April 26, 2008

Complete Results

By Beth Miller
www.SIUSalukis.com

OMAHA, Neb. - The Southern Illinois University men's tennis team fell to Drake in the second round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tennis Championships. The Salukis fell to the Bulldogs, 4-2, in Omaha, Neb., ending their season.

The Salukis earned the doubles point, capturing a 1-0 lead over the Bulldogs. Lucas Waked and Anton Leonenko teamed up at No. 1 doubles, defeating Maor Zirkin and Dalibor Pavic, 8-6. Hugo Vidal and Sebastian Rubiano grabbed the win at No. 2 doubles over Ricardo Lau and Bokang Setshogo, while Mariano Restrepo and Chase Miller were unable to hold off for the win at No. 3 doubles against Ivan Mendoza and Mauricio Ballivian.

In singles action, No. 76 ranked Pavic defeated Waked 6-3, 6-2 at the top seed. Zirkin captured the win at No. 2 singles over Vidal, 6-2, 6-2. Restrepo grabbed the win at No. 3 singles agaisnt Mauricino Ballivian, 6-4, 6-3. Leonenko was unable to hold off Setshogo at No. 4 singles, falling 6-2, 6-2. No. 5 singles was not finished, while Miller fell to Mendoza at No. 6 singles, 6-2, 6-1.

The Salukis finished the season 12-14 overall, 3-3 in the Missouri Valley Conference. Hugo Vidal was named the MVC scholar-athlete team, while Lucas Waked received honorable mention.

Drake 4, Southern Illinois 2

Singles
No. 1 No. 76 Dalibor Pavic (DU) def. Lucas Waked (SIU), 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 Maor Zirkin (DU) def. Hugo Vidal (SIU), 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 Mariano Restrepo (SIU) def. Mauricio Ballivian (DU), 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 Bokang Setshogo (DU) def. Anton Leonenko (SIU), 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 Ricardo Lau (DU) vs. Sebastian Rubiano (SIU), 0-6, 6-1, unfinished
No. 6 Ivan Mendoza (DU) def. Chase Miller (SIU), 6-2, 6-1

Doubles
No. 1 Leonenko/Waked (SIU) def. Zirkin/Pavic (DU), 8-6
No. 2 Vidal/Rubiano (SIU) def. Lau/Setshogo (DU), 9-8 (7-3)
No. 3 Mendoza/Ballivian (DU) def. Restrepo/Miller (SIU), 9-7