Day 1 of the NJCAA Men's National Tennis Tournament
Monday, May 17 in Plano, Texas
The #18 Indians opened Day 1 of the NJCAA Men's National Tennis Tournament playing a waiting game after heavy rains moved through the area. Tournament officials opted to share opening day hosting sites with Collin Community College and Southern Methodist University to help keep the tournament on pace as much as possible.
Russell Moorman (Pontotoc) defeated Drake Young of Paradise Valley Community College (AZ) to pick up the Indians' first win of the tournament in No. 5 singles action. Later in the day, Grayson Godbold and Jacambrian Madlock defeated Kenny Herrmann and Mike Simms of Lake County Community College (IL). The win avenged a singles loss to Herrmann for Madlock.
Moorman will continue in the No. 5 flight championship bracket. Godbold and Madlock will advance in the No. 2 doubles championship bracket. The rest of the Indain squad will fall into the consolation bracket.
Singles
Played at Southern Methodist University
Flight 1: Austreberto Carlon (Mesa College) defeated Sergio Garcia 6-2, 6-1
Flight 2: Billy Friedman (Lake County) defeated Rhonzo Olaechea 6-3, 6-1
Played at Collin Community College
Flight 3: David Perez De La Fuente (Jacksonville) defeated Grayson Godbold 6-2, 6-0
Flight 4: Kenny Herrmann (Lake County) defeated Jacambrian Madlock 6-4, 6-3
Flight 5: Russell Moorman defeats Drake Young (Paradise Valley) 6-2, 6-1
Flight 6: Leonel Caspe (Barton) defeats Torean King 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
Played at Collin Community College
Flight 1: Connor Croots and Sebastian Gamez-Para (Wallace St) defeats Garcia and Olaechea 6-2, 7-5
Flight 2 Doubles: Godbold and Madlock defeats Kenny Herrmann and Mike Sims (Lake County) 7-6 (7), 1-6, 6-4
Flight 3 Doubles: Merlin Bolema and Theo Devals (Iowa Central) defeats Torean King and Russell Moorman 6-2, 6-1