DETROIT, Mich.— Wayne State swept Drury on Friday with a 4-0 win in the first round of the NCAA-II National Tournament at the Duchene Athletic Facility in Detroit, Michigan.
The Panthers, who were seeded seventh in the Midwest Regional, end the season with a 10-7 record. The Warriors, who were the sub-regional hosts and ranked 11
th nationally, advanced to the sub-regional finals with a 21-9 mark.
Wayne State took a 1-0 lead winning two doubles matches. Cedric Drenth and Daniel Grey are ranked third nationally in doubles and got past
Sylvain Garin-Michaud and
Marlon Wilken, a duo ranked 14
th in the country, 6-2. Dom Spicer and Emil Mikkelsen also picked up a win with a 6-1 win over Drury's
Alejandro Esquivel and
Oscar Reis.
The Warriors took a 2-0 lead on Dom Spicer's win over
Tjade Bruns. Spicer, ranked 69
th in Division II in singles, won 6-2, 6-1. Daniel Grey, in the number two singles match, defeated 36
th ranked
Yaroslav Sharyy 6-0, 6-2 to give Wayne State a 3-0 lead.
24
th ranked Cedric Drenth clinched the winning point for the Warriors as he defeated
Sylvain Garin-Michaud, ranked number five in the country, in three sets, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.
Wayne State will play either Southwest Baptist or Grand Valley State in the NCAA-II Tournament's second round on Saturday.
The Panthers were making their 23
rd appearance in the NCAA-II Tournament.
#11 Wayne St. 4, #41 Drury Panthers 0
Apr 28, 2023 at Detroit, Mich. (Duchene Athletic Facility)
Singles competition
1. #24 Cedric Drenth (WAYNE-M) def. #5 S. Garin-Michaud (DRURY-M) 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
2. Daniel Grey (WAYNE-M) def. #36
Yaroslav Sharyy (DRURY-M) 6-0, 6-2
3. #64
Marlon Wilken (DRURY-M) vs. Niklas Karcz (WAYNE-M) no result
4. #69 Dom Spicer (WAYNE-M) def.
Tjade Bruns (DRURY-M) 6-2, 6-1
5.
Louka Queguiner (DRURY-M) vs. Denali Kitayama (WAYNE-M) no result
6.
Mark Drozdetskii (DRURY-M) vs. Luke Laws (WAYNE-M) no result
Doubles competition
1. #3 Cedric Drenth/Daniel Grey (WAYNE-M) def. #14 S. Garin-Michaud/
Marlon Wilken (DRURY-M) 6-2
2.
Mark Drozdetskii/
Yaroslav Sharyy (DRURY-M) vs. Niklas Karcz/Luke Laws (WAYNE-M) no result
3. Dom Spicer/Emil Mikkelsen (WAYNE-M) def.
Alejandro Esquivel/
Oscar Reis (DRURY-M) 6-1
Match Notes
Drury Panthers 10-7; National ranking #41; Regional ranking #7
Wayne St. 21-9; National ranking #11; Regional ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,2,1)
NCAA-II Tournament, 1st round
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