Friday, April 8
1 pm
Montana State University
5
vs
2
Eastern Washington
Harry James
Photo by: Sepp Jannotta
Montana State Tops Eastern Washington in Big Sky Men's Tennis Friday
4/8/2016 4:32:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Cats host Northern Colorado Saturday morning at 9 am
The top of the order came through.
Montana State captured the doubles point then recorded singles wins at the top four ladder positions to win a crucial Big Sky tennis match against Eastern Washington on Friday. The victory raises MSU to 3-3 in Big Sky play ahead of another key contest against Northern Colorado on Saturday.
On a Chamber of Commerce day on the school's outdoor courts, the youthful Bobcats overcame nerves and a competitive Eagles team. "I thought we played a little tight, but we fought through it," said Bobcat coach Jared Burnham. "Harry James and Alex Flink really played well. It was a good team effort."
The doubles competition gave MSU a boost. "We've been playing well in practice in doubles," Burnham said. James and Flink teamed for a victory that gave MSU the doubles point. Then after Eastern's Eduardo Bringold earned a singles win at No. 5 over Mateus Ceolin, the Cats captured three straight matches for the win.
First, Flink, a freshman, beat Wacil Bendjelti. Then James, MSU's only senior, won against Vuk Vickovic. Then Kellen Bates won the clincher at No. 1, 6-0, 7-6 over Victor Pereira.
"It was a good win for us, and sets up a big match tomorrow," Burnham said. The MSU-UNC match begins at 9 am at the MSU Outdoor Courts.
Montana State 5, Eastern Washington 2
April 8, 2016 at Bozeman, MT (Bobcat-Anderson Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. BATES, Kellen (MSU) def. PEREIRA, Victor (EWU) 6-0, 7-6
2. FLINK, Alexander (MSU) def. BENDJELTI, Wacil (EWU) 6-2, 6-3
3. JAMES, Harry (MSU) def. VUCKOVIC, Vuk (EWU) 6-4, 6-4
4. SITAR, Rok (MSU) def. NESS, Luke (EWU) 6-0, 7-6
5. BRINGOLD, Eduardo (EWU) def. CEOLIN, Mateus (MSU) 6-1, 6-4
6. BURGHART, Rendell (EWU) def. HARVALA, Dylan (MSU) 4-6, 7-6, 10-7
Doubles competition
1. JAMES, Harry/FLINK, Alexander (MSU) def. PEREIRA, Victor/BENDJELTI, Wacil (EWU) 6-1
2. VUCKOVIC, Vuk/BRINGOLD, Eduardo (EWU) def. BATES, Kellen/CEOLIN, Mateus (MSU) 7-5
3. HARVALA, Dylan/SITAR, Rok (MSU) def. NESS, Luke/BURGHART, Rendell (EWU) 6-1
Eastern Washington 8-15/4-4 Big Sky. Montana State 3-10/3-3 Big Sky
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,2,3,1,4,6)
Montana State captured the doubles point then recorded singles wins at the top four ladder positions to win a crucial Big Sky tennis match against Eastern Washington on Friday. The victory raises MSU to 3-3 in Big Sky play ahead of another key contest against Northern Colorado on Saturday.
On a Chamber of Commerce day on the school's outdoor courts, the youthful Bobcats overcame nerves and a competitive Eagles team. "I thought we played a little tight, but we fought through it," said Bobcat coach Jared Burnham. "Harry James and Alex Flink really played well. It was a good team effort."
The doubles competition gave MSU a boost. "We've been playing well in practice in doubles," Burnham said. James and Flink teamed for a victory that gave MSU the doubles point. Then after Eastern's Eduardo Bringold earned a singles win at No. 5 over Mateus Ceolin, the Cats captured three straight matches for the win.
First, Flink, a freshman, beat Wacil Bendjelti. Then James, MSU's only senior, won against Vuk Vickovic. Then Kellen Bates won the clincher at No. 1, 6-0, 7-6 over Victor Pereira.
"It was a good win for us, and sets up a big match tomorrow," Burnham said. The MSU-UNC match begins at 9 am at the MSU Outdoor Courts.
Montana State 5, Eastern Washington 2
April 8, 2016 at Bozeman, MT (Bobcat-Anderson Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. BATES, Kellen (MSU) def. PEREIRA, Victor (EWU) 6-0, 7-6
2. FLINK, Alexander (MSU) def. BENDJELTI, Wacil (EWU) 6-2, 6-3
3. JAMES, Harry (MSU) def. VUCKOVIC, Vuk (EWU) 6-4, 6-4
4. SITAR, Rok (MSU) def. NESS, Luke (EWU) 6-0, 7-6
5. BRINGOLD, Eduardo (EWU) def. CEOLIN, Mateus (MSU) 6-1, 6-4
6. BURGHART, Rendell (EWU) def. HARVALA, Dylan (MSU) 4-6, 7-6, 10-7
Doubles competition
1. JAMES, Harry/FLINK, Alexander (MSU) def. PEREIRA, Victor/BENDJELTI, Wacil (EWU) 6-1
2. VUCKOVIC, Vuk/BRINGOLD, Eduardo (EWU) def. BATES, Kellen/CEOLIN, Mateus (MSU) 7-5
3. HARVALA, Dylan/SITAR, Rok (MSU) def. NESS, Luke/BURGHART, Rendell (EWU) 6-1
Eastern Washington 8-15/4-4 Big Sky. Montana State 3-10/3-3 Big Sky
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,2,3,1,4,6)
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