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Ilari Vesanen
Joe Chance
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Southern Arkansas SAU (14-3)
6
Winner West Alabama UWA (9-2)
Southern Arkansas SAU
(14-3)
1
Final
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West Alabama UWA
(9-2)
Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

No. 23 Tigers Take Care of Business Against SAU

LIVINGSTON, Ala. – West Alabama stepped out of conference play to win its fourth straight match by defeating Southern Arkansas, 6-1, Monday at the Vaughan Tennis Complex.
 
Ranked 23rd in the nation, West Alabama improved to 9-2. Southern Arkansas, who received votes in the latest ITA Men's Division II National Rankings, dropped to 14-3.
 
After winning the doubles point in fairly short order, the Tigers clinched the match with Ilari Vesanen's 6-3, 7-5 win over Marko Nikolink at No. 2 singles. Julius Kaverinen and Ilia Dehodiuk both won in straight sets at single No. 1 and 3, respectively. Linus Holthey won 9-8 (5) at No. 4 and Erik Nordblom 9-7 at No. 6
 
Nordblom and Noah Johansen finished first with a 6-1 win in doubles over Gustaro Kerber and Marko Nikolink. Henrik Sinkko and Vesanen followed with a 6-4 win at No. 2 over Alexandre Machin and Yuri Gondonin.
 
The Tigers travel to Pensacola, Florida to meet 13th-ranked Georgia College in a neutral site match on the campus of the University of West Florida on Wednesday.
 
Singles competition
1. Julius Kaverinen (UWA) def. Stuart Rehfuss (SAU) 6-1, 7-6
2. Ilari Vesanen (UWA) def. Marko Nikolink (SAU) 6-3, 7-5
3. Ilia Dehodiuk (UWA) def. Yuri Gondonin (SAU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Linus Holthey (UWA) def. Raymond Garcia (SAU) 8-4
5. Erik Nordblom (UWA) def. Alexandre Machin (SAU) 9-8 (5-0)
6. Alexander Pokusaer (SAU) def. Noah Johansen (UWA) 9-7
 
Doubles competition
1. Julius Kaverinen/Linus Holthey (UWA) vs. Stuart Rehfuss/Alexander Pokusaer (SAU) 6-6, unfinished
2. Henrik Sinkko/Ilari Vesanen (UWA) def. Alexandre Machin/Yuri Gondonin (SAU) 6-4
3. Erik Nordblom/Noah Johansen (UWA) def. Gustaro Kerber/Marko Nikolink (SAU) 6-1
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (3,1,2,4,5,6)
 
 
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