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For Immediate Release 2 May 2003
BOLIVAR
– No. 10 Southwest Baptist took its first round NCAA
Division II North Central Regional match from Colorado School
of Mines on Friday, 5-0.
“We’ve tried to just play one match at a time all
year long and not get ahead of ourselves,” said SBU Head
Coach John Bryant. “Right now, our focus is back on Washburn
tomorrow morning. We just hope to keep it going.”
SBU’s Dante Cipulli and Johan Nortje took the first doubles
match of the afternoon from CSM’s Kevin Yu and David
Haddad in the second doubles flight, 8-2. Peter Joos and T.J.
Martin got SBU’s second victory with an 8-4 win over
Jordan Revielle and Octavia Ruiz of CSM in the third doubles
flight. The Bearcats’ biggest struggle was in the No.
1 doubles flight. SBU’s Andras Bori and Mark Eori outlasted
Dinuka Ranaweera and Almed Sejati, 8-5.
In singles, the top four spots were racing for the finish,
however, Bori defeated Yu (6-0, 6-0) and Cipulli defeated
Ranaweera (6-0, 6-1) to give SBU the victory.
The Bearcats will face the Ichabods on Saturday, May 3 at
10 a.m. in a rematch of their March 29 meeting. SBU won that
match, 9-0. The winner of the regional championship match
will face the winner of theKutztown/Assumption match on May
8 in Altamonte Springs, Fla.
Southwest Baptist 5, Colorado School of Mines 0
Doubles
1. Andras Bori/Mark Eori (SBU) defeated Dinuka Ranaweera/Almed
Sejati (CSM), 8-5
2. Dante Cipulli/Johan Nortje (SBU) defeated Kevin Yu/David
Haddad (CSM), 8-2
3. Peter Joos/T.J. Martin (SBU) defeated Jordan Reviell/Octavia
Ruiez (CSM), 8-4
Singles
1. Andras Bori (SBU) defeated Kevin Yu (CSM), 6-0, 6-0
2. Dante Cipulli (SBU) defeated Dinuka Ranaweera (CSM), 6-0,
6-1
3. Mark Eori (SBU) vs. Almed Sejati (CSM) – DNF
4. Johan Nortje (SBU) vs. David Haddad (CSM) – DNF
5. Peter Joos (SBU) vs. Jordan Revielle (CSM) – DNF
6. T.J. Martin (SBU) vs. Mark Chung (CSM) – DNF
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