Men’s Tennis: UMKC Coast Past Mavericks in First Road Dual, 7-0‏

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The UMKC men’s tennis squad jumped out to an early advantage and never looked back on Saturday afternoon in its first road dual of the season at Omaha, taking a 7-0 victory.

The Roos (3-0) won all three doubles matches, with the closest one coming at No. 2, but Uldis Gaismins and Andrey Smirnov took a 6-4 win to seal the doubles point.

In singles play Omaha (3-4) didn’t have a chance, as UMKC put it out of reach with straight set wins in the first five matches to put it at 6-0. The final match at No. 2 was forced into a third set tiebreak, but Gaismins came out on top with a 10-6 final tiebreak in lieu of the third set.

UMKC will continue its road swing with a contest against Nebraska Sunday at 3 p.m.

UMKC 7, Omaha Mavericks 0
Feb 06, 2016 at Omaha, Neb. (Miracle Hill Tennis Center)

Singles competition

1. Airam Castellano (UMKC) def. Colin Buckley (OMAHA) 6-1, 6-2

2. Uldis Gaismins (UMKC) def. Matt Dunn (OMAHA) 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 1-0 (10-6)

3. Andrey Smirnov (UMKC) def. Alex Woodward (OMAHA) 6-1, 7-5

4. Mike Psarros (UMKC) def. Marko Minic (OMAHA) 6-3, 6-3

5. Amaury Navette (UMKC) def. Erik Anderson (OMAHA) 6-3, 6-3

6. Marc Santamaria (UMKC) def. Ignace Warson (OMAHA) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles competition

1. Airam Castellano/Mike Psarros (UMKC) def. Colin Buckley/Ignace Warson (OMAHA) 6-2

2. Uldis Gaismins/Andrey Smirnov (UMKC) def. Alex Woodward/Matt Dunn (OMAHA) 6-4

3. Amaury Navette/Marc Santamaria (UMKC) def. Erik Anderson/John Ellis (OMAHA) 6-3

Match Notes

UMKC 3-0

Omaha Mavericks 3-4

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,3,6,4,5)