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Austin Woody went 2-0 on the day for Northwood
Austin Woody went 2-0 on the day for Northwood
Posted: May 02, 2015

Men's Tennis Falls To Grand Valley State 5-1 In The NCAA Tournament

Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Sebastian Eguez / Austin Woody def. Francis Bertrand / Bryan Hodges 8-6
  • Zach Phillips / A. van de Steenoven def. Felipe C.Batistella / Konstantin Zhukov 8-5
  • Jack Heiniger / Quinn Sylow def. Salikh Gilmutdinov / Tanini Kader 8-4
Singles
  • Francis Bertrand def. Sebastian Eguez 6-4, 6-2
  • Salikh Gilmutdinov def. Zach Phillips FINAL - UNFINISHED
  • Austin Woody def. A. van de Steenoven FINAL - UNFINISHED
  • Konstantin Zhukov def. Jack Heiniger FINAL - UNFINISHED
  • Bryan Hodges def. Felipe C.Batistella 6-1, 6-2
  • Andrew Bole def. Tanini Kader 6-2, 6-3

DETROIT, MICH. – The Northwood University men's tennis team saw its 2015 season come to an end with a 5-1 loss to Grand Valley State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday afternoon (May 2).

GVSU, the No. 7 seed in the Midwest Region, improves to 17-5 with the win. No. 2 seed Northwood ends up at 15-5.

The Lakers opened the day by winning the first two doubles matches to go up 2-0. Northwood cut the margin down to 2-1 thanks to an 8-6 win by Sebastian Eguez and Austin Woody at the No. 1 position.

The singles matches were balanced, with both teams winning the first set in three of the six matches. But the Lakers closed out all three of the matches they won the first set in to close out the match. The Timberwolves were close to winning the No. 2 and No. 4 matches when the contest was stopped, leading 6-4, 5-0 at No. 2 and 7-6, 4-1 at No. 4.

The Lakers will now advance to take on third-seeded Indianapolis Sunday (May 3). Match time is set for Noon.

Grand Valley State 5, Northwood 1

May 2, 2015 at Midland, Mich. (Gerstacker Courts)

Singles competition

1. Francis Bertrand (GV) def. Sebastian Eguez (NU) 6-4, 6-2

2. Salikh Gilmutdinov (NU) vs. Zach Phillips (GV) 6-4, 5-0, unfinished

3. Austin Woody (NU) vs. A. van de Steenoven (GV) 6-4, 3-6, unfinished

4. Konstantin Zhukov (NU) vs. Jack Heiniger (GV) 7-6, 4-1, unfinished

5. Bryan Hodges (GV) def. Felipe C.Batistella (NU) 6-1, 6-2

6. Andrew Bole (GV) def. Tanini Kader (NU) 6-2, 6-3

 

Doubles competition

1. Sebastian Eguez/Austin Woody (NU) def. Francis Bertrand/Bryan Hodges (GV) 8-6

2. Zach Phillips/A. van de Steenoven (GV) def. Felipe C.Batistella/Konstantin Zhukov (NU) 8-5

3. Jack Heiniger/Quinn Sylow (GV) def. Salikh Gilmutdinov/Tanini Kader (NU) 8-4

 

Match Notes

Grand Valley State 17-5; Regional ranking #7

Northwood 15-5; Regional ranking #2

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,6,1)

2015 NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Tournament - Opening Round

GVSU will face #3 Indianapolis in the Second Round