Bae to play for a national title, Tigers in fifth place

Bae to play for a national title, Tigers in fifth place

Led by freshman Juwan Bae advancing to the finals of No. 6 singles, the Cowley College men's tennis team is in fifth place at the NJCAA Division I Tennis Championships in Florence, South Carolina.

Tyler Junior College (38 points) is in first place at the tourney, while Barton (31 points) is second, Collin (30.5) is third, Pratt (30 points) is fourth, and Cowley (28.5 points) is fifth..

Cowley Results:

DOUBLES

*No. 1 – Juwan Bae/Dan Hosono (CC) defeated Vincente Faria/Moritz Stroebel (MS Gulf Coast) 6-1, 5-7, 7-6 in the round of 32; defeated Alexandr Achour/Zakaria Achour (E. Florida State) 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 in the round of 16; lost to Jose Castillo/Minjae Kim (Collin) 4-6, 1-6 in the quarterfinals.

*No. 2 – Valentin Greco/Felipe Garla (CC) defeated Sam Barclift/Luke Emerson (Bevill State) 6-1, 6-0 in the round of 32; defeated Pablo Galan/Seth Lampkin (College of Lake County) 6-0, 6-1 in the round of 16; lost to Cem Atlamis/Enrique Doldan (Collin) 3-6, 6-4, 1-6 in the quarterfinals.

*No. 3 – Pedro De La Riva/David De Hoyos Rodriguez (CC) received a bye in the first round; defeated Omar Hamzaoui/Christopher Schlossmann (Weatherford) 6-4, 6-4 in the round of 16; defeated David Gimenez/Alvaro Velasco (Coastal Alabama) 6-1, 6-0 in the quarterfinals; lost to Mohammed Abuzed/Oliver Naude (Barton) 4-6, 4-6 in the semifinals.

SINGLES 

*No. 1 – Garla (CC) lost to Joao Teixiera (Iowa Central) 4-6, 6-1, 4-6 in the round of 32; won by forfeit in consolation quarterfinal; defeated Blake Roberson (Coastal Alabama) 8-3 in the consolation semifinal

*No. 2 – De La Riva (CC) received a bye in the first round; lost to Sebastian De Las Salas (Seward) 3-6, 6-3, 2-6 in the round of 16; defeated Ethan Moeller (SW Illinois) 8-0 in the consolation quarterfinal; defeated Knox Waterer (Itawamba) 8-1 in the consolation semifinal.

*No. 3 – Greco (CC) received a bye in the first round; defeated Holden Cooke (NW Mississippi) 6-1, 6-0 in the round of 16; defeated Filip Sormaz (E. Florida State) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the quarterfinals; lost to Abubakari Yakuba-Lea (Seward) 6-7, 4-6 in the semifinals.

*No. 4 – Hosono (CC) received a bye in the first round; defeated Ryland Buford (MS Gulf Coast) 6-4, 6-2 in the round of 16; defeated David Roseler Caballero (Seward) 6-2, 6-4 in the quarterfinals; lost to Enrique Doldan (Collin) 3-6, 6-7 in the semifinals.

*No. 5 – De Hoyo Rodriguez (CC) received a bye in the first round; defeated Ridge Jones (Jones College) 6-0, 6-2 in the round of 16; defeated Oliver Naude (Barton) 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 in the quarterfinals; lost to Daniel Mauricio Marincas (Tyler) 5-7, 2-6 in the semifinals.

*No. 6 – Juwan Bae (CC) received a bye in the first round; defeated Aaron Gutierrez (USC Sumter) 6-0, 6-1 in the round of 16; defeated Nick Dulaney (MS Gulf Coast) 6-1, 6-1 in the quarterfinals; defeated Konstantin Kukaras (E. Florida) 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 in the semifinals.