The UMKC men’s tennis squad took care of both Saint Louis and Rockhurst on Wednesday at the Plaza Tennis Center, 6-1 and 7-0, capping a perfect 8-0 home regular season.
The ‘Roos (10-10) also celebrated senior day for Conner Edwards. It was quite a day for him as his win in doubles against Saint Louis made him the all-time leader in doubles wins at UMKC with 46.
UMKC took wins at No. 1 and No. 3 against the Billikens to head into singles play with a 1-0 lead. Mike Psarros, Conner Edwards and Uldis Gaismins each won in succession to start singles play, clinching the match with a 4-0 lead. UMKC went on to win the next two before SLU spoiled the shutout with a win at No. 2 in a deciding tiebreak.
In the night cap, UMKC tallied victories over the Hawks at No. 1 and 2 in doubles action to win the point, including an 8-0 beating by Gaismins and Andrey Smirnov at No. 2.
In singles action, UMKC won four of the six in straight sets, while battling back from dropping the first set at the No. 2 and 5 spots. Gaismins won the clinching match at No. 4.
The ‘Roos will be off this weekend, but will head to Chicago to complete WAC play the following weekend with three matches.
UMKC 6, Saint Louis 1
Apr 01, 2015 at Kansas City, Mo. (Plaza Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Airam Castellano (UMKC) def. David Ferragut (SLU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Paarth Dodhiawala (SLU) def. Andrey Smirnov (UMKC) 6-3, 3-6, 10-8
3. Vinh Pham (UMKC) def. Miguel Flores (SLU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Uldis Gaismins (UMKC) def. John Nogalski (SLU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Conner Edwards (UMKC) def. Charlie Parry (SLU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Mike Psarros (UMKC) def. Brandon Harris (SLU) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Airam Castellano/Mike Psarros (UMKC) def. John Nogalski/Yehia El Sallaly (SLU) 8-3
2. Uldis Gaismins/Andrey Smirnov (UMKC) vs. Paarth Dodhiawala/Miguel Flores (SLU) 5-3, unfinished
3. Conner Edwards/Amaury Navette (UMKC) def. Charlie Parry/Brandon Harris (SLU) 8-5
Match Notes
Saint Louis 4-7
UMKC 9-10
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (6,5,4,3,1,2)
UMKC 7, Rockhurst 0
Apr 01, 2015 at Kansas City, Mo. (Plaza Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Airam Castellano (UMKC) def. Gray, Truit (RU) 6-3, 6-4
2. Andrey Smirnov (UMKC) def. Unger, Oskar (RU) 0-6, 6-4, 6-2
3. Vinh Pham (UMKC) def. Valev, Decho (RU) 6-2, 6-3
4. Uldis Gaismins (UMKC) def. Chmielewski, Daniel (RU) 6-1, 6-3
5. Conner Edwards (UMKC) def. Chmielewski, Luke (RU) 6-7 (6-8), 6-2, 10-6
6. Mike Psarros (UMKC) def. Ibarra, Anthony (RU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Airam Castellano/Mike Psarros (UMKC) def. Unger, Oskar/Gray, Truit (RU) 8-7
2. Andrey Smirnov/Uldis Gaismins (UMKC) def. Chmielewski, Luke/Chmielewski, Daniel (RU) 8-0
3. Riveros, Nicolas/Valev, Decho (RU) def. Conner Edwards/Amaury Navette (UMKC) 8-6
Match Notes
Rockhurst 10-4
UMKC 10-10
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (6,3,4,1,5,2)
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