Men's Tennis opens NACC play in dominant fashion
JACKSON, Wis. – The Concordia University Wisconsin Men's Tennis team opened NACC play in dominant fashion Saturday, routing Concordia University Chicago and Dominican. The Falcons opened the day with a 9-0 win over the Cougars, before rolling to an 8-1 win against the Stars Saturday night.
THE BASICS
- Final Scores: Concordia Wisconsin 9, Concordia Chicago 0; Concordia Wisconsin 8, Dominican 1
- Location: Pleasant Valley Tennis & Fitness Club – Jackson, Wis.
- Records: CUW 11-6, 2-0 NACC; CUC 0-1, 0-1 NACC; DU 1-6, 1-1 NACC
CUC MATCH HIGHLIGHTS (CUW 9, CUC 0)
- The Falcons were dominant to start the day against the Cougars. CUW took all six singles matches, five in straight sets and the other a win by default due to Concordia Chicago having just five players. Of those straight set wins, three were decided by a 6-0, 6-0 score.
- The Falcons won No. 3 through No. 5 singles all by identical 6-0, 6-0 scores. Sophomore Brad Guendel (Greendale, Wis.) won by that score at No. 3 singles, while sophomore Ceejay Schaffner (Winona, Minn.) and junior Trevor Budewitz (Watertown, Wis.) posted the same score at No. 4 and 5 singles, respectively.
- The other singles matches weren't much closer as senior Benjamin Nommensen (Waupaca, Wis.) posted a 6-1, 6-2 win at the No. 1 singles position. Freshman Christian Docter (Madison, Wis.) followed suit at the No. 2 spot, recording an identical 6-1, 6-2 win.
- Doubles play was much the same as the Falcons didn't surrender a point in either of the two matches, while winning No. 3 doubles by default. Nommensen and Guendel won 8-0 at No. 1 doubles and Docter and Schaffner netted the same score in the No. 2 match.
DU MATCH HIGHLIGHTS (CUW 8, DU 1)
- The Falcons finished the day 12-0 in singles play, winning all six matches against the Stars. All six were won in straight sets.
- Nommensen paced the Falcons with a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles, while senior Robert Spiering (Wauwatosa, Wis.) posted an identical score in his No. 6 singles match. Budewitz reversed those set scores for an easy 6-0, 6-1 win in his No. 5 singles match.
- Schaffner had little trouble in his 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 4 singles, while Guendel netted a 6-1, 6-2 win at the No. 3 position. The final singles match went to Docter at No. 2 where he posted a 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 victory to complete the sweep.
- In doubles play CUW took two of three matches. Nommensen and Guendel continued their dominance Saturday, rolling to an 8-1 win. The Falcons also got a victory by freshman Jonah Fowle (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) and Budewitz at No. 3 doubles, an 8-4 final. The lone Dominican victory came at No. 2 doubles (9-7).
UP NEXT
- The Falcons will return to action Wednesday when they take on MSOE in a NACC matchup. Action from Lake Park Tennis Court will begin at 4 p.m.
RESULTS
Concordia Wisconsin 9, Concordia Chicago 0
Singles competition
1. Nommensen, Benjamin (CUW) def. Manjarrez, Ariel (CUC) 6-1, 6-2
2. Docter, Christian (CUW) def. Vieaux, Alex (CUC) 6-1, 6-2
3. Guendel, Brad (CUW) def. Vercelletto, Niko (CUC) 6-0, 6-0
4. Schaffner, Ceejay (CUW) def. Knight, Mark (CUC) 6-0, 6-0
5. Budewitz, Trevor (CUW) def. Lloyd, Parker (CUC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Spiering, Robert (CUW) def. No player (CUC), by default
Doubles competition
1. Nommensen, Benjamin/Guendel, Brad (CUW) def. Manjarrez, Ariel/Vieaux, Alex (CUC) 8-0
2. Docter, Christian/Schaffner, Ceejay (CUW) def. Knight, Mark/Lloyd, Parker (CUC) 8-0
3. Budewitz, Trevor/Fowle, Jonah (CUW) def. No player/No player (CUC), by default
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (5,2,4,3,1)
Concordia Wisconsin 8, Dominican 1
Singles competition
1. Nommensen, Benjamin (CUW) def. Porter, Quinn (DU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Docter, Christian (CUW) def. Mysz, John (DU) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
3. Guendel, Brad (CUW) def. Abdullah, Tarik (DU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Schaffner, Ceejay (CUW) def. Knights, Camden (DU) 6-0, 6-2
5. Budewitz, Trevor (CUW) def. Lally, Frank (DU) 6-0, 6-1
6. Spiering, Robert (CUW) def. Ramirez, Hector (DU) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Nommensen, Benjamin/Guendel, Brad (CUW) def. Knights, Camden/Mysz, John (DU) 8-1
2. Abdullah, Tarik/Ramirez, Hector (DU) def. Docter, Christian/Schaffner, Ceejay (CUW) 9-7
3. Budewitz, Trevor/Fowle, Jonah (CUW) def. Lally, Frank/Allen, Chandler (DU) 8-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,3,5,4,6,2)
