. 2 and 1 to extend their edge, 3-0.
Luke Tinnock secured the Storm's first point of the match at line 3 after rallying from a set down against NSU's Mansur Khajimuradov to win 5-7, 6-3, 6-0.
However, NSU clinched the match win at Court 4 before
Nolan Guerin picked up a win on No. 5, 7-5, 6-1 over Baptiste Linet. Southeastern (3-8, 0-2 MIAA/GAC) heads back to Durant, Okla., to host Arkansas-Fort Smith on Tuesday, March 31, at noon.
Doubles
No. 1 Alexander Edley/Mansu Khajimuradov (NSU) def.
Nolan Guerin/
Davi Costa (SE) 7-8 (8-6)
No. 2 James Edley/Luis Denda (NSU) def.
Jose Pinto/
Benjamin Fracassi (SE) 6-4
No. 3 Tomas Aramburu/Ko Osuga (NSU) def.
Luke Tinnock/
Eric Poindexter 6-3
Order of finish:3, 2, 1
Singles
No. 1 James Edley (NSU) def.
Jose Pinto (SE) 7-5, 6-3
No. 2 Alexander Edley (NSU) def.
Benjamin Fracassi (SE) 6-1, 6-2
No. 3
Luke Tinnock (SE) def. Mansur Khajimuradov (NSU) 5-7, 6-3, 6-0
No. 4 Tomas Aramburu (NSU) def.
Eric Poindexter (SE) 3-6, 6-3, 5-7
No. 5
Nolan Guerin (SE) def. Baptiste Linet (NSU) 7-5, 6-1
No. 6 Manuel Brunengo (NSU) def. Paolo Estada (SE) 6-3, 6-2
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6
