Kansas City
Eastern Washington
'Roos Snap Skid With 4-3 Win at Eastern Washington
2/22/2014 2:01:00 AM | Men's Tennis
(Cheney, Wash.) - The UMKC men's tennis squad started the weekend on the right foot when it took down Eastern Washington in a tough 4-3 dual Friday on the road.
Kansas City (2-6) snapped its six-match skid with the win, and it came with some huge drama in doubles play. After the 'Roos took an 8-4 win at the No. 2 spot, it came down to tiebreakers at No. 1 and 3 to decide the point. UMKC fell 7-4 in the No. 3 tiebreak, but the duo of Tomas Patino and Mike Psarros came through with a 7-5 winner at No. 1 to take the 1-0 lead.
In singles play, EWU tried to mount a comeback with a straight set win at No. 1, but UMKC came right back with a win at No. 4 from Vinh Pham. Andrey Smirnov secured another point with a three-set win at No. 3, before Patino came through again to clinch the match, coming back from a set down to win at No. 2. With the match already clinched, EWU won the No. 5 and No. 6 spots.
The 'Roos will face a stiffer opponent in WAC rival Idaho on Saturday evening in Spokane, Wash.
Kansas City 4, Eastern Washington 3
Feb 21, 2014 at Cheney, Wash. (Jim Thorpe Fieldhouse)
| Singles competition |
| 1. DULA, Robert (EWU) def. Mike Psarros (UMKC) 6-4, 6-3 |
| 2. Tomas Patino (UMKC) def. BRINGOLD, Eduardo (EWU) 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 3. Andrey Smirnov (UMKC) def. THOMPSON, Luke (EWU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 4. Vinh Pham (UMKC) def. BENDJELTI, Wacil (EWU) 6-4, 7-5 |
| 5. FARRAR, Stefan (EWU) def. Conner Edwards (UMKC) 7-6, 2-6, 1-0 |
| 6. BOYLE, Matt (EWU) def. Uldis Gaismins (UMKC) 6-4, 6-4 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Tomas Patino/Mike Psarros (UMKC) def. DULA, Robert/BRINGOLD, Eduardo (EWU) 8-7 (5) |
| 2. Conner Edwards/Vinh Pham (UMKC) def. THOMPSON, Luke/BENDJELTI, Wacil (EWU) 8-4 |
| 3. BURGHART, Rendell/NESS, Luke (EWU) def. Uldis Gaismins/Daniel De Zamacona (UMKC) 8-7 (4) |
| Match Notes |
| Kansas City 2-6 |
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Eastern Washington 4-4 Order of finish: Singles (1,4,3,2,5,6) |
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