Posted: May 14, 2011
Freshmen Alex Blahkin and Kevin Aquino won at three doubles, 8-2, before getting a big lift in the deciding doubles match, as Sam Wichlin and Will Apperson won, 9-8 (7-5) to give UMW the lead into singles play.
In singles, Wichlin won in three sets, and Blahkin and Apperson won in straight sets to clinch the match. The Eagles will take on sixth-ranked Kenyon College on Sunday, with the winner advancing to the national quarterfinals.
Kalamazoo College vs Mary Washington (May 14, 2011)
\#26 Mary Washington 5, Kalamazoo College 1
May 14, 2011 at Gambier, OH (Jasper Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Sam Wichlin (UMW) def. Nate Eddy (KZO-M) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
2. Kaz Murata (UMW) vs. Mark Denenfeld (KZO-M) 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 4-5, unfinished
3. Alex Blakhin (UMW) def. Alex Dombos (KZO-M) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
4. Will Apperson (UMW) def. Tom Cafmeyer (KZO-M) 6-4, 6-3
5. Riley Baver (UMW) vs. Steve Hanselman (KZO-M) 4-6, unfinished
6. Mike Korn (KZO-M) vs. Kevin Aquino (UMW) no result
Doubles competition
1. Mark Denenfeld/Nate Eddy (KZO-M) def. Riley Baver/Kaz Murata (UMW) 9-7
2. Will Apperson/Sam Wichlin (UMW) def. Clay Bartelt/Steve Hanselman (KZO-M) 9-8 (7-5)
3. Kevin Aquino/Alex Blakhin (UMW) def. Tom Cafmeyer/Alex Dombos (KZO-M) 8-2
Match Notes
Kalamazoo College 13-9
Mary Washington 17-10; National ranking \#26
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,1,3)
NCAA Division III Tournament
Second Round
(1 and 3 doubles finished outside - all other matches finished inside)
Official: Steve Strome T-4:06 A-60