Men's Tennis bounces back with 7-0 sweep over Missouri Baptist

Friday, March 25, 2022

Vaibhav Bisht (Credit: Bob Tamboli)

LEBANON, Tenn.--Cumberland men's tennis bounced back with a 7-0 sweep over Missouri Baptist after a tough loss last night to No. 9 Lindsey Wilson.

Cumberland set the tone by sweeping the doubles matches. German Suarez and Daniel Wessels defeated Milos Vuckovic and Dragan Omcikus 6-4 and Dan Slapnik Trost and Adrijan Hrzic followed that with a 6-4 win at No. 2 doubles. Fernando Flores and Vaibhav Bisht closed it with a 6-3 win over Lucas Kzam and Donald Feick at No. 3 doubles.

Adrijan Hrzic earned a hard-foght win over Milos Vuckovic at No. 1 singles winning the first set 6-4, dropping the second set, and then winning the match with 7-6 third set victory. Daniel Wessels defeated Dragan Omcikus 6-2, 6-4 at No. 2 singles and Sacha Colomban breezed past Timofey Tokmakov in the first set 6-0 before battling for 7-6 second set win.

Fernando Flores won at No. 4 singles 6-2, 6-3 over Filip Perovic and Vaibhav Bisht defeated Lucas Kzam 6-3, 6-3 in two sets. Jakob Schermer closed out the sweep with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Donald Feick at No. 6 singles.

Cumberland will return to conference play next Wednesday against Tennessee Southern. That match will be held in Decatur, Ala. and is set to start at 11:00 a.m.

Singles competition

1. Adrijan Hrzic (CU) def. Milos Vuckovic (MBU) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6

2. Daniel Wessels (CU) def. Dragan Omcikus (MBU) 6-2, 6-4

3. Sacha Colomban (CU) def. Timofey Tokmakov (MBU) 6-0, 7-6

4. Fernando Flores (CU) def. Filip Perovic (MBU) 6-2, 6-3

5. Vaibhav Bisht (CU) def. Lucas Kzam (MBU) 6-3, 6-3

6. Jakob Schermer (CU) def. Donald Feick (MBU) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. German Suarez/Daniel Wessels (CU) def. Milos Vuckovic/Dragan Omcikus (MBU) 6-4

2. Dan Slapnik Trost/Adrijan Hrzic (CU) def. Timofey Tokmakov/Filip Perovic (MBU) 6-4

3. Fernando Flores/Vaibhav Bisht (CU) def. Lucas Kzam/Donald Feick (MBU 6-3