MOBILE, Ala. – The Lewis-Clark State men’s and women’s tennis teams ran into season-ending roadblocks at the NAIA national tennis championships on Wednesday. The Warrior women were ousted from the tournament by No. 2-seed Fresno Pacific 5-0, and the men were stopped by second-seeded Auburn Montgomery 5-0.
The women’s team, which was making its 17th appearance at nationals, went 1-1 at the tournament to end the season with an overall record of 7-13, while the men’s team went 1-1 during its 20th appearance to finish the year at 10-16.
Although they were unable to win a set, the Warrior women did win multiple games against Fresno Pacific including three at No. 1 doubles. Katharina Marsela and Ciara Schultz came the closest to winning a point for the Warriors as they lost 8-3 at No. 1. The Warriors lost 8-2, and 8-1 in the two other doubles matchups. At singles, Fresno Pacific quickly won at No. 3 and No. 5 and so the remaining matches went unfinished.
On the men’s side, LCSC’s Oliver Sindayigaya and Tyler Oram nearly pulled out a win at No. 3 doubles against Auburn Montgomery but ended up falling 9-7. The Warriors dropped the other two doubles matches 8-1, and 8-2.
In singles, the Senators swiftly gained the two points they needed for the win by claiming both the No. 1 and No. 2 match. The remaining unfinished matches all favored Auburn Montgomery with the exception of position five which had LCSC’s Cesar Uauy ahead by one set and leading 1-0 in the second set.
The Warrior women had just one senior on this year’s roster in Megan Smedley, while the men had two seniors, Tobias Campbell and Arslan Mermut.
Women’s results – Fresno Pacific (Calif.) def. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), 5-0
Singles:
No. 1 – Katia Sabate (FPU) vs. Katharina Marsela (LCSC), DNF
No. 2 – Sara Celma (FPU) vs. Dorothy Chong (LCSC), DNF
No. 3 – Cristina Valladares (FPU) def. Megan Smedley (LCSC), 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 – Vanessa Heroux (FPU) vs. Elaine Lee (LCSC), DNF
No. 5 – Erika Januskova (FPU) def. Barb Sneckner (LCSC), 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 – Yuwa Blinovskaya (FPU) vs. Samantha Teigen (LCSC), DNF
Doubles:
No. 1 – Katia Sabate / Vanessa Heroux (FPU) def. Katharina Marsela / Ciara Schultz (LCSC), 8-3
No. 2 – Sara Celma / Cristina Valladares (FPU) def. Dorothy Chong / Samantha Teigen (LCSC), 8-2
No. 3 – Erika Januskova / Yulia Blinovskaya (FPU) def. Megan Smedley / Chelsea Gay (LCSC), 8-1
No. 1 – Katia Sabate (FPU) vs. Katharina Marsela (LCSC), DNF
No. 2 – Sara Celma (FPU) vs. Dorothy Chong (LCSC), DNF
No. 3 – Cristina Valladares (FPU) def. Megan Smedley (LCSC), 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 – Vanessa Heroux (FPU) vs. Elaine Lee (LCSC), DNF
No. 5 – Erika Januskova (FPU) def. Barb Sneckner (LCSC), 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 – Yuwa Blinovskaya (FPU) vs. Samantha Teigen (LCSC), DNF
Doubles:
No. 1 – Katia Sabate / Vanessa Heroux (FPU) def. Katharina Marsela / Ciara Schultz (LCSC), 8-3
No. 2 – Sara Celma / Cristina Valladares (FPU) def. Dorothy Chong / Samantha Teigen (LCSC), 8-2
No. 3 – Erika Januskova / Yulia Blinovskaya (FPU) def. Megan Smedley / Chelsea Gay (LCSC), 8-1
Men’s results – Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) def. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), 5-0
Singles:
No. 1 – Alberto Romea Gonzalez (AUM) def. Ivan Krijanto (LCSC), 6-1, 6-2
No. 2 – Michael Johnson (AUM) def. Zhia Hwa Chong (LCSC), 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 – Ayrton Wibowo (AUM) vs. Benjamin Robert (LCSC), 7-5, 4-0 DNF
No. 4 – Bence Toth (AUM) vs. Oliver Sindayigaya (LCSC), 6-2, 4-2 DNF
No. 5 – Claudio Andrede (AUM) vs. Cesar Uauy (LCSC), 4-6, 1-0 DNF
No. 6 – Florent Sentenac (AUM) vs. Victor Garcia (LCSC), 3-6, 4-2 DNF
Doubles:
No. 1 – Michael Johnson / Saad Benkirane (AUM) def. Ivan Krijanto / Benjamin Robert (LCSC), 8-1
No. 2 – Alberto Romea Gonzalez / Loic Didavi (AUM) def. Zhia Hwa Chong / Cesar Uauy (LCSC), 8-2
No. 3 – Julian Kurz / Frederico Viera (AUM) def. Oliver Sindayigaya / Tyler Oram (LCSC), 9-7
No. 2 – Michael Johnson (AUM) def. Zhia Hwa Chong (LCSC), 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 – Ayrton Wibowo (AUM) vs. Benjamin Robert (LCSC), 7-5, 4-0 DNF
No. 4 – Bence Toth (AUM) vs. Oliver Sindayigaya (LCSC), 6-2, 4-2 DNF
No. 5 – Claudio Andrede (AUM) vs. Cesar Uauy (LCSC), 4-6, 1-0 DNF
No. 6 – Florent Sentenac (AUM) vs. Victor Garcia (LCSC), 3-6, 4-2 DNF
Doubles:
No. 1 – Michael Johnson / Saad Benkirane (AUM) def. Ivan Krijanto / Benjamin Robert (LCSC), 8-1
No. 2 – Alberto Romea Gonzalez / Loic Didavi (AUM) def. Zhia Hwa Chong / Cesar Uauy (LCSC), 8-2
No. 3 – Julian Kurz / Frederico Viera (AUM) def. Oliver Sindayigaya / Tyler Oram (LCSC), 9-7
