ARLINGTON - Texas Wesleyan University men and women both go 1-1 to start their homestead by beating Ottawa (AZ) and falling to Our Lady of the Lake. The women suffer their first loss and fall to 14-1 while the men move to 9-5 on the year.
Men's Results
TXWESÂ 4, OUAZ 0
Texas Wesleyan secured the doubles point with victories on courts one and three. Wil Bayliss and
Alejo Zurmendi opened with a commanding 6-3 win at No. 1 doubles over Arvid Lindbald and Filip Novacek. The pairing of
Yoni Danzic and
Ahmed Elkassas followed suit at No. 3 doubles, defeating Albin By and Maimiliano Lopez Gonzalez, 6-2. The match at No. 2 doubles between
Adriano Andrade and Malte Sommer and OUAZ's Fabian Wetter and Kasper Olofsson was left unfinished with the score at 4-3 in favor of the Rams.
In singles, Texas Wesleyan continued to dominate, starting with Malte Sommer's decisive 6-0, 6-2 victory over Maimiliano Lopez Gonzalez at No. 5 singles.
Alejo Zurmendi added another point at No. 4 singles, overcoming Kasper Olofsson in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1. The match was clinched by Wil Bayliss at No. 2 singles, who secured a 6-1, 6-2 win against Filip Novacek.
Adriano Andrade further extended the Rams' lead at No. 1 singles by defeating Arvid Lindbald, 6-2, 6-4.
Yoni Danzic's match at No. 3 singles against Fabian Wetter was unfinished with Danzic leading 7-6, while
Ahmed Elkassas's match at No. 6 singles against Boston McFarland remained incomplete with no games played.
TXWES 1, OLLU 4
Our Lady of the Lake secured the doubles point with victories at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. Bastien Prod'homme and Jaroslav Majsajdr outplayed Wil Bayliss and
Alejo Zurmendi 7-5 on court one. Jacob Gailey and Eliot Costa clinched the point by defeating
Yoni Danzic and
Ahmed Elkassas 6-4 at No. 3 doubles. Texas Wesleyan's
Adriano Andrade and Malte Sommer managed a win at No. 2 doubles, 6-2, against Corentin Fusaro and Pietro Guimaraes.
In singles, Jaroslav Majsajdr of Our Lady of the Lake started strong with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Andrade at No. 1 singles. Eliot Costa added another point for Our Lady of the Lake with a comeback win at No. 2 singles, defeating Bayliss 1-6, 6-3, 7-5. Texas Wesleyan picked up a point at No. 3 singles, where Danzic secured a straight-set victory, 6-3, 6-1, over Prod'homme.
Gabriel Nogueira further extended Our Lady of the Lake's lead with a hard-fought 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 win at No. 4 singles against Zurmendi. At No. 5 singles, Fusaro claimed a win in a three-set battle, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(7), over Sommer. The final singles match saw Louis Bocquet of Our Lady of the Lake defeat Elkassas 6-2, 6-1 at No. 6 singles, sealing the overall victory.
Women's Results
TXWES 4, OUAZ 2
Texas Wesleyan secured the doubles point with decisive victories on courts one and three.
Paulina Hudson and Zep Ege defeated Antonia Kostoff and Michelle Pugh, 6-0, at No. 1 doubles, while
Shelby Standokes and Mica Magday clinched the point with a 6-1 win over Yasmine Hawkins and Nikola Rusinova at No. 3 doubles. The match at No. 2 doubles was unfinished, with
Kaja Brunzlow and
Carla Arce Fernandez leading 4-2 against Sienna Johnson and Martina Antich.
In singles, Texas Wesleyan expanded its lead with a straight-set win from
Carla Arce Fernandez, who defeated Sienna Johnson 6-1, 6-1 at No. 4 singles. Hudson added another point for Texas Wesleyan at No. 2 singles, overcoming Pugh 6-3, 6-3. OUAZ earned a point at No. 1 singles as Martina Antich rallied to defeat Ege in three sets, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Magday delivered a key victory for Texas Wesleyan at No. 3 singles, edging out Kostoff 2-6, 7-6(7), 7-6(3) in a tightly contested match.
Meghan Connoly then closed out the day at No. 5 singles, securing a 6-3, 6-2 win over Rusinova.
Mai Tsushima's match at No. 6 singles against Hawkins was left unfinished, with Tsushima leading 6-0, 5-2, as the overall team victory was already determined.
TXWESÂ 1, OLLU 4
Texas Wesleyan dropped the doubles point to Our Lady of the Lake, who secured wins at No. 2 doubles and No. 3 doubles. Michaela Muller and Carolina Guerrero posted a 6-4 victory over
Kaja Brunzlow and
Carla Arce Fernandez at No. 2 doubles, while Ely Laure Ah-sou and Marie Peters defeated
Shelby Standokes and Mica Magday, 6-2, at No. 3 doubles. Texas Wesleyan's
Paulina Hudson and Zep Ege delivered a 6-0 win at No. 1 doubles against Anja Pisar and Maéva Chambon.
In singles, Our Lady of the Lake extended its lead with a win at No. 3 singles, where Ely Laure Ah-sou defeated Mica Magday 6-0, 6-1. The Rams responded at No. 2 singles as
Paulina Hudson claimed a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Anja Pisar. However, Marie Peters added a point for Our Lady of the Lake with a 7-5, 6-0 win against
Kaja Brunzlow at No. 4 singles.
Michaela Muller furthered the advantage with a 6-0, 6-0 sweep over
Carla Arce Fernandez at No. 5 singles. The match concluded with Maéva Chambon's 6-2, 6-0 triumph over
Meghan Connoly at No. 6 singles, sealing a 4-1 victory for Our Lady of the Lake. The contest at No. 1 singles between Carolina Guerrero and Zep Ege was left unfinished, with the score standing at 3-6, 7-5, 0-1.
The Rams stay home as they take on Arizona Christian on Tuesday, March 17 at the Mclleland Tennis Center at 10am.