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Men's Tennis

Leathernecks fall short of Summit League Championship

FORT WAYNE, Ind.- The Western Illinois men's tennis team fell just short of locking up an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after dropping a narrow loss to Oral Roberts, 4-3, at the Dr. Rudy and Rhonda Kachmann Tennis Center.

Oral Roberts (7-9) stole the doubles point from the Leathernecks (14-6) after winning at No.1 and No. 3 doubles. The lone doubles win came from senior Martin Boström and junior Sean Ragee-Nelson, who improved their season record to 12-0 by beating Clemons Geercken and Dennis Troyke, 9-8 (3).

Western rebounded from losing the doubles point to take a 3-2 lead. At No. 2 singles, Boström cruised to a victory over Alex Dargel, 6-2, 6-1, while Ragee-Nelson defeated Geercken in straight sets, 6-3, 7-5, at No. 5 singles. Junior Neil Lesinski split the first two sets with Cuan Farquharson, but blanked Farquharson in the last set to win the match, 2-6, 6-4, 6-0.

However, the Golden Eagles fought back and claimed the last two matches, each in three sets, to defeat the Leathernecks, 4-3, and end Western's season in the conference championship for the second straight season.

Singles
1. Alex Kotsiuk (ORU) def. Zach Frisch (WIU) 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
2. Martin Bostrom (WIU) def. Alex Dargel (ORU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Neil Lesinski (WIU) def. Cuan Farquharson (ORU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-0
4. Denis Troyke (ORU) def. Francisco Ortiz (WIU) 6-4, 6-0
5. Sean Ragee-Nelson (WIU) def. Clemens Geercken (ORU) 6-3, 7-5
6. Dario Beslic (ORU) def. Andy Jones (WIU) 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-1

Doubles
1. Kotsiuk/Dargel (ORU) def. Frisch/Lesinski (WIU) 8-5
2. Bostrom/Ragee-Nelson (WIU) def. Geercken/Troyke (ORU) 9-8 (3)
3. Farquharson/Beslic (ORU) def. Michael Tiu/Michael Schild (WIU) 8-3

 
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Players Mentioned

Martin Bostrom

Martin Bostrom

PLAYER
6' 2"
Senior
Andy Jones

Andy Jones

PLAYER
5' 11"
Senior
Neil Lesinski

Neil Lesinski

PLAYER
6' 2"
Senior
Sean Ragee-Nelson

Sean Ragee-Nelson

PLAYER
6' 0"
Senior
Michael Schild

Michael Schild

PLAYER
6' 0"
Senior
Zach Frisch

Zach Frisch

PLAYER
6' 2"
Senior
Francisco Ortiz

Francisco Ortiz

PLAYER
6' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Martin Bostrom

Martin Bostrom

6' 2"
Senior
PLAYER
Andy Jones

Andy Jones

5' 11"
Senior
PLAYER
Neil Lesinski

Neil Lesinski

6' 2"
Senior
PLAYER
Sean Ragee-Nelson

Sean Ragee-Nelson

6' 0"
Senior
PLAYER
Michael Schild

Michael Schild

6' 0"
Senior
PLAYER
Zach Frisch

Zach Frisch

6' 2"
Senior
PLAYER
Francisco Ortiz

Francisco Ortiz

6' 4"
Freshman
PLAYER