Kansas City
New Mexico State
Aggies Drop 'Roos with 6-1 Triumph
2/17/2014 7:16:00 PM | Men's Tennis
(Las Cruces, N.M.) - Kansas City men's tennis was again on the wrong side of some tight matches, and dropped a 6-1 decision to WAC opponent New Mexico State on Monday.
The 'Roos (1-6) picked up a 6-5 win at No. 1 doubles by Mike Psarros and Tomas Patino, but the Aggies (6-3) took victories at the other two spots to take the 1-0 lead going into singles play.
The Aggies rolled to wins in straight sets at Nos. 2, 4 and 5, but UMKC battled to a third set in the other three matches. Andrey Smirnov jumped up early in his match at No. 3, before dropping the second set to even it up. The final set was his though, picking up the first point of the day.
The other two close matches, at No. 1 and No. 6, didn't quite go the 'Roos way in the final set as both comebacks fell short.
Kansas City will head to Spokane, Washington this weekend where they will face four opponents, indluding another WAC rival in Idaho.
New Mexico State Men's Tennis 6, Kansas City 1
Feb 17, 2014 at Las Cruces, NM (NM State Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Strahinja Trecakov (NMSU) def. Mike Psarros (UMKC) 6-3, 0-6, 6-3 |
| 2. Paul Denele (NMSU) def. Tomas Patino (UMKC) 6-4, 6-2 |
| 3. Andrey Smirnov (UMKC) def. Liam Goldberg (NMSU) 6-3, 0-6, 6-4 |
| 4. Germain Degardin (NMSU) def. Vinh Pham (UMKC) 6-4, 6-3 |
| 5. Patrick Pfister (NMSU) def. Conner Edwards (UMKC) 6-2, 6-4 |
| 6. Naveen Manivannan (NMSU) def. Uldis Gaismins (UMKC) 6-3, 5-6, 10-5 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Tomas Patino/Mike Psarros (UMKC) def. Marc Westgate/Liam Goldberg (NMSU) 6-5 |
| 2. Paul Denele/Naveen Manivannan (NMSU) def. Conner Edwards/Vinh Pham (UMKC) 6-1 |
| 3. Strahinja Trecakov/Germain Degardin (NMSU) def. Uldis Gaismins/Daniel De Zamacona (UMKC) 6-3 |
| Match Notes |
| Kansas City 1-6 |
| New Mexico State Men's Tennis 6-3 |
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