By Emmett Gladden
The Webster University men’s tennis team defeated Illinois Wesleyan University by a score of 7-2 on Saturday, April 13 in Bloomington, Ill. A couple hours prior to the win over Illinois Wesleyan, the Gorloks rallied to beat Augustana College (Ill.) 5-4 in Bloomington.
Against Illinois Wesleyan, the Gorloks lost at 1 doubles, 2-8. Webster managed to win its next two doubles matches, 8-2 and 8-0 at 2 and 3, respectively, and headed into singles play ahead 2-1. The Gorloks won 5 out of 6 singles matches to clinch the win.
Webster started out slow against Augustana, going into singles down 0-3. Again, Webster won five out of six singles matches to earn the come-from-behind win. All five of Webster’s singles wins were three-set victories.
The Gorloks will go up against St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opponent Fontbonne University on Sunday, April 14 at noon at the Webster Groves Tennis Center. With a win over the Griffins, Webster would clinch the regular-season conference championship and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming SLIAC tournament.
Webster 5, Augustana 4
Doubles
No. 1: Francisco Cortez/Agustin Villalba lost 2-8
No. 2: Ricky Eaves/Travis Blair lost 1-8
No. 3: Diego Alarcon/Josh Sellmeyer lost 1-8
Singles
No. 1: Cortez won 6-2, 1-6, 6-1
No. 2: Alarcon won 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
No. 3: Villalba won 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
No. 4: Blair won 6-1, 0-6, 6-4
No. 5: Eaves lost 4-6, 1-6
No. 6: Sellmeyer won 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7-3)
Webster 7, Illinois Wesleyan 2
Doubles
No. 1: Cortez/Villalba lost 2-8
No. 2: Eaves/Blair won 8-2
No. 3: Alarcon/Sellmeyer won 8-0
Singles
No. 1: Cortez won 6-4, 6-0
No. 2: Alarcon won 3-6, 6-3, 10-8
No. 3: Villalba lost 7-6, 2-6, 8-10
No. 4: Blair won 6-1, 6-2
No. 5: Eaves won 6-1, 6-0
No. 6: Sellmeyer won by default
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