PUEBLO, Colo. (GoThunderWolves.com – Mar. 9, 2014) — After playing their first five matches of the spring on the road, the Colorado State University-Pueblo men's tennis team made the most of the home court advantage blanking Colorado College, 9-0 in their home-opener to earn their first win of the season. The ThunderWolves then won all three necessary split-set tiebreakers while pushing nationally-ranked St. Edward's (Texas) University to the limit, falling just 5-4 in their later match of a Sunday twin-bill played in ideal weather conditions at Pueblo City Park.
In the morning match against the Tigers, five of the Pack's six players recorded at least one 6-0 set win in a dominating singles effort. Alexandro Moncayo-Samperio (Sr., Veracruz, Mexico) held his opponent Dylan Ball scoreless in both sets of his win at No. 5.
The ThunderWolves also won all three doubles matches although Moncayo-Samperio and Sergio Avella (Fr., Sogamoso, Colombia) had to battle to a 9-8 win at No. 2.
In the afternoon encounter against the 24th-ranked Hilltoppers, the Pack dropped all three doubles matches. However, Avella picked up a 6-4, 6-4 win over Pedro Bronstrup at No. 3 singles while Emir Machado (Fr., Caracas, Venezuela), Moncayo-Samperio and Marcelo Chaparro (So., Bogota, Colombia) all won tie-breakers after splitting two sets with their opponents in the No. 2, 4 and 5 singles matches.
The Hilltoppers, who improved to 5-5 overall with the narrow victory, are ranked third in the latest ITA NCAA Division II South Central Regional Rankings while the ThunderWolves, who went 0-4 in previous regulation matches, are ranked ninth. St. Edward's had posted a 7-2 win at Metro State on Saturday.
Colorado College is now 1-1.
The Pack will remain at home for their next match, facing Wartburg (Iowa) on Wednesday.
CSU-Pueblo 9, Colorado College 0
Singles competition
1. Saul Shrom (CSUP) def. Jason Gutierrez (CCM) 6-3, 6-4
2. Emir Machado (CSUP) def. Levi Kimmel (CCM) 6-4, 6-0
3. Sergio Avella (CSUP) def. Casey Shaw (CCM) 6-0, 6-1
4. Trung Le (CSUP) def. Ross Sherman (CCM) 6-0, 6-2
5. A. Moncayo-Samperio (CSUP) def. Dylan Ball (CCM) 6-0, 6-0
6. Marcello Chaprarro (CSUP) def. Caleb Gartner (CCM) 6-4, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Saul Shrom/Emir Machado (CSUP) def. Jason Gutierrez/Casey Shaw (CCM) 8-3
2. Sergio Avella/A. Moncayo-Samperio (CSUP) def. Levi Kimmel/Delehanty (CCM) 9-8 (7-3)
3. Trung Le/Marcello Chaprarro (CSUP) def. Teddy Weeks/Dylan Ball (CCM) 8-6
Match Notes:
Colorado College 1-1
CSU-Pueblo 1-4; Regional ranking #9
#24 St. Edward's (Texas) 5, CSU-Pueblo 4
Singles competition
1. Patrick Clynes (STED) def. Saul Shrom (CSUP) 6-3, 6-2
2. Emir Machado (CSUP) def. Felix Bake (STED) 7-5, 2-6, 10-7
3. Sergio Avella (CSUP) def. Pedro Bronstrup (STED) 6-4, 6-4
4. Maximo Agoglia (STED) def. Trung Le (CSUP) 6-2, 6-3
5. A. Moncayo-Samperio (CSUP) def. Alexandre Bueno (STED) 2-6, 6-3, 10-6
6. Marcello Chaparro (CSUP) def. Adrian Garza (STED) 1-6, 6-3, 10-3
Doubles competition
1. Pedro Bronstrup/Felix Bake (STED) def. Saul Shrom/Emir Machado (CSUP) 8-3
2. Patrick Clynes/Alexandre Bueno (STED) def. Sergio Avella/A. Moncayo-Samperio (CSUP) 8-4
3. Adrian Garza/Maximo Agoglia (STED) def. Trung Le/Marcello Chaparro (CSUP) 8-4
Match Notes:
St. Edward's (Texas) 5-5; National ranking #24; Regional ranking #3
CSU-Pueblo 1-5; Regional ranking #9
