Oilers too much for Tech men's tennis

FINDLAY, Ohio - No. 1 singles player Nikolai Prosjanykov picked up a 3-set singles victory over Jorge Barnuevo but the Michigan Tech men's tennis team fell 6-1 to Findlay on March 12 at the Findlay YMCA East. The loss dropped the Huskies to 0-4 and 0-4 away from Houghton. The Oiler improved to 2-1 with the win. 

"We had some very close matches but we ran into trouble convertin deciding points," said head coach Kristin Yep. "This definetely was the best battle we have had so far this week. We will continue to look toward improvement as we get more match play."

Singles competition

1. Nikolai Prosjanykov (MTU) def. Jorge Barnuevo (UFM) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2

2. Florian Bauer (UFM) def. Ricardo Nunez (MTU) 6-3, 7-5

3. Alfredo Berlanga (UFM) def. Eli Pinnoo (MTU) 6-2, 6-3

4. Andrew Codita (UFM) def. Nico Caviglia (MTU) 7-5, 5-2

5. Octavio Carrasco (UFM) def. Siddhesh Mahadeshwar (MTU) 6-3, 6-4

6. Mark Ivanov (UFM) def. Nacho Carbajosa (MTU) 6-7, 6-3, 10-7

Doubles competition

1. Jorge Barnuevo/Alfredo Berlanga (UFM) def. Ambarish Rao/Nico Caviglia (MTU) 6-4

2. Octavio Carrasco/Andrew Codita (UFM) def. Siddhesh Mahadeshwar/Eli Pinnoo (MTU) 6-3

3. Florian Bauer/Mark Ivanov (UFM) def. Ricardo Nunez/Nacho Carbajosa (MTU) 6-0

Order of finish: 3,1,2 | 3,1,2,3,5,6