Wildcats Finish Off Northern Kentucky
By: Chris Macaluso, ACU Media Relations
Updated: May 17, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Abilene Christian's 11th-ranked men's tennis team needed all of 25 minutes Thursday morning to complete its 5-0 victory over Northern Kentucky at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park.
The NCAA Championship Round of 16 match, which began early yesterday afternoon, was stopped due to rain midway through singles. But after action resumed today at 7 a.m., sixth-ranked Hans Hach quickly dispatched Martin Leroy at the top line, 7-5, 6-2, and Alfredo Desiati held on to beat Andre Correa at the No. 4 position, 6-4, 6-4, for the match-clinching point.
Hach has won five-straight matches and is now 23-4 on the season at No. 1 singles, while Desiati is 17-10 overall and 8-2 when competing at the No. 4 spot.
The victory improved the Wildcats' season record to 21-8 and puts them into the NCAA quarterfinals, where they're scheduled to face No. 3 Lynn today at 12 p.m. CT. The Fighting Knights yesterday defeated Western New Mexico, 5-0.
Northern Kentucky, which pulled off a few postseason upsets to reach the NCAA Championships, has its season end at 16-7. Two of those losses were to the Wildcats, who beat them, 6-3, earlier in the year.
ACU led the Norse 3-0 following a sweep of the doubles matches.
Hach and partner Nick Plum scored ACU's first point after doubling up NKU's No. 1 team of Tyler Fraser and Pierce Kohls, 8-4.
Michael Morris and Guilherme Gesser finished second with an 8-6 decision at No. 3 vs. Guillaume Berman and Drew Schroeder.
Desiati and Borja Cortes completed the sweep with a 9-7 win at No. 2 against Leroy and Correa.
The NCAA Championship Round of 16 match, which began early yesterday afternoon, was stopped due to rain midway through singles. But after action resumed today at 7 a.m., sixth-ranked Hans Hach quickly dispatched Martin Leroy at the top line, 7-5, 6-2, and Alfredo Desiati held on to beat Andre Correa at the No. 4 position, 6-4, 6-4, for the match-clinching point.
Hach has won five-straight matches and is now 23-4 on the season at No. 1 singles, while Desiati is 17-10 overall and 8-2 when competing at the No. 4 spot.
The victory improved the Wildcats' season record to 21-8 and puts them into the NCAA quarterfinals, where they're scheduled to face No. 3 Lynn today at 12 p.m. CT. The Fighting Knights yesterday defeated Western New Mexico, 5-0.
Northern Kentucky, which pulled off a few postseason upsets to reach the NCAA Championships, has its season end at 16-7. Two of those losses were to the Wildcats, who beat them, 6-3, earlier in the year.
ACU led the Norse 3-0 following a sweep of the doubles matches.
Hach and partner Nick Plum scored ACU's first point after doubling up NKU's No. 1 team of Tyler Fraser and Pierce Kohls, 8-4.
Michael Morris and Guilherme Gesser finished second with an 8-6 decision at No. 3 vs. Guillaume Berman and Drew Schroeder.
Desiati and Borja Cortes completed the sweep with a 9-7 win at No. 2 against Leroy and Correa.
