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Eagles Go 2-1 On Spring Break Trip

Kao Lenkopane returns a serve in the 2022 spring season.

Clarksville, Ark.-The men's tennis team went 2-1 on a road trip in Texas over Spring Break.

The Eagles lost to Southwestern University 8-1, but came back to defeat Schreiner University 5-4 and Texas Lutheran 9-0.

Against Southwestern, the tandem of Haruto Kanskau and Hikaru Yamaya won 8-5 at No. 1 doubles. Against Schreiner, the Eagles swept doubles competition to go ahead 3-0. Hikaru Yamaya and Haruto Kanskau won 8-5 at the No. 1 spot. Aaron Gambrell and TJ Saniseng won 8-7 (7-5) at the No. 2 spot. Joshua Wilde and Griffin Huckelbury won 8-7 (8-6) at the No. 3 spot. In singles play, Aaron Gambrell defeated Austin Cervantes 7-6 (5-0), 6-2 at the No. 4 position. At No. 5, Joshua Wilde defeated Max Schechter 6-4, 7-6 (3-0).

Against Texas Lutheran, the Eagles won every match. At No. 1 singles, Hikaru Yamaya defeated Hunter-Kemball Cook 6-0, 6-3. At the No. 2 position, Aaron Gambrell defeated Simon Carandang 7-5, 6-3. At No. 3, Joshua Wilde defeated Dristan Weaver 6-1, 6-1. At the No. 4 spot, Jan Puvill Fuertes defeated Joshua Huang 6-1, 6-2. At the No. 5 spot, Kao Lenkopane defeated Aaron Salinas 8-2, and at the No. 6 spot, Nico Castells defeated Tyler Sargent 8-2. In No. 1 doubles, TJ Saniseng and Aaron Gambrell took a 8-4 win. At No. 2 doubles, Joshua Wilde and Griffin Huckelbury won 8-1. At the No. 3 position, Kao Lenkopane and Dallas Elmore won  8-3.
     
The Eagles will travel to Siloam Springs to take on John Brown University April 2.

Southwestern 8, Eagles 1
Singles competition
1. Hunter Bajoit (SWU) def. Hikaru Yamaya (UO) 6-0, 6-0
2. Vesko Lekovic (SWU) def. Scott Stewart (UO) 6-2, 6-3
3. Anton Borovik (SWU) def. Aaron Gambrell (UO) 6-0, 6-3
4. Steven Tibbetts (SWU) def. Joshua Wilde (UO) 6-3, 6-0
5. Oscar Roy (SWU) def. Jan Puvill Fuertes (UO) 6-0, 6-2
6. Daniel Haley (SWU) def. Kao Lenkopane (UO) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Haruto Kanskau/Hikaru Yamaya (UO) def. Vesko Lekovic/Hemanshu Rambojun (SWU) 8-5
2. Hunter Bajoit/Jared Burton (SWU) def. TJ Saniseng/Aaron Gambrell (UO) 8-3
3. Oscar Roy/Carlos Esteban (SWU) def. Joshua Wilde/Griffin Huckelbury (UO) 8-0

Eagles 5, Schreiner 4
Singles competition
1. Carson Kirk (SUMT) def. Haruto Kanskau (UO) 7-5, 6-0
2. Dennis Miller (SUMT) def. Hikaru Yamaya (UO) 7-5, 1-6, 1-0 (8-0)
3. Mario Gallinar (SUMT) def. Theodoros Efstathop. (UO) 6-2
4. Aaron Gambrell (UO) def. Austin Cervantes (SUMT) 7-6 (5-0), 6-2
5. Joshua Wilde (UO) def. Max Schechter (SUMT) 6-4, 7-6 (3-0)
6. Jonathan Barragan (SUMT) def. Jan Puvill Fuertes (UO) 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (6-0)

Doubles competition
1. Hikaru Yamaya/Haruto Kanskau (UO) def. Carson Kirk/Dennis Miller (SUMT) 8-5
2. Aaron Gambrell/TJ Saniseng (UO) def. Austin Cervantes/Quinten Robertson (SUMT) 8-7 (7-5)
3. Joshua Wilde/Griffin Huckelbury (UO) def. Mario Gallinar/Max Schechter (SUMT) 8-7 (8-6)

Eagles 9, Texas Lutheran 0
Singles competition
1. Hikaru Yamaya (UO) def. Hunter-Kemball Cook (TLU) 6-0, 6-3
2. Aaron Gambrell (UO) def. Simon Carandang (TLU) 7-5, 6-3
3. Joshua Wilde (UO) def. Dristan Weaver (TLU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Jan Puvill Fuertes (UO) def. Joshua Huang (TLU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Kao Lenkopane (UO) def. Aaron Salinas (TLU) 8-2
6. Nico Castells (UO) def. Tyler Sargent (TLU) 8-2

Doubles competition
1. TJ Saniseng/Aaron Gambrell (UO) def. Simon Carandang/Aaron Salinas (TLU) 8-4
2. Joshua Wilde/Griffin Huckelbury (UO) def. Hunter-Kemball Cook/Joshua Huang (TLU) 8-1
3. Kao Lenkopane/Dallas Elmore (UO) def. Dristan Weaver/Quinn Johnson