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Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Patti Arnold, CMU Sports Information

Mavs open fall dual season 2-0 at Pueblo Duals

CMU claims thriller over Lubbock Christian

PUEBLO, Colo. — A third-set tiebreaker victory, followed by a hotly contested straight-sets victory lifted the Colorado Mesa men's tennis team to a thrilling 4-3 victory over Lubbock Christian on Friday (Sept. 13) in the Pueblo Duals.

The Mavericks won both of their duals on the first day of matches at Pueblo City Park, beating Nebraska-Kearney 5-2 on Friday morning.

Henry Scheck's 7-5, 1-6, 1-0 (10-6) victory over Mattia Ghedin, the 2023 Lone Star Newcomer of the Year, at No. 2 singles gave the Mavericks a 3-2 lead, and William Leschig wrapped it up. His 7-5, 6-3 win over Kelly Giese at No. 1 singles clinched the dual against the Chaparrals, who qualified for the NCAA Tournament each of the past two seasons.

Lubbock Christian won the final match of the dual, with Blas Ruiz Romero holding off CMU's Jamison Pfingston 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 at No. 6 singles.

The all-important doubles point was won by CMU, with the No. 2 team of Emil Hultman and Philemon Jabin winning 7-6, (7-5) and Pfingston and Romain Payan holding on for a 6-4 win at No. 3.

Lubbock won at No. 4 to open singles play, but Hultman got that point back with a straight-set victory at No. 5. It was 2-2 after LCU won the No. 3 singles match, setting up the thrilling finish.

Scheck, a junior coming off a 4-0 weekend and the "A" singles championship in last week's Colorado College invitational, ran his record this fall to 6-0.

The Mavericks, 2-0 in duals, have only one match Saturday, facing Newman at 9 a.m.

CMU 5, Nebraska-Kearney 2

After dropping all three doubles matches, the Mavericks turned the tables in singles, winning five of six.

William Leschig, Henry Scheck and Philemon Jabin all won third-set tiebreakers to claim their respective matches, with Emil Hultman and Jamison Pfingston winning in straight sets.

Leschig battled back after losing the opening set at No. 1 singles to beat the Lopers' Adrian Constantin 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6). At No. 2, Scheck and Tom van den Dungen split the first two sets before Scheck outlasted his Lopers opponent in the tiebreaker to win 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (12-10). Jabin won 1-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-6) at No. 4 singles over Aaron Osmond.

The only singles match the Mavs dropped was also a three-set battle, with UNK's Jip Mens claiming a 7-6 (9-7), 3-6, 1-0 (10-8) over Romain Payan.

Hultman won 7-5, 6-4 at No. 5 and Pfingston won 6-3, 6-4 at No. 6.

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