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LWC v. Campbellsville today in MSC Tennis Tournament finals

LWC men defeat Georgetown University, 5-0 to gain finals.Lindsey Wilson vs. Campbellsville in the championship, scheduled for 1pmCT/2pmET, on Saturday, April 21, 2012, at the Boone Tennis Center, 454 Complex Drive, Lexington, KY.

By Chris Wells
News from Lindsey Wilson College

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The top-seeded Lindsey Wilson College men's tennis team advanced into the Mid-South Conference Tournament finals with a 5-0 win today over fifth-seeded Georgetown College at Boone Tennis Center.



Lindsey Wilson advances to play the tournament's other semifinal winner, Campbellsville University, victor over No. 3-seed University of Pikeville -- at 1pmCT on Saturday.

The No. 12-ranked Blue Raiders (17-5) were never threatened in the match.

The Tigers -- who had upset fourth-seeded University of the Cumberlands earlier today in the quarterfinals -- managed just eight games in the three doubles matches against the Blue Raiders.

Lindsey Wilson's top doubles team of Fernando Bogajo and Fredrik Graaner got the ball rolling with an 8-2 win over Georgetown's Benjamin Aspillaga and Jose Baeza for the 1-0 lead.

Fabricio Morales and Gilles Cornelis doubled the Blue Raiders lead after an 8-3 win over Gustavo Echeverria and Zach Thomas in the second-seeded match.

Lindsey Wilson's Victor Saez and Marlon Dal Pont made it a clean sweep of the doubles matches with an 8-3 win over Ben Scott and Chris Bartlett to put the Blue Raiders just two points away from the necessary total (5) to advance.

The Blue Raiders needed just two singles matches to close out the team match.

Morales pushed the lead to 4-0 with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Echeverria in the No. 2 singles and Pablo Vilches closed out the match with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Baeza.

The remaining matches were stopped after the Blue Raiders reached five team points. - Chris WellsLindsey Wilson goes for their ninth straight tournament title on Saturday at the Boone Tennis Center.


This story was posted on 2012-04-21 04:58:43
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