St. Louis, MO. -- The Panthers visited St. Louis on Monday to take on the #6 ranked team in the nation, Washington University.
Wyatt Dale and
Greg Sovie stayed with the #3 doubles team in the central region, trailing 5-4 before getting broken late.
Brody Swan and
Daniel Gomez played their best doubles of the season on court three, though the Bears' depth was too much.
Gomez, now ranked #20 in the region, faced the #17 player in the central and started hot with a quick first-set win. Wash U turned up the pressure in the second to force a tiebreak where Gomez ultimately fell. The Panthers' other best result came at 3
rd singles, where Sovie was actually last to finish. He turned an uneven first set around and nearly won the second before a late break ended it.
The team's biggest conference test comes tomorrow against Greenville when they defend their five consecutive SLIAC championships.
Box Score (winners in bold):
1
st doubles:
Wyatt Dale/
Greg Sovie vs #3
Bernardo Neves/Konrad Kozlowski 8-4
2
nd:
Jules Kitchingman/
Nat Kenworthy vs
Radha Vishnubhotla/Luke McClelland 8-0
3
rd:
Daniel Gomez/
Brody Swan vs
Ben van der Sman/J.J. Kroot 8-4
1
st singles: Gomez vs #17
Daniel Li 2-6, 6-1, 10-7
2
nd: Dale vs #19
van der Sman 6-2, 6-0
3
rd: Sovie vs
Kozlowski 6-1, 7-5
4
th: Kitchingman vs
Vishnubhotla 6-3, 6-2
5
th: Kenworthy vs
Kroot 6-1, 6-3
6
th: Swan vs
David Buchinsky 6-1, 6-0
Final- Wash U 9-0
