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Box Score 2 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— The Colorado Mesa University men's and women's tennis teams enjoyed a strong day and combined for 14 match wins and while
Emil Hultman won the men's singles "A" draw before lightning interfered and thwarted the rest of the Colorado College Invitational here at Monument Valley Park.
Hultman claimed a 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6) semifinal victory over Western New Mexico University's Yannik Rogulski and then beat the Mustangs' David Guta, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 in the final. Guta had defeated CMU's
Romain Payan in the other semifinal, the only completed match that CMU lost throughout the day.
Elsewhere,
Diogo Manzano won a pair of "A" singles consolation matches while
Henry Scheck claimed another consolation victory.
In the men's "B" draw, Maverick newcomer
Gavin Hutter defeated Colorado College's Hudson Chris, 6-4, 6-4 in the semifinals, which was completed before the inclement weather.
Luke Burriesci also won a consolation match.
In doubles, Shcek and
William Leschig won their semifinal, 6-2 but were not able to complete the final.
The Maverick women were led by
Devyn Rodriguez, who advanced to the "A" singles final with a win over CC's Avery Hickman. The Maverick junior was also winning her final match before it was called off due to the weather.
In the "B" singles draw,
Sophie Hartman and
Taylor Nokes both won their semifinal matches but were unable to play each other in the finale.
Catalina Ballon also won a pair of consolation matches in the "A" draw while Hartman and Gonzalez advanced to the doubles final with a 6-1 semifinal win over the WNMU pair of Lucia Carmena/Eva Guta.
The Maverick men will next play at the Washburn Invitational on Friday and Saturday in Topeka, Kansas.
Meanwhile, CMU's women will play in the Pueblo Duals, taking on CSU Pueblo, Fort Hays State and CC in their lone team action of the fall campaign.
CMU's Results (Sunday)
Men's Singles-A
Semifinals
Emil Hultman (CMU) def. Yannik Rogulski (WNMU); 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6)
David Guta (WNMU) def.
Romain Payan (CMU); 6-2, 1-6, 1-0 (10-7)
Final
Emil Hultman (CMU) def. David Guta (WNMU); 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
Consolations
Diogo Manzano (CMU) def. Mael Houee (WNMU); 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7)
Manzano def. Lennart Lehmitz (CC); 6-2, 6-4
Henry Scheck (CMU) def. Djamel-Dine Bey (WNMU); 6-3, 6-1
Men's Singles-B
Semifinals
Gavin Hutter (CMU) def. Hudson Chris (CC); 6-4, 6-4
Consolations
Luke Burriesci (CMU) def. Reed Haymons (CC); 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-4)
Men's Doubles
Semifinals
William Leschig/
Henry Scheck (CMU) def. Sam Dilworth/Dylan Ferraro (CC); 6-2
Women's Singles-A
Semifinals
Aspen Young (CC) def.
Jade Brilhante (CMU); 6-2, 6-7 (3-7), 1-0 (10-8)
Devyn Rodriguez (CMU) def. Avery Hickman (CMU); 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (10-5)
Consolations
Catalina Ballon (CMU) def. Eva Guta (WNMU); 7-5, 6-1
Ballon def. Lindsay Popeo (CC); 6-2, 6-2
Women's Singles-B
Semifinals
Sophie Hartman (CMU) def. Meredith Waters (CC); 7-6 (7-5), 6-0
Taylor Nokes (CMU) def.
Keelin Sills (CMU); 6-4, 6-3
Consolations
Makayla Martinez (CSUP) def.
Nadia Alden (CMU); 4-6, 4-1; retired
Allyson Lowe (CC) def.
Valentina Gonzalez (CMU); 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8)
Lucia Moravek (CC) def.
Delia Maier (CMU); 7-5, 6-4
Women's Doubles
Semifinals
Sophie Hartman/
Valentina Gonzalez (CMU) def. Lucia Carmena/Eva. Guta (WNMU); 6-1