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For Immediate Release 3 May 2003
BOLIVAR
– No. 10 Southwest Baptist (23-5) won the North Central
Regional Tournament on Saturday, May 3 with a 5-0 win over
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athetics Association foe Washburn.
“We are going to try to just keep playing one match at
a time,” said SBU Head Coach John Bryant. “We don’t
know our next opponent, and they don’t know us. When
you get to the final 16 in the country, you better not assume
anything. We know we can play with anybody in the bracket,
the trick is if we can win against them. I want our team and
our fans to know how hard it is to do this, and how special
it is do this.”
SBU’s Dante Cipulli and Johan Nortje took the first doubles
match of the morning from WU’s Rafael Valdez and Brett
Coleman in the second doubles flight, 8-2. Andras Bori and
Mark Eori then took an 8-2 decision from the Ichabods’
Sydney Bwalya and John Johnson. The most contested match of
the day came at the No. 3 doubles slot, however, SBU’s
Peter Joos and T.J. Martin defeated Tyler Kinder and Nate
Hurd of Washburn, 8-6. The win put SBU up, 3-0.
In singles, Joos quickly dispersed of WU’s Kinder with
a 6-1, 6-1 decision. The Bearcats sealed the victory as Bori
defeated Bwalya, 6-1, 6-2.
The Bearcats will face the winner of the Kutztown/Assumption
match in the first round of the Sweet Sixteen on Thursday,
May 8 in Altamonte Springs, Fla. The national championship
game will be played on Sunday, May 11.
Southwest Baptist 5, Washburn 0
Doubles
1.
Mark Eori/Andras Bori(SBU) defeated Sydney Bwalya/John Johnson
(WU), 8-2
2. Johan Norjte/Dante Cipulli(SBU) defeated Rafael Valdez/Brett
Coleman (WU), 8-2
3. T J Martin/Peter Joos (SBU) defeated Blake Edwards/Tyler
Kinder (WU), 8-6
Singles
1.
Andras Bori(SBU) vs. Sydney Bwalya (WU), 6-1, 6-2
2. Dante Cipulli(SBU) vs. John Johnson (WU)
3. Mark Eori (SBU) vs. Rafael Valdez (WU)
4. Johan Norjte (SBU) vs. Brett Coleman (WU)
5. Peter Joos (SBU) vs. Tyler Kinder (WU), 6-1, 6-1
6. T.J. Martin (SBU) vs. Nate Hurd (WU)
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