Las Cruces, N.M.- Sophomore
Conner Olsen brings home a championship for winning the white draw in the Aggie Invitational. The doubles pair of freshman
Hiroki Sakagawa and junior
Stewart Block won the doubles title.
Block went 3-1 in singles play, while Sakagawa finished 3-1. Olsen remained undefeated in singles play, going 3-0 in the tournament. Sophomore
Jared Horwood played well and finished with a 2-1 record. The pair of Block/Sakagawa blazed through the doubles bracket, going 4-0. Olsen/Horwood finished with a 2-2 record.
Quotable
"A solid effort from the guys. Congratulations to Conner and Hiroki and Stew for bringing home titles this weekend," said
Assistant Coach Alexander Free, "This was a great experience for all the guys to compete and learn where their games can improve throughout the fall before the dual match season."
Results
Doubles:
Block/Sakagawa (ARIZ) def. Barr/Crawford (WNMU) 6-2
Block/Sakagawa (ARIZ) def. Landaluca/Herrera (NMSU) 7-6
Block/Sakagawa (ARIZ) def. Simecek/Flores (NMSU) 6-4
Block/Sakagawa (ARIZ) def. Menard/Visser (NMSU) 6-4
Olsen/Horwood (ARIZ) def. Wada/Delgado (ACU) 6-3
Bulus/Mallya (NMMI) def. Olsen/Horwood (ARIZ) 6-3
Langdon/Benavides (ACU) def. Olsen/Horwood (ARIZ) 6-3
Olsen/Horwood (ARIZ) def. Tran/Fine (ACU) 7-5
Singles:
Hiroki Sakagawa (ARIZ) def. Joaquin Delpino (WNMU) 6-1, 6-2
Jordy Visser (NMSU) def.
Hiroki Sakagawa (ARIZ) 6-7, 7-6, 6-3
Hiroki Sakagawa (ARIZ) def. Tim Curnier (NMSU) 6-2, 6-3
Hiroki Sakagawa (ARIZ) def. Nicolas Bultrago (NMSU) 7-6, 2-6, 1-0(6)
Nicolas Bultrago (NMSU) def.
Stewart Block (ARIZ) 6-3, 7-5
Stewart Block (ARIZ) def. Jackson Fine ((ACU) 7-6, 6-2
Stewart Block (ARIZ) def. Sebastion Langdon (ACU) 6-3, 6-2
Stewart Block (ARIZ) def. Riley Tran (ACU) 6-3, 6-4
Conner Olsen (ARIZ) def. Joaquin Delgado (ACU) 6-4, 7-5
Conner Olsen (ARIZ) def. Sebastian Herrera (NMSU) 6-2, 6-0
Conner Olsen (ARIZ) def. Savan Chhabra (ACU) 7-5, 7-5
Jared Horwood (ARIZ) def. Niko Barr (WNMU) 6-1, 6-2
Jared Horwood (ARIZ) def. Luis Zamarano Morales (NMMI) 7-5, 6-3
Savan Chhabra (ACU) def.
Jared Horwood (ARIZ) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
Sebastian Herrera (NMSU) def.
Jared Horwood (ARIZ) 6-3, 4-6, 10-7
The Wildcats compete this coming weekend in Tucson for the Wildcat Invitational on Friday, Sep. 20 until Sunday, Sep. 22. The Saguaro Soldiers hope to carry the momentum from this tournament into the fall season.
