ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – The Loras College men's tennis team came up short in its final nonconference match of the year, falling 5-4 to Augustana College on Sunday morning.
The Duhawks dominated the Vikings in doubles play, winning all three matches to head into singles competition with a 3-0 lead.
Thomas Kampmier and
Gage Becker defeated Aingeru Garcia and Gustavo Fontenelle, 8-6, at No. 1 doubles, while Samuel Cañas Guerrero and
Lucas Healy secured a win of their own in the No. 2 spot with a win over Arturo Asensio and Tomas Jimenez by a score of 8-7 (7-5).
Sean Gelski and
Andrew Day took care of business at No. 3 doubles with an 8-4 victory over Eliot Saint-Paul and Arthur Mendes to complete the sweep for Loras in doubles.
Unfortunately, the momentum from doubles play did not carry over to singles for the Duhawks as Kampmier was the only Duhawk to grab a win, taking down Fontenelle 7-5, 6-4 at No. 2 singles.
Results
Doubles
- Thomas Kampmier/Gage Becker (LORAS) def. Gustavo Fontenelle/Aingeru Garcia (AUGUSTANA) 8-6
- Samuel Cañas Guerrero/Lucas Healy (LORAS) def. Arturo Asensio/Tomas Jimenez (AUGUSTANA) 8-7 (7-5)
- Andrew Day/Sean Gelski (LORAS) def. Eliot Saint-Paul/Arthur Mendes (AUGUSTANA) 8-4
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2
Singles
- Deepak Vayara (AUGUSTANA) def. Gage Becker (LORAS) 6-4, 6-3
- Thomas Kampmier (LORAS) def. Gustavo Fontenelle (AUGUSTANA) 7-5, 6-4
- Aingeru Garcia (AUGUSTANA) def. Sean Gelski (LORAS) 6-1, 6-0
- Arthur Mendes (AUGUSTANA) def. Lucas Healy (LORAS) 6-0, 6-2
- Arturo Asensio (AUGUSTANA) def. Andrew Day (LORAS) 6-0, 6-2
- Eliot Saint-Paul (AUGUSTANA) def. Samuel Cañas Guerrero (LORAS) 1-1, win by retirement
Order of finish: 6, 3, 4, 5, 1, 2
Up Next: The Duhawks return to American Rivers Conference play on Tuesday, April 16 when they welcome crosstown rival, University of Dubuque, to the Tucker Tennis Courts. First serve is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.
