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February 25, 2010

Cowley tennis continues to face tough competition

Facing its second NCAA Division I opponent in three matches, the No. 5-ranked Cowley College men’s tennis team took on the University of Missouri Kansas City Wednesday in Kansas City, MO.

The Tigers found wins hard to come by as they lost 8-1. Still, Cowley head coach Josh Cobble thought his team battled hard and gained something by playing the match against a UMKC team that finished first in the Summit League in 2009 and tied the school record for victories with 14.

“I was pretty happy with the way we played, every match we were right there, we just are still looking to capitalize on the opportunities we get,” Cobble said. “UMKC is a tough team and one of the best in their conference each year.”

Cowley’s win came from sophomore Lloyd Bruce-Burgess at No. 1 singles. After winning a hard fought first set over the Kangaroos’ Bret Berryman by a score of 7-6, Bruce-Burgess won the second set 6-1.

The Tigers nearly picked up another win at No. 6 singles as freshman Alex Dickson won his first set against UMKC’s Erwin Quintanilla 6-4 before dropping the next two sets in heartbreaking fashion, 6-7, 8-10.

“That was a great match for Alex against a good opponent,” Cobble said. “Hopefully, this will help give him confidence for the rest of the year.”

Cowley will be back in action Friday when they play at Oklahoma Christian University at 6 p.m. OCU is ranked in the top-10 of the NAIA rankings.

“We will need to go out and play well and keep trying to capitalize on the opportunities we create in the match,” Cobble said. “They will be a tough opponent but it is a match we can be competitive in.”

Results:
DOUBLES

  • No. 1 — Lloyd Bruce-Burgess/Joan Valls (CC) lost to Bret Berryman/Pat Smith (UMKC) 3-8.
  • No. 2 — Renato Mendes/Felipe Pimenta (CC) lost to Serge Ristivojevic/Gustavo Guerin (UMKC) 4-8.
  • No. 3 — Roger White/Alex Dickson (CC) lost to David Heckler/Erwin Quintanilla (UMKC) 5-8.

SINGLES

  • No. 1 — Bruce-Burgess (CC) defeated Berryman (UMKC) 7-6, 6-1.
  • No. 2 — White (CC) lost to Pat Smith (UMKC) 3-6, 1-6.
  • No. 3 — Valls (CC) lost to Ristivojevic (UMKC) 1-6, 1-6.
  • No. 4 — Mendes (CC) lost to Guerin (UMKC) 2-6, 2-6.
  • No. 5 — Tom Gibaud (CC) lost to Heckler (UMKC) 5-7, 3-6.
  • No. 6 — Dickson (CC) lost to Quintanilla (UMKC) 6-4, 6-7, 8-10.