By: Justin DeWeese
GOSHEN, Ind. - The men's and women's tennis teams earned Senior Day wins on Friday afternoon in Goshen. The men cruised by Judson 6-1, and the women followed suit, winning 5-2.
Head coach
Evan Atkinson recognized the four seniors among the teams before the matches got underway. The Goshen seniors are
Kevin Bollmann,
Wesley Beck,
Sarah Hinshaw, and
Hannah McCoy.
The men won all the singles competitions from no. 2 to no. 6 and won the team point 2-1.
Filippo Gallo and
Kevin Bollmann won in tiebreaks,
Pedro Scattolon and
Insee Akarapan won in straight sets, and
Mario Gomez won after a Judson injury.
Akarapan and Gallo won in no. 1 doubles 7-6(5) and Bollmann and Gomez won in no. 3 doubles 7-5.
The women won in no. 1 and no. 2 singles from the play of
Sude Aytekin and
Carmen Aliaga and took no. 5 and no. 6 singles by default. Aliaga fought through a tough matchup, defeating Anastasia White 7-6(2), 5-7, (10-8). Aytekin won in no. 1 singles 6-1, 6-1.
The Leafs won no. 3 doubles by default, and the team of Aytekin and
Szofia Kallai won 6-2 in no. 1 doubles. Goshen won the team point 2-1.
The women are an eight seed in the Crossroads League tournament and will face the one seed Indiana Wesleyan. The men meet Cardinal Stritch on Saturday, September 17, at home at 11:00 am. Then they will face Indiana Wesleyan in the league tournament as well. The Maple Leafs are the five seed, and the Wildcats are the four seed in that matchup. Both teams will start the tournament at Indiana Wesleyan on Tuesday, September 20, at 4:30 pm.
Men: Goshen 6, Judson 1
Singles
1. Alexandre Veltkamp (J) def.
Matija Margetic 6-4, 6-3
2.
Filippo Gallo (G) def. Maximilian Fortun 4-6, 6-3, (11-9)
3.
Pedro Scattolon (G) def. Antoine Adamiak 6-3, 6-3
4.
Kevin Bollmann (G) def. Hugo La Hei 4-6, 6-4, (10-7)
5.
Mario Gomez (G) def. Julius Fortun 4-4, retired
6.
Insee Akarapan (G) def. William Barnes 6-4, 6-3
Doubles - Goshen won team point 2-1
1. Akarapan/Gallo (G) def. Adamiak/Barnes 7-6(5)
2. La Hei/Veltkamp (J) def. Margetic/Scattolon 6-2
3. Bollmann/Gomez (G) def. Fortun/Fortun 7-5
Records: Goshen 6-4 (5-3 CL); Judson 2-2
Women: Goshen 5, Judson 2
Singles
1.
Sude Aytekin (G) def. Samantha Brackenrig 6-1, 6-1
2.
Carmen Aliaga (G) def. Anastasia White 7-6(2), 5-7, (10-8)
3. Linda Nhiwatiwa (J) def.
Sarah Hinshaw 5-7, 6-1, (10-7)
4. Caroline Johnson (J) def.
Hannah McCoy 6-1, 6-3
5. Goshen by default
6. Goshen by default
Doubles - Goshen won team point 2-1
1. Aytekin/
Szofia Kallai (G) def. Brackerrig/White 6-2
2. Johnson/Nhiwatiwa (J) def. Hinshaw/McCoy 6-2
3. Goshen by default
Records: Goshen 3-7 (2-6 CL); Judson 0-3