The William Jewell College men's tennis team rallied for a dramatic 5-4 Great Lakes Valley Conference win over Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo., on Friday afternoon. The Cardinals improve to 6-8 overall and 1-1 in league play.
In doubles action, Jewell's lone win came at the No. 1 spot, where first-year players
Timo Kiesslich and
Bjorn Myers took an 8-4 decision.
Trailing 2-1 after doubles play, Kiesslich evened the match score with a straight set win at No. 1 singles and Jewell took a brief 3-2 lead when
Caul Pearson also won in straight sets at No. 3. Myers fell in a three-set thriller that evened the match score 3-3 before
Brian Wohlers disposed of local standout Griffin Turnage 6-1, 6-2 at
No. 4 singles.
The Bulldogs took No. 6 singles setting the stage for the deciding match at No. 5 singles with freshman
Hayden Fulk. Fulk dropped the first set 7-5 and trailed 3-2 in the second before pulling out the second set 6-4. In the decisive set for the entire match, Fulk won, 6-2, to clinch Jewell's first GLVC victory of the season.
The Cardinals return to the courts tomorrow taking on Quincy University at 11:00 a.m.
William Jewell College 5, Truman State University 4
Apr 07, 2017 at Kirksville, MO (Truman State University)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Timo Kiesslich (WJC) def. Ryan Bunselmeyer (TSU) 6-2, 6-3 |
| 2. Gavin Hatter (TSU) def. Bjorn Myers (WJC) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 |
| 3. Caul Pearson (WJC) def. Paul Province (TSU) 6-4, 6-2 |
| 4. Brian Wohlers (WJC) def. Griffin Turnage (TSU) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 5. Hayden Fulk (WJC) def. Conner Frazier (TSU) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 6. Nick Thiele (TSU) def. Marco Martinez (WJC) 6-3, 7-5 |
| Match Notes |
| William Jewell College 6-8 |
| Truman State University 2-11 |
| T-4:20 A-122 |
