Posted: Mar 21, 2026

Tiebreakers Decisive to Lift Baker Over Men's Tennis

Team Stats

Baker (KS)

Doane (NE)

Score

Doubles

Jhon Ramirez / Arturo Nunez def. Diego Infante / Elliot Dassel 7-5
Immo Ferger / River Flaska def. Andre Hartman / Jaime Asiain Banzo 6-3
Mats Vervloet / Miles Mollring def. Corvin Christ / Carlos Alcala 6-3

Singles

Mats Vervloet def. Jhon Ramirez 6-3, 4-1
Immo Ferger def. Diego Infante 6-2, 4-6
Jaime Asiain Banzo def. Arturo Nunez 7-5, 3-0
River Flaska def. Elliot Dassel 6-1, 6-1
Corvin Christ def. Andre Hartman 1-6, 6-2
Carlos Alcala def. Miles Mollring 6-7, 5-7, 6-0

CRETE, Neb. – Doane men's tennis battled throughout the lineup but came up short in a 5-2 dual loss to Baker (Kan.) on Saturday.

Baker secured the early advantage by winning two of the three doubles matches. At No. 1 doubles, Diego Infante and Elliot Dassel were edged 7-5, while Andre Hartman and Jaime Asiain Banzo fell 6-3 at No. 2. Doane picked up a point at No. 3 doubles as Mats Vervloet and Miles Mollring earned a 6-3 victory, but the Wildcats carried a 2-1 lead into singles play.

In singles competition, Doane split the six matches, but Baker clinched the team win with three victories, including a pair of tightly contested tiebreak decisions.

Mats Vervloet earned a win at No. 1 singles, taking the opening set 6-3 before finishing off his opponent in straight sets. Jaime Asiain Banzo added Doane's second point with a strong performance at No. 3 singles, winning in straight sets.

Baker responded with wins at No. 2, No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 singles. The No. 2 and No. 5 positions proved especially competitive, both going to match tiebreaks. Diego Infante forced a deciding tiebreak after splitting sets at No. 2 before falling 10-8, while Andre Hartman also pushed his match to a third-set tiebreak at No. 5 but came up short.

Miles Mollring battled in a marathon match at No. 6 singles, winning the opening set in a tiebreak before ultimately dropping a tight third-set tiebreak, 11-9.

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