Box Score MOBILE, Ala. — The top-seeded Tigers were unable to keep their momentum going in the NCCAA Championship, falling in the finals to two-seeded Oklahoma Baptist University, 5-1.
Campbellsville (24-4) will now have four days to prepare for the NAIA Championship, which is also being hosted at the Mobile Tennis Center on May 15-19.
The lone match win for the Tigers came at No. 1 doubles but CU was unable to rally in others. After trailing 3-0 in doubles,
Chrys Castro and
Alejandro Reyes fought backs. The duo broke serve, cutting the Oklahoma Baptist lead to 3-2, but both teams gave up serves again and the Bison led 4-3. Then it was all Campbellsville after that, CU won six of the next 10 points to lead 7-6 and ended up winning 9-7.
Also in doubles,
Brendan Aguilar and
Alejandro Reyes made a comeback from being down 3-0. The No. 2-seeded pair rallied to lead 6-5 but Oklahoma Baptist won 9-7 by breaking serve to seal the upset.
Also in doubles,
Mario Belloni and
Adrian Sabrojo lost, 8-4.
In singles, it only took three matches to seal the Oklahoma Baptist win.
Chrys Castro fell at No. 6 singles, 6-3, 6-1 and
Brendan Aguilar lost 6-4, 6-3 at No. 1.
After a second rain delay,
Alejandro Reyes lost in straight sets as well, 6-2, 6-1.
Singles competition
1. Kevin Anrusch (OBU) def.
Brendan Aguilar (CAMP) 6-4, 6-3
2. Lucas Castelo Branco (OBU) def.
Alejandro Reyes (CAMP) 6-2, 6-1
3.
Adrian Sabrojo (CAMP) vs. Luis Romero (OBU) 6-7, 1-5, unfinished
4.
Victor Ahlbeck (CAMP) vs. Maias Le Fort (OBU) 2-6, 6-3, unfinished
5.
Mario Belloni (CAMP) vs. Gianluca Galdi (OBU) 4-6, 6-3, unfinished
6. Thomoas Ackerknecht (OBU) def.
Chrys Castro (CAMP) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1.
Alejandro Reyes/
Chrys Castro (CAMP) def. Kevin Anrusch/Gianluca Galdi (OBU) 9-7
2. Thomoas Ackerknecht/Luis Romero (OBU) def.
Victor Ahlbeck/
Brendan Aguilar (CAMP) 9-7
3. Lucas Castelo Branco/Maias Le Fort (OBU) def.
Adrian Sabrojo/
Mario Belloni (CAMP) 8-4