Tigers place five singles players and two doubles teams in the semifinals

After another successful day at the NJCAA Division I Men's National Tennis Championships, Cowley College advanced five singles players and two doubles teams to the semifinals of the tournament played in Plano, TX.

"The boys played excellent tennis and fought very hard to win some close matches," Cowley head coach Manuel Raga said. 

Cowley is currently in sixth place with 30 team points, while Tyler Junior College is leading with 36 team points.

Cowley results:

SINGLES

*No. 1 – Jack Clements (CC) defeated Austreberto Carlon (Mesa) 6-2, 6-3; Clements (Cowley) defeated Chris Lawrence (East Central) 6-3, 6-2; 

*No. 2 – Takeshi Taco (CC) defeated Pablo Lopez Real (Harford) 6-4, 6-0. Taco (Cowley) defeated Killian Savary (Seward)  6-1, 6-1.

*No. 3 – Aymeric Bruno (CC) lost to Eduardo Morais (Barton) 3-6, 6-7(4).

*No. 4 – Alejandro Orihuela (CC) defeated Clay Fudge (Mississippi Gulf Coast) 6-1, 6-4;  Orihuela (Cowley) defeated Muntingh Hamman (Jacksonville) 6-1, 6-4.

*No. 5 – Andoni Garmendia (CC) defeated Russell Moorman (Itawamba) 6-0, 6-0;  Garmendia (Cowley) defeated Tiago Marquez (ABAC) 6-7(4),6-2,6-0.

*No. 6 – Javier Pla (CC) defeated Leonel Caspe (Barton) 6-2, 6-0; Pla (Cowley) defeated Jaewoo Choi (Eastern Florida) 5-7,6-0,7-5.

DOUBLES

*No. 1 – Clements & Taco (Cowley) defeated Smith & Tanjuatco (Marion Military) 6-0,6-2; Clements & Taco (Cowley) defeated Zobel & Bednarczuk (Collin) 6-3, 6-2.

*No. 2 – Orihuela & Bruno (Cowley) lost to Kalaba & Kaoma (Barton) 6-4,7-5.

*No. 3 – Castillo & Garmendia (Cowley) defeated Rasberry & Clyde (Copiah) 6-0,6-0; Castillo & Garmendia (Cowley) defeated Stuart & Outor (ABAC) 6-2,6-1.