Men's Tennis Falls as Two Tie-break Finishes Go To KWU
SALINA, Kan. — The Doane University men's tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision to Kansas Wesleyan on Monday in nonconference action in Salina, Kansas.
The Coyotes claimed the early advantage by winning two of the three doubles matches to secure the doubles point. Kansas Wesleyan earned wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles, while the Doane duo of Andre Hartman and Miles Mollring provided the Tigers' lone doubles victory with a 6-2 win over Adam Hanson and Gavin Chavez at the No. 3 position.
In singles play, Doane picked up two victories in tightly contested matches. Diego Infante rallied after dropping the opening set to defeat Adam Hanson at No. 2 singles, winning 4-6, 6-3, 10-7 in the match tiebreak. Hartman also delivered a comeback performance for the Tigers at No. 6 singles, outlasting Jack Hanson 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 12-10.
Kansas Wesleyan secured the team victory with wins at the remaining singles spots, including straight-set decisions at No. 1 and No. 3 singles. Three matches — at No. 2, No. 4, and No. 5 — required match tiebreaks, highlighting the competitive nature of the dual.
At No. 4 singles, Elliot Dassel pushed his match to a deciding tiebreak before falling 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 10-2 to Dawson O'Donnell. Miles Mollring also forced a third-set tiebreak at No. 5 singles but came up short 0-6, 7-5, 10-4 against Paul Jittawait.
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