The UMKC men’s tennis made it a clean opening weekend sweep on Saturday with a 7-0 victory over William Jewell.
The ‘Roos (2-0) won every match in straight sets over the Division II Cardinals (0-1). Airam Castellano led the way again at No. 1, while Vinh Pham also took care of business at the No. 2 spot. The young lineup did what it was supposed to up and down as it gets ready to ramp up competition next week.
The ‘Roos face BYU and Weber State in Utah next weekend.
UMKC 7, William Jewell 0
Jan 24, 2015 at Kansas City, Mo. (Carriage Club)
Singles competition
1. Airam Castellano (UMKC) def. Marc Gartner (WJC) 6-1, 6-2
2. Vinh Pham (UMKC) def. Amery Clews (WJC) 6-0, 6-1
3. Andrey Smirnov (UMKC) def. Jimmy Hunter (WJC) 6-2, 6-2
4. Mike Psarros (UMKC) def. Dean Pinhas (WJC) 6-0, 6-1
5. Uldis Gaismins (UMKC) def. Isaac Hamilton (WJC) 8-2
6. Conner Edwards (UMKC) def. AJ Naanep (WJC) 8-4
Doubles competition
1. Airam Castellano/Mike Psarros (UMKC) def. Jimmy Hunter/Amery Clews (WJC) 6-2
2. Andrey Smirnov/Uldis Gaismins (UMKC) def. Marc Gartner/Isaac Hamilton (WJC) 6-4
3. Conner Edwards/Vinh Pham (UMKC) def. Dean Pinhas/AJ Naanep (WJC) 6-2
Match Notes
William Jewell 0-1
UMKC 2-0