Tabor tennis 0-4 in KCAC last week

The Tabor College tennis teams went 0-4 against McPherson and Southwestern last week.

Southwestern?Both Tabor teams lost by the same score Thursday, 5-4.

For the men, Luis Navarrete picked up a win in No. 1 singles and won in No. 1 doubles with partner Harry Faber. Aram Najar won his No. 6 singles match and joined Jeff Pritchard to earn a win in No. 3 doubles.

In women?s action, Jessica Emoto won her No. 1 singles match. She and Becky Faber won in No. 1 doubles. Heidi Klaassen picked up a win in No. 3 singles and joined Kiana Fujioka to get a win in No. 2 doubles.

?The women?s match came down to the last two matches on the court,? coach John Ruder said. ?Both matches went three sets, with Heidi Klaassen winning and Krista Schmidt losing a hard-fought and well-played match. Krista gave everything she had but came up just a bit short.?

McPherson?Tabor lost two to the Bulldogs Monday. the men lost, 9-0, and the women lost, 8-1. Jessica Emoto gained Tabor?s only victory in No. 1 singles.

Coming?Tabor?s contest with Ottawa originally scheduled for last Saturday was postponed because of weather. The Bluejays were scheduled to host Ottawa Monday in their final KCAC game of the regular season. Tabor was slated to travel to Hesston Tuesday to conclude the regular season.

Tabor tennis

Southwestern (April 16)

Southwestern 5, Tabor men 4

Singles (2-4). No. 1:?Luis Navarrete (T) def. Jonas Joudrey 0-6, 6-4, 7-5. No. 2:?Harry Faber (T) lost to Michael Bond 6-3, 6-2. No. 3: Jared Friesen (T)?lost to Logan Beus 6-1, 6-3. No. 4: Stephen Wilson (T) lost to Bidden Baker 6-1, 6-1. No. 5: Jeff Pritchard (T)?lost to Chris Lane 6-1, 6-2. No. 6:?Aram Najar (T)?def. Javier Sienuqui 6-7(3-7), 7-6(7-5), 10-4.

Doubles (2-1). No. 1: Navarrete/Faber def. Bond/Sienuqui 8-1. No. 2: Friesen/Wilson lost to Beus/Joudrey 8-2. No. 3:?Pritchard/Najar def. Lane/Vancuren 9-7.

Record: 0-6 KCAC, 1-15 overall.

Southwestern 5, Tabor women 4

Singles (2-4). No. 1: Jessica Emoto (T) def. Morgan Hughes 6-0, 6-2. No. 2:?Becky Faber (T)?lost to Sydney Shields 6-3, 6-3. No. 3:?Heidi Klaassen (T)?def. Nya Cheatham 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. No. 4: Celeste Worthy (T)?lost to Anna Mankoski 6-3, 6-4. No. 5: Kiana Fujioka (T) lost to Savannah Pfau 6-3, 6-2. No. 6: Krista Schmidt (T)?lost to Haley Porter 6-1, 6-7(2-7), 6-3.

Doubles (2-1). No. 1: Emoto/Faber def. Peck/Hughes 8-1. No. 2: Klaassen/Fujioka def Pfau/Shields 8-6. No. 3: Schmidt/Stroud lost to Pfau/Cheatham 8-1.

Record: 2-4 KCAC, 8-9 overall.

McPherson (April 13)

McPherson 9, Tabor men 0

Singles (0-6). No. 1:?Luis Navarrete (T) lost to Joan-Marc Fajula Rodriguez 6-2, 6-2. No. 2: Harry Faber (T) lost to Ahmed Lahlou 6-0, 6-0. No. 3:?Jared Friesen (T)?lost to Hugo Ball-Greene 6-0, 6-2. No. 4: Stephen Wilson (T)?lost to Jaimie Roman 6-0, 6-0. No. 5:?Jeff Pritchard (T)?lost to Pabo Garcia 6-0, 6-0. No. 6:?Aram Najar (T)?lost to Puneet Dave 6-2, 6-0.

Doubles (0-3). No. 1: Navarrete/Faber lost to Rodriguez/Lahlou 8-0. No. 2:?Friesen/Wilson lost to Ball-Greene/Darmawan 8-0. No. 3:?Pritchard/Johnson lost to Garcia/Dave 8-0.

Record: 0-5 KCAC, 1-14 overall.

McPherson 8, Tabor women 1

Singles (1-5). No. 1: Jessica Emoto (T) def. Nikki Vorhees 6-0, 6-1. No. 2:?Becky Faber (T)?lost to Brooke Vorhees 6-2, 6-0. No. 3: Heidi Klaassen (T) lost to Nikki Thornborg 6-0, 6-1. No. 4: Celeste Worthy (T)?lost to Brittany Gourlay 7-6 (7-2), 6-0. No. 5: Kiana Fujioka (T) lost to Nadine Baquiran 6-0, 6-1. No. 6: Krista Schmidt (T)?lost to Claire Crossman 6-3, 6-0.

Doubles (0-3). No. 1: Emoto/Faber lost to Vorhees/Vorhees. No. 2: Klaassen/Fujioka lost to Thornborg/Baquiran 8-2. No. 3: Schmidt/Stroud lost to Gourlay/Short.

Record: 2-3 KCAC, 8-8 overall.

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