WINFIELD, Kan. -- Junior Phillip Todd recorded a win at No. 6 singles, but the John Brown University men's tennis team couldn't muster much more than that, falling in a pair of matches to Southwestern (Kan.) and NCAA II Oklahoma Baptist on Saturday at the T.H. Vaughan Tennis Center.
Bright and early at 8 a.m., the Golden Eagles (2-4) took on weekend host Southwestern (Kan.), falling 8-1 to the Moundbuilders.
Southwestern swept the matchup save No. 6 singles, Todd notched his second singles victory of the year, taking down Pete Farmer in a wild matchup. Farmer took the first set easily, 6-1, but Todd scratched back and narrowly produced a 7-5 win in set two. Riding the momentum, Todd finally finished off Farmer 11-9 in the tiebreak.
Junior Fernando Hurley took Tomas Yacuzio to the brink by forcing a third set after Yacuzio had to churn out a 6-4 second-set win. Yacuzio took the third, 10-4.
The tandem of freshman Jordan Scoggins and junior Cole Mowrer nearly created another point for the Golden Eagles at third doubles, taking Stephen Le and Jonathan Buckner to a tiebreak, falling 7-2.
JBU had a difficult time creating any momentum against Oklahoma Baptist, falling to the Bison in straight sets.
The Golden Eagles return to action on Wednesday (March 8) in Ft. Smith, Ark., against NCAA II Arkansas at Ft. Smith.
Golden Eagles defeat Central Christian (Kan.)
It took a trio of tiebreakers, but finally the John Brown University men's tennis team captured its first win of the spring 2017 season by landing deciding-set wins at first, second and third singles to grab a convincing 7-2 win over Central Christian (Kan.) on Friday afternoon at the T.H. Vaughn Tennis Center.
Sophomore Nathan Kuykendall and junior Fernando Hurley remained undefeated at the top doubles slot (4-0) with an 8-5 win over Carlos and Andres Padilla before the Tigers (0-2) took a 2-1 lead by grabbing wins at the bottom two doubles spots.
The lead was short-lived, however, as the Golden Eagles (1-2) swept all six singles positions to end the hopes of Central Christian.
Kuykendall, junior Kumhal Fulghem, sophomore Axel Betancourt and freshmen Stone Swieter and Jordan Scoggins each picked up their first wins of the spring. Kuykendall, Hurley and Fulghem each needed a tiebreak to pull off the wins, including Hurley who made a 6-3 comeback after dropping the first set 3-6, only to take the final 10-5.
Southwestern (Kan.) 8, John Brown 1
March 4, 2017
T.H. Vaughan Tennis Center, at Winfield, Kan.
Singles
1. Franco Poi, SWC, def. Nathan Kuykendall, JBU, 6-1, 6-0.
2. Tomas Yacuzio, SWC, def. Fernando Hurley, JBU, 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-4).
3. Sheldon Hawthorne, SWC, def. Kumhal Fulghem, JBU, 6-2, 6-0.
4. Braden Baker, SWC, def. Axel Betancourt, JBU, 6-4, 6-4.
5. Juan Esteban Ramirez, SWC, def. Jordan Scoggins, JBU, 6-0, 6-0.
6. Phillip Todd, JBU, def. Pete Farmer, SWC, 1-6, 7-5, 1-0 (11-9).
Doubles
1. Franco Poi/Braden Baker, SWC, def. Fernando Hurley/Nathan Kuykendall, JBU, 8-6.
2. Tomas Yacuzio/Sheldon Hawthorne, SWC, def. Kumhal Fulghem/Stone Swieter, JBU, 8-4.
3. Stephen Le/Jonathan Buckner, SWC, def. Jordan Scoggins/Cole Mowrer, JBU, 9-8 (7-2).
Oklahoma Baptist 9, John Brown 0
March 4, 2017
T.H. Vaughan Tennis Center, at Winfield, Kan.
Singles
1. Lucas Castelo Branco, OBU, def. Fernando Hurley, JBU, 6-2, 6-0.
2. Luis Romero, OBU, def. Nathan Kuykendall, JBU, 6-0, 6-0.
3. Thomas Ackerknecht, OBU, def. Stone Swieter, JBU, 6-1, 6-1.
4. Matias Le Fort, OBU, def. Kumhal Fulghem, JBU, 6-0, 6-0.
5. Gianluca Galdi, OBU, def. Axle Betancourt, JBU, 6-0, 6-0.
6. Babji Atturu, OBU, def. Jordan Scoggins, JBU, 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles
1. Luis Romero/Thomas Ackerknecht, OBU, def. Fernando Hurley/Nathan Kuykendall, JBU, 8-4.
2. Gianluca Galdi/Lucas Castelo Branco, OBU, def. Stone Swieter/Kumhal Fulghem, JBU, 8-1.
3. Babji Atturu/Ian Sims, OBU, def. Jordan Scoggins/Cole Mowrer, JBU, 8-1.
John Brown 7, Central Christian (Kan.) 2
March 3, 2017
T.H. Vaughn Tennis Center, at Winfield, Kan.
Singles
1. Nathan Kuykendall, JBU, def. Carlos Padilla, CCC, 6-4, 6-7, 1-0 (10-7).
2. Fernando Hurley, JBU, def. Andres Padilla, CCC, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-5).
3. Kumhal Fulghem, JBU, def. Gallagher Martin, CCC, 6-2, 6-7, 1-0 (10-6).
4. Stone Swieter, JBU, def. Brandon Lemarche, CCC, 6-1, 6-1.
5. Axel Betancourt, JBU, def. Zach Bueford, CCC, 6-4, 7-6.
6. Jordan Scoggins, JBU, def. J.D. Williams, CCC, 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles
1. Nathan Kuykendall/Fernando Hurley, JBU, def. Carlos Padilla/Andres Padilla, CCC, 8-5.
2. Gallagher Martin/Brandon Lemarche, CCC, def. Kumhal Fulghem/Stone Swieter, JBU, 8-6.
3. Zach Bueford/J.D. Williams, CCC, def. Axel Betancourt/Phillip Todd, JBU, 8-3.
Sports on 03/08/2017