CRETE, Neb. - The William Jewell men's tennis team evened up their record at 2-2 on Saturday with a win over Doane University on the road. The Cardinals needed every single win as they defeated the Tigers 4-3.
Doane won the doubles point early but the Cardinals quickly took a 3-1 lead by winning at No. 5, 2 and  6 singles. The Tigers rallied to knot the score at 3-3 as the match came down to the No. 3 position between Jewell freshman
Evan Acuff and Doane's Sam Coy. After dropping the first set 6-3, Acuff rallied to win 6-3, 7-5 to secure the win for Jewell.Â
SINGLES
1. Jorge Chevez def.
Cutter Sanders (6-3, 6-4)
2.
Pedro Braga def. Henrique Sakoda (6-0, 6-2)
3.
Evan Acuff def. Sam Coy (3-6, 6-3, 7-5)
4. Shingiray Kamucheka def.
Cory Conley (6-2, 6-4)
5.
Jack Ledbetter def. Milo Ciotti (6-0, 6-4)
6. NIck Shields def. Avery Munson (6-4, 6-1)
DOUBLES
1. Chevez/Sakoda def. Sanders/Braga (7-5)
2. Coy/Kamucheka def. Ledbetter/Acuff (6-3)
3. Conley/Shields def. Munson/Ciotti (6-4)
UP NEXT
The Cardinals will host Rockhurst for a scrimmage on Tuesday at 3 p.m. for their final fall action of the year.Â
