The Rockhurst men moved their record to 7-1 with a 6-3 victory over Emporia State Saturday in Emporia, Kan. The Hawks won all three doubles matches.
Joey Fischer,
Decho Valev and
Daniel Chmielewski won their singles matches. Fischer won in a third set tiebreaker, while Valev and Chmielewski won in straight sets.
The Hawks host Washburn on Thursday, March 12.
Rockhurst 6, Emporia State 3
Singles competition
1. Smith, Keenan (ESU) def. Gray, Truit (RU) 6-3, 6-0
2. Heimburger,Sebastian (ESU) def. Unger, Oskar (RU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Fischer, Joey (RU) def. Pont,Gerard (ESU) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
4. Valev, Decho (RU) def. Mota,Matheus (ESU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Chmielewski, Daniel (RU) def. Davids,Andrew (ESU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Cameron,Patrick (ESU) def. Riveros, Nicolas (RU) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8)
Doubles competition
1. Unger, Oskar/Gray, Truit (RU) def. Smith, Keenan/Heimburger,Sebastian (ESU) 9-8
2. Chmielewski, Luke/Fischer, Joey (RU) def. Mota,Matheus/Cameron,Patrick (ESU) 8-6
3. Valev, Decho/Riveros, Nicolas (RU) def. Pont,Gerard/Davids,Andrew (ESU) 9-7
Match Notes:
Rockhurst 7-1; Regional ranking #9
Emporia State 6-2
