The Rockhurst Hawks rallied to post a 5-4 victory over 51st-ranked Nebraska-Kearney on Saturay at RU's Loyola Park Tennis Courts.
Freshman
Daniel Chmielewski won the deciding match in three sets at No. 5 singles.
Pawel Grzegrzolka,
Joey Fischer and
Decho Valev collected singles victories for Rockhurst, which trailed 2-1 after doubles. Grzegrzolka and
Truit Gray teamed up to win the No. 1 doubles match.
The 49th-ranked Hawks (5-3) open conference play at home against William Jewell on March 26.
Nebraska-Kearney vs Rockhurst
Mar 15, 2014 at Kansas City, Mo.
Rockhurst 5, Nebraska-Kearney 4
Singles competitionÂ
1. Nadella, Yeswanth (UNK) def. Gray, Truit (RU) 6-0, 6-3
2. Grzegrzolka, Pawel (RU) def. Cacace, Neto (UNK) 7-5, 6-3
3. El Zanaty, Mohab (UNK) def. Chmielewski, Luke (RU) 6-1, 6-4
4. Fischer, Joey (RU) def. Nguyen, Justin (UNK) 7-5, 6-2
5. Chmielewski, Daniel (RU) def. Garces, Lucas (UNK) 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
6. Valev, Decho (RU) def. Nicholson, Jack (UNK) 1-6, 7-6, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Gray, Truit/Grzegrzolka, Pawel (RU) def. Nadella, Yeswanth/Cacace, Neto (UNK) 8-4
2. Nguyen, Justin/Sheridan, Fletcher (UNK) def. Chmielewski, Luke/Valev, Decho (RU) 8-6
3. El Zanaty, Mohab/Garces, Lucas (UNK) def. Chmielewski, Daniel/Fischer, Joey (RU) 8-4
Match Notes:
Nebraska-Kearney 7-3; National ranking #51; Regional ranking #8
Rockhurst 5-3; National ranking #49; Regional ranking #7
