DENTON, Texas ? The 27th-ranked South Alabama men’s tennis team opened the 2007 Sun Belt Conference Championship with a 4-0 win over eighth-seeded Western Kentucky at the Waranch Tennis Center. The Jaguars improve to 19-4, while WKU ends its season at 9-9.
USA opened the match with two wins in doubles as juniors R.J. Nagel and Jack Baker defeated Matt Broom and Thomas Krug at the No. 2 position, 8-1. Senior Dias Doskarayev and sophomore Craig Dunne defeated David Bowman and Quinn Saine, 8-1 at No. 3. USA’s duo of junior Robert Hodel and sophomore Marek Sramek held a 6-1 lead at the top spot when their match was stopped after the Jaguars won the team point.
In singles, Nagel disposed of Broom, 6-2, 6-0 at No. 5 to put the Jags up 2-0. Dunne defeated Sam Patterson at No. 6 in straight sets, 6-1, 6-0 and USA clinched the match as Baker posted two shutout sets over Andy True at No. 2
USA now will face the winner of the 4/5 match between Louisiana-Lafayette and UALR tomorrow at 5 p.m.
#27 South Alabama 4, Western Kentucky 0
Apr 20, 2007 at Denton, Texas
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Singles competition |
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1. Dias Doskarayev (USA) vs. Chad True (WKU) 6-0, 4-0, unfinished |
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2. Jack Baker (USA) def. Andy True (WKU) 6-0, 6-0 |
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3. Marek Sramek (USA) vs. Thomas Krug (WKU) 6-3, 3-0, unfinished |
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4. Robert Hodel (USA) vs. David Bowman (WKU) 6-1, 2-1, unfinished |
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5. R.J. Nagel (USA) def. Matt Broom (WKU) 6-2, 6-0 |
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6. Craig Dunne (USA) def. Sam Patterson (WKU) 6-1, 6-0 |
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Doubles competition |
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1. Robert Hodel/Marek Sramek (USA) vs. Andy True/Chad True (WKU) 6-1, unfinished |
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2. R.J. Nagel/Jack Baker (USA) def. Matt Broom/Thomas Krug (WKU) 8-1 |
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3. Dias Doskarayev/Craig Dunne (USA) def. David Bowman/Quinn Saine (WKU) 8-2 |
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Match Notes |
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Order of finish - Doubles: 2,3 Singles: 5,6,2 |
