University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Sunday, April 16
Greeley, Colo.
10:00 am
University of Northern Colorado
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Northern Arizona
@UNCO_MensTennis Closed Season Against Northern Arizona
4/16/2017 6:54:00 PM | Men's Tennis
UNC men's tennis ended the 2017 season with a 5-2 loss to NAU
GREELEY -- Northern Colorado's men's tennis team closed out its 2017 season Sunday by hosting Northern Arizona. The Lumberjacks beat the Bears 5-2 in the season finale. The match also marked the final college matches for Hayden Cramer, Alex Vakouftsis and Alex Clerihew.
In doubles play, Cramer and Vakouftsis teamed up at the No. 2 spot facing Sebastian Eguez and Schumann. The seniors fell in a hard fought 6-4 match. Meanwhile, Clerihew played in the No. 3 doubles position with teammate Agustin Lombardi. They fell in a closely contested match by the score of 7-5, meaning NAU would earn the team doubles point to take the 1-0 lead.
The three Bears seniors also played during the singles matches. Vakouftsis at No. 3, Cramer at No. 4 and Clerihew at No. 6. Vakouftsis was the lone to win his match, going three sets against Felix Schumann of Northern Arizona. It was a comeback effort for Vakouftsis after dropping the first set by the score of 6-3. He forced a third set by the same score of 6-3, and then took the final set by the same exact score.
For Cramer and Clerihew, each fell in straight sets. Cramer 6-4, 6-1 to Ruben Montano and Clerihew to Thomas Fisher 6-2, 6-1. The other UNC win in singles matches came at the No. 2 spot from freshman Kyle Pease. He took down Sebastian Eguez 5-7, 6-2, 10-4.
Northern Colorado finishes its 2017 season with an 8-13 record and 3-8 Big Sky record under interim head coach Ben Gendron, both better marks than the previous season.
In doubles play, Cramer and Vakouftsis teamed up at the No. 2 spot facing Sebastian Eguez and Schumann. The seniors fell in a hard fought 6-4 match. Meanwhile, Clerihew played in the No. 3 doubles position with teammate Agustin Lombardi. They fell in a closely contested match by the score of 7-5, meaning NAU would earn the team doubles point to take the 1-0 lead.
The three Bears seniors also played during the singles matches. Vakouftsis at No. 3, Cramer at No. 4 and Clerihew at No. 6. Vakouftsis was the lone to win his match, going three sets against Felix Schumann of Northern Arizona. It was a comeback effort for Vakouftsis after dropping the first set by the score of 6-3. He forced a third set by the same score of 6-3, and then took the final set by the same exact score.
For Cramer and Clerihew, each fell in straight sets. Cramer 6-4, 6-1 to Ruben Montano and Clerihew to Thomas Fisher 6-2, 6-1. The other UNC win in singles matches came at the No. 2 spot from freshman Kyle Pease. He took down Sebastian Eguez 5-7, 6-2, 10-4.
Northern Colorado finishes its 2017 season with an 8-13 record and 3-8 Big Sky record under interim head coach Ben Gendron, both better marks than the previous season.
Doubles
- Tim Handel/Ruben Montano (NAU) def. Kyle Pease/Connor Finerty (UNC) 6-4
- Sebastian Eguez/Felix Schumann (NAU) def. Hayden Cramer/Alex Vakouftsis (UNC) 6-4
- Thomas Fisher/David Nguyen (NAU) def. Agustin Lombardi/Alex Clerihew (UNC) 7-5
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles
- Tim Handel (NAU) def. Connor Finerty (UNC) 7-5, 6-2
- Kyle Pease (UNC) def. Sebastian Eguez (NAU) 5-7, 6-2, 10-4
- Alex Vakouftsis (UNC) def. Felix Schumann (NAU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
- Ruben Montano (NAU) def. Hayden Cramer (UNC) 6-4, 6-1
- David Nguyen (NAU) def. Agustin Lombardi (UNC) 7-5, 3-6, 10-3
- Thomas Fisher (NAU) def. Alex Clerihew (UNC) 6-2, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 4, 1*, 2, 5, 3
*Clinched Match
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