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The Northern Arizona University (NAU) men’s tennis team secured two decisive wins against Pratt Community College (PCC) on Monday, earning a 6-1 victory in the first match and a 4-0 sweep in the second.
Match 1: Strong Start Leads to 6-1 Win
NAU took control early by winning the doubles point. Each doubles match was closely contested, but the Lumberjacks came out on top in all three. The No. 1 pair of Dani Torres and Piotr Galus, along with the No. 2 duo of Jakub Volesky and Mati Lange, both secured 6-4 victories. On court three, Takumi Katsuda and Ivan Perisic clinched a 7-5 win.
With momentum on their side, the Lumberjacks extended their lead in singles play. Galus delivered a dominant performance, winning 6-0, 6-1 in straight sets. Lange followed with a 6-1, 6-3 victory, while Volesky sealed the match at 4-0 after a 6-1, 6-4 win.
NAU continued its strong play with two more singles wins. Kai Mills earned his first victory as a Lumberjack with a 7-5, 6-1 win. Katsuda battled back from a first-set loss to claim a 5-7, 6-0, 10-4 win in a third-set tiebreaker.
PCC earned its only point of the day when Thiofhi Tshivhase defeated Perisic in three sets, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
Match 2: Lumberjacks Complete 4-0 Sweep
An hour after their first victory, NAU returned to the court and followed a similar script, taking the doubles point with ease. Galus and Torres cruised to a 6-1 win at No. 1, while the No. 3 pairing of Semen Agynskyy and Katsuda dominated with a 6-0 victory.
In singles play, Volesky once again set the tone, earning a straight-sets win to push NAU’s lead to 2-0. He improved his season singles record to 8-3. Katsuda followed with a 6-3, 6-1 victory at the No. 4 spot, bringing his singles record to 9-3.
Perisic secured the final point of the day, winning his match 6-2, 6-3 to clinch the 4-0 sweep.
With these two wins, NAU improved to 11-6 on the season.
Up Next
The Lumberjacks will travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to face the New Mexico Lobos on March 21.
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