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October 6, 2009

Bruce-Burgess, Pavlovic qualify for ITA Small College Nationals

Showing they will be two of the top singles players in NJCAA tennis, Cowley College’s Lloyd Bruce-Burgess and Adrijana Pavlovic captured singles titles at the ITA/Wilson Central Region Tennis Tournament played Friday and Saturday in Oklahoma City, OK.

By winning the singles titles, Bruce-Burgess and Pavlovic qualified to take part in the ITA Small College Nationals, which will be held Oct. 15-18 in Mobile, AL.

Neither player dropped a set in singles play and capped the tournament with impressive wins in the finals. Bruce-Burgess defeated Seminole’s Mbonisi Ndimande 6-2, 6-2 in the championship match, while Pavlovic cruised past Seward County’s Fanny Benincasa 6-0, 6-0 to take home the women’s singles title.

“Adrijana and Lloyd picked up their level of play and played better as the weekend went on,” Cowley College head coach Josh Cobble said. “They both capped it off really well with their play in the finals.”

Cobble was impressed with the level of competition the Tigers faced at the tournament.

“Some of the better players in the country were there,” Cobble said. “We had a pretty rough day on Friday and did not play as well as we could have. But, overall it was a good weekend.”

Cowley’s Jessica Montemayor rebounded from a second-round defeat in singles play to rattle off three straight wins and capture the backdraw. Montemayor and Pavlovic also teamed up to win the backdraw of the women’s doubles competition.

Cobble was also pleased with the play of men’s tennis players Tom Gibaud, Felipe Pimenta and Renato Mendes.

Bruce-Burgess and Pavlovic will face stiff competition at the ITA Small College Nationals.

“They will be playing some of the best junior college tennis players in the country,” Cobble said. “It will be interesting to see where they stack up.”

Prior to the ITA Small College Nationals, the Cowley College men and women’s tennis teams will host Seward County Community College in a match Saturday at 1 p.m. at the J.C. Louderback Tennis Courts.
“We look forward to having the match here and hope to have people come out and support the teams,” Cobble said. “This is an opportunity for people to see the strong teams we have this year.”

Results:
MEN
DOUBLES

  • Lloyd Bruce-Burgess/Alex Dickson (CC) received a bye in the first round; defeated Chris Copenhaver/Luke Radulovic (Johnson County) 6-3, 6-1; lost to Ryan Coffey/Corey Huggins (Seminole) 4-6, 6-3, 4-10.
  • Felipe Pimenta/Renato Mendes (CC) defeated Fernando Soni/Carlos Souza (Seward) 3-6, 6-2, 10-8; lost to Martin Arguello/Mbonisi Ndimande (Seminole) 1-6, 1-6.
  • Samir Haikal/Tom Gibaud (CC) lost to Eduardo Munoz/Christian Romanzini (Seward) 6-4, 1-6, 8-10; advanced to the finals of the backdraw before losing to Fernando Soni/Carlos Souza (Seward) 4-6, 4-6.

SINGLES

  • Bruce-Burgess (CC) received a bye in the first round; defeated Bryan Canavan (Seminole) 6-3, 6-4; defeated Ryan Coffey (Seminole) 6-4, 6-1 defeated Martin Arguello (Seminole) 7-5, 6-0; defeated Mbonisi Ndimande (Seminole) 6-2, 6-2 in the championship match.
  • Haikal (CC) defeated Eduardo Munoz (Seward) 6-4, 6-4; lost to Ndimande (Seminole) 0-6, 0-6.
  • Mendes (CC) defeated Christian Romanzini (Seward) 6-2, 6-4; lost to Coffey (Seminole) 4-6, 2-6.
  • Pimenta (CC) lost to Luka Radulovic (Johnson) 3-6, 2-6; defeated Roger White (CC) 8-6; defeated Carlos Souza (Seward) 7-5, 6-1; lost to Bryan Canavan (Seminole) 2-6, 2-6.
  • Gibaud (CC) received a bye in the first round; lost to Corey Huggins (Seminole) 4-6, 7-5, 5-7; defeated Munoz (Seward) 6-7, 7-5, 10-3; lost to Copenhaver (Johnson) 4-6, 6-4, 9-11.
  • Dickson (CC) lost to Doyle Springett (Seminole) 1-6, 3-6; lost to Niklas Sparr (Johnson) 6-7, 4-6.
  • Roger White (CC) received a bye in the first round; lost to Radulovic (Johnson) 4-6, 3-6; lost to Pimenta (CC) 6-8.

WOMEN
DOUBLES

  • Jessica Montemayor/Adrijana Pavlovic (CC) received a bye in the first round; lost to Akanesi Fa/Karla Martinez (New Mexico Military) 5-7, 2-6; Montemayor/Pavlovic defeated Joanna Torres/DJ Cunningham (Seminole) 6-0, 6-2; defeated Morgan Chissoa/Natalia Khakimova (Seminole) 6-0, 6-1 in the finals of the backdraw.
  • Wrylie Finkle/Brittney Laner (CC) lost to Gloria Alvarez/Elle Martin (NCTC) 0-6, 0-6; lost to Joanna Torres/DJ Cunningham (Seminole) 2-6, 4-6.
  • Jamie Blackim/Natalia Medina (CC) defeated Christina Lebarre/Diana Lozano (Seminole) 6-2, 6-3; lost to Katherine Kelly/Cimen Soy (NCTC) 4-6, 3-6.
  • Brittney Berryman/Shannon Franz (CC) defeated Antigone Lowery/Shaley Thomas (Seward) 7-5, 6-1; lost to Jen Wooland/Tracy Schnack (NCTC) 6-2, 6-7, 9-11; defeated Lowery/Thomas (Seward) 7-5, 6-2 in the finals of the backdraw.

SINGLES

  • Pavlovic (CC) received a bye in the first round; defeatd Lebarre (Seminole) 6-3, 6-0; defeated Alvarez (NCTC) 6-2, 6-1; defeated Haley Craig (Johnson) 6-2, 6-3; defeated Fanny Benincasa (Seward) 6-0, 6-0 in the championship match.
  • Medina (CC) defeated Akanesi Fa (New Mexico Military) 7-6, 6-0; lost to Alvarez (NCTC) 0-6, 4-6.
  • Laner (CC) lost to Joanna Torres (Seminole) 1-6, 1-6; lost to Ekaterina Gabashvili (Seward) 2-6, 1-6.
  • Finkle (CC) defeated Breigh Shotwell (New Mexico Military 6-4, 7-6; lost to Natalia Khakimova (Seminole) 0-6, 2-6.
  • Montemayor (CC) received a bye in the first round; lost to Benincasa (Seward) 4-6, 6-3, 3-6; defeated Shotwell (New Mexico Military) 6-0, 6-0; defeated Blackim (CC) 6-1, 6-1; defeated Fa (New Mexico Military) in the finals of the main singles backdraw.
  • Blackim (CC) received a bye in the first round; lost to Karla Martinez (New Mexico Military) 3-6, 2-6; defeated Kelly (NCTC) 6-1, 6-3; defeated Antigone (Seward) 6-2, 6-1; lost to Montemayor (CC) 1-6, 1-6.
  • Kalena Pate (CC) lost to Tara Webb (Seminole) 0-6, 1-6;lost to Sylvia Perez (Seward) 1-6, 3-6.
  • Franz (CC) defeated Deborah Wright (New Mexico Military) 6-0, 6-2; lost to Wooland (NCTC) 2-6, 2-6.
  • Berryman (CC) lost to Schnack (NCTC) 0-6, 1-6; defeated Wright (New Mexico Military) 6-1, 6-0; defeated Bree Osborn (NCTC) 3-6, 6-2, 10-2 in the finals of the “B” flight backdraw.