The 35
th-ranked Drury men's tennis team upset 12
th-ranked Northwest Missouri State 7-2, Friday at Cooper Tennis Complex.
The Panthers (9-1), claimed all three doubles points to set the tone early.
15
th-ranked
Maximilian Hepp and
Sebastien Amato defeated Mauro Tete and Jorge Serrano 8-3 at the top of the lineup.
Competitive matches at No. 2 and No. 3 both went the way of the Panthers.
Sacha Mourier and
Nico Sigloch bested Romain Boissinot and Sergi Fontcuberta 8-5 at No. 2.
The No. 3 doubles was the closest match of the evening, with
Nico Hadeler and
Paul Porcher getting past Josef Altmann and Aymeric Autones 9-7.
In singles play Friday, Northwest was able to claim two points with wins of 6-4, 6-3 at No. 2 and 6-2, 6-2 at No. 3. Hepp, ranked 10
th in the nation, defeated 38
th-ranked Boissinot 7-5, 7-6, at the top of the Panther lineup. Porcher played at No.4 and won a 6-4, 7-6 battle at No. 4 over Josef Altmann.
Sigloch and Mourier had no problems, with Sigloch winning 6-2, 6-1 at No. 5 and Mourier winning 6-1, 6-2 at No. 6.
Northwest Missouri State falls to 3-2.
On March 12
th, Drury will play host to 37
th-ranked Ouachita Baptist at Cooper Tennis Complex at 9 a.m.
#35 Drury University 7, #12 Northwest Missouri 2
Mar 10, 2017 at Springfield, MO (Cooper Tennis Complex)
| Singles competition |
| 1. #10 Maximilian Hepp (DU) def. #38 Boissinot,Romain (NWMSU) 7-5, 7-6 |
| 2. #42 Fontcuberta,Sergi (NWMSU) def. Sebastien Amato (DU) 6-4, 6-3 |
| 3. Tete,Mauro (NWMSU) def. Nico Hadeler (DU) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 4. Paul Porcher (DU) def. Altmann,Josef (NWMSU) 6-4, 7-6 |
| 5. Nico Sigloch (DU) def. Glowick,Fin (NWMSU) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 6. Sacha Mourier (DU) def. Serrano,Jorge (NWMSU) 6-1, 6-2 |
| Match Notes |
| Northwest Missouri 3-2; National ranking #12 |
| Drury University 9-1; National ranking #35 |
