St. Louis, MO. -- The Panthers had no issues in their semifinal match against the Blue Jays and only dropped a single game in doubles. With
Nat Kenworthy gone for the final tomorrow, the reformed 2
nd and 3
rd doubles teams used the opportunity to prepare and adjust to new partners.
In the postseason format overall matches are played to completion, meaning play stops as soon as one team wins at five spots.
Greg Sovie and
Jules Kitchingman each sped to the finish at 3
rd and 4
th singles, clinching the team's spot in the final.
The Panthers play in the final tomorrow against Greenville University at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center at 3:00 PM.
Box Score (winners in bold):
1
st doubles:
Wyatt Dale/Greg Sovie vs Phillip Udinyiwe/Joshua Udinyiwe 8-1
2
nd:
Daniel Gomez/Jules Kitchingman vs Giovanni Strickland/Brandon Rettke 8-0
3
rd:
Brody Swan/Dan Wagstaff vs Bryce Loney/Mike Rois 8-0
1
st singles: Gomez vs Phillip Udinyiwe 6-0, 2-1 unfinished
2
nd: Dale vs Joshua Udinyiwe 6-2 unfinished
3
rd:
Sovie vs Strickland 6-0, 6-0
4
th:
Kitchingman vs Loney 6-0, 6-0
5
th:
Nat Kenworthy vs Rettke 6-0, 4-0 unfinished
6
th: Swan 6-0, 5-0 unfinished
Final- Principia 5-0
