Cowley men’s tennis opens play at national tournament

With five singles players and two doubles teams advancing to the second round, the Cowley College men’s tennis team has gotten off to a good start at the NJCAA Division I National Tennis Tournament in Plano, Texas.

On Monday, Cowley got singles wins from Ignacio Velez and Sean Cobble at No. 3 and No. 4 singles, respectively. Fellow Tigers Richard Filkuka, Diego Motivar, and Boomer Saia received a bye in the first round.

Cowley’s Bruce Maytubby suffered a first-round loss against New Mexico’s Danny Dominguez. However, Maytubby teamed with Velez to defeat a doubles team from Temple Community College in the first round of No. 3 doubles.

Filkuka and Motivar received a bye in the first round of No. 1 doubles, while the doubles tandem of Cobble and Saia lost a hard fought three-set match to Seminole State’s Brett Little/Armando Morales.

The Tiger tennis team will resume play in the national tournament today in Plano, Texas.

Cowley Results:
SINGLES
•No. 1 — Richard Filkuka (CC) received a bye in the first round.
•No. 2 — Diego Motivar (CC) received a bye in the first round.
•No. 3 — Ignacio Velez (CC) defeated Jarrett Beasley (Central Alabama) 6-0, 6-0.
•No. 4 — Sean Cobble (CC) defeated Blake Cutright (Lake Land) 6-2, 6-1.
•No. 5 — Bruce Maytubby (CC) lost to Danny Dominguez (New Mexico) 1-6, 1-6.
•No. 6 — Boomer Saia (CC) received a bye in the first round.

DOUBLES
•No. 1 — Filkuka/Motivar received a bye in the first round.
•No. 2 — Cobble/Saia lost (CC) lost to Brett Little/Armando Morales (Seminole State) 1-6, 6-3, 2-6.
•No. 3 — Maytubby/Velez (CC) defeated Michael Smathers/Eric Tobin (Temple) 7-6 (2), 6-3.