Hosono, Bae claim region titles; Tiger tennis team places second

The No. 4-ranked Cowley College men's tennis team got region titles from a pair of singles players. Still, it was not enough as they finished second at the Region VI/Jayhawk Conference Championships played Wednesday and Thursday in Pratt, KS.

Cowley's singles titles came from freshmen Dan Hosono (four singles) and Juwan Bae (six singles).

"It was a close tournament," Cowley head coach Marcel Miasato said. "We had our chances on the first day, and we did not take them."

The Tiger tennis team will have a couple of weeks to prepare for the NJCAA Division I Men's Tennis National Championships held May 12-16 in Florence, South Carolina.

Results:

MEN

DOUBLES

*No. 1 – Juwan Bae/Dan Hosono (CC) lost to Artwi/Yakubu-Lea (Seward) 4-6, 6-3, 3-6; defeated Khamrotau/Blinov (Pratt) 6-4, 6-2 in the third place match.

*No. 2 – Valentin Greco/Felipe Garla (CC) lost to Kawada/RabinadVila (Pratt) 3-6, 6-7 (6); did not finish third place match.

*No. 3 – Pedro De La Riva/David De Hoyos Rodriguez (CC) defeated Tshivhase/Golobart (Pratt) 6-2, 6-2; did not finish region championship match.

SINGLES 

*No. 1 – Garla (CC) lost to Garay (Barton) 2-6, 4-6; defeated Khamrotau (Pratt) 6-1, 7-5 in third place match.

*No. 2 – De La Riva (CC) defeated Blinov (Pratt) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4; lost to Alves (Barton) 2-6, 3-6 in region championship match.

*No. 3 – Greco (CC) defeated Yakubu-Lea (Seward) 6-1, 7-5; lost to Rabinaud Vila (Pratt) 2-6, 1-6 in the region championship match.

*No. 4 – Hosono (CC) defeated Roseler Caballero (Seward) 6-3, 6-3; defeated Tapera (Barton) 6-4, 6-3 in region championship match.

*No. 5 – De Hoyo Rodriguez (CC) lost to Naude (Barton) 3-6, 5-7; defeated Tshivhase (Pratt) 6-4, 6-2 in third place match.

*No. 6 – Juwan Bae (CC) defeated Gajic (Seward) 6-1, 6-0; defeated Golobart (Pratt) 6-3, 6-0 in region championship match.