Box Score MOBILE, Ala. — Campbellsville men's tennis made history on Wednesday morning by winning its first-ever NAIA Championship Tournament match with a 5-2 victory over Westmont College.
The five-seeded Tigers, who received a first-round bye, will now play fourth-seeded Northwestern Ohio on Thursday morning at 10 a.m. ET at the Mobile Tennis Center. The Racers defeated 20
th-seed Asbury University in their first match after a bye.
The Tigers (took control of the match with a pair of doubles wins at Nos. 2 and 3 but the Warriors rallied at No. 1 doubles to upset
Alejandro Reyes and
Chrys Castro, 8-6.
Brendan Aguilar and
Victor Ahlbeck dominated Luke Whalen and John Joens, 8-3, while
Adrian Sabrojo and
Mario Belloni pulled out an 8-5 win over Tommy Nightingale and Jordan Strandness, 8-5.
In singles, the Tigers won three of the four matches that finished. Belloni won at No. 5 singles, 6-4, 6-2 over Nightingale, while Aguilar won 6-4, 7-9 (9-7) over Whalen at No. 1 singles.
At No. 6 singles, Castro sealed the match with a three-set victory, 6-0, 6-7, 6-1 to send Campbellsville into the NAIA quarterfinal.
Singles competition
1.
Brendan Aguilar (CAMP) def. WHALEN, Luke (WESTMT) 6-4, 7-6, 9-7
2. SIBBEL, Philipp (WESTMT) def.
Alejandro Reyes (CAMP) 6-1, 7-6, 7-4
3. MATHIS, Christian (WESTMT) vs.
Adrian Sabrojo (CAMP) no result
4. JOENS, John T. (WESTMT) vs. Victor Alhbeck (CAMP) no result
5.
Mario Belloni (CAMP) def. NIGHTINGALE, Tommy (WESTMT) 6-4, 6-2
6.
Chrys Castro (CAMP) def. LEE, Austin (WESTMT) 6-0, 6-7, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. SIBBEL, Philipp/MATHIS, Christian (WESTMT) def.
Alejandro Reyes/
Chrys Castro (CAMP) 8-6
2.
Brendan Aguilar/Victor Alhbeck (CAMP) def. WHALEN, Luke/JOENS, John T. (WESTMT) 8-3
3.
Adrian Sabrojo/
Mario Belloni (CAMP) def. NIGHTINGALE, Tommy/STRANDNESS, Jordan (WESTMT) 8-5