TOPEKA, Kan. – The men's tennis team continued their fall competition in Kansas' capital at the Washburn Invitational on Friday, September 18th and Saturday, September 19th in Topeka, Kansas. 

Three separate Bearcat doubles squads won their flights this weekend, while a few enjoyed individual successes in open singles competition.

The first of the doubles winners in the red flight was the senior-freshman duo of Stepan Mach and Stepan Aulov, winning both of their matches by a score of 6-4. Next, in the blue flight were sophomore and freshman Ignacio Paulino and Alexandr Srsen, also winning both of their matches 6-4. Finally in doubles competition were the partners of redshirt sophomore, and freshmen Bastian Post and Lukáš Doležal having the longest track to win their flight, winning 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. 

MEN'S OPEN SINGLES RESULTS 

Red Flight 

Ignacio Paolini 

• East Quarterfinals | vs. Nicolas Hurtado Novoa (Washburn) | L 3-6, 4-6 
• West Semifinals | vs. Andy Brisdon (Nebraska-Kearney) | L 6-4, 4-6 [7-10] 
• South Final | vs. Aleksa Postic (Rockhurst) | W 7-5, 6-3 

Green Flight 

Stepan Mach 

• East Quarterfinals | vs. Koshiro Nakamae (Pratt CC) | W 7-5, 6-3 
• East Semifinals | vs. Gaël Mourmant (Washburn) | L 4-6, 1-3 (R) 
• 3-4 Playoff | vs. Matej Kajzer (Nebraska-Omaha) | ABN; Extra Matches 

Purple Flight 

Bastian Post 

• East Quarterfinals | vs. Petr Leipner (Washburn) | L 4-6, 6-4 [5-10] 
• West Semifinals | vs. Diego Schtulmann (Rockhurst) | L 6-7(4-7), 4-6 
• South Final | vs. Felix Diedrichs (McKendree) | ABN; Extra Matches 

Felix Diedrichs  

• East Quarterfinals | vs. Jakub Strzelecki (Nebraska-Kearney) | L 3-6, 6-4 [8-10] 
• West Semifinals | vs. Oleksandr Ponomar (Pratt CC) | L 3-6, 6-3 [5-10] 
• South Final | vs. Bastian Post (McKendree) | ABN; Extra Matches 

Orange Flight 

Stepan Aulov 

• East Quarterfinals | vs. Graham Faris  (Washburn) | W 6-7(4-7), 7-6(7-3) [10-8] 
• East Semifinals | vs. Hendrik Hildesheim (Pratt CC) | L 5-7, 3-6 
• 3-4 Playoff | vs. Alexander Srsen (McKendree) | ABN; Extra Matches 

Alexandr Srsen 

• East Quarterfinals | vs. Caleb Peterson (Nebraska-Omaha) | W 7-6(7-1), 3-6 [10-7] 
• East Semifinals | vs. Oliver Dickason (Rockhurst) | L 1-6, 6-0 [7-10] 
• 3-4 Playoff | vs. Stepan Aulov (McKendree) | ABN; Extra Matches 

Yellow Flight 

Lukáš Doležal 

• East Quarterfinals | vs. Lucas Vaisse (Nebraska-Kearney) | L 3-6, 4-6 
• West Semifinals | vs. Wojtek Biela (Cowley CC) | L 3-6, 2-6 
• South Final | vs. Creed Skinner (Rockhurst) | L 1-4, 4-6 

Riccardo Ercolani 

• East Quarterfinals | vs. Creed Skinner (Rockhurst) | W 6-4, 3-6 [10-8] 
• East Semifinals | vs. Iker Garcia (Cowley CC) | W 6-4, 4-1 (R) 
• East Final | vs. Alex Tikhonov (Rockhurst) | L 2-6, 6-2 [4-10] 

Pink Flight

Roberto Vega 

• Round One | vs. Onyx Cheong (Pratt CC) | W 7-5, 6-0 
• Round Two | vs. Hayden Herrera (Cowley CC) | W 7-6(7-3), 6-4 
• Round Three | vs. Henry Jacobs (Rockhurst) | W 6-3, 6-4 

Noah Suthar 

• Round One | vs. Arnav Gannavaram (Rockhurst) | L 3-6, 6-7 [8-10] 
• Round Two | vs. Juan Rojas (Pratt CC) | W 6-0, 5-5 
• Round Three | vs. Hayden Herrera (Cowley CC) | L 4-6, 4-6 

Emile Pötgens 

• Round One | vs. Noah Greni (Nebraska-Omaha) | L 5-7, 6-1 [8-10] 
• Round Two | vs. Dylan Rainwater (Rockhurst | L 4-6, 3-6 
• Round Three | vs. Benjamin VanLandingham (Rockhurst) | W 6-1, 6-4 

Mathjis Aalpol 

• Round One | vs. Santa Totani (Cowley CC) | W 6-3, 3-6 [10-6] 
• Round Two | vs. Benjamin VanLandingham (Rockhurst) | W 6-0, 6-1 
• Round Three | vs. Noah Greni (Nebraska-Omaha) | L 2-6, 5-7 

Wout Van Duysen 

• Round One | vs. Henry Jacobs (Rockhurst) | W 7-5, 7-5 
• Round Two | vs. Onyx Cheong (Pratt CC) | L 6-3, 4-6 [8-10] 
• Round Three | vs. Anthony Scheglowski (Nebraska-Omaha) | L 6-3, 2-6 [6-10] 

Max Phillips 

• Round Two | vs. Arnav Gannavaram (Rockhurst) | W 7-5, 6-3 
• Round Three | vs. Dylan Rainwater (Rockhurst | L 5-7, 3-6 

Extra Matches 

• Stepan Mach (McKendree) vs. Keita Kuroda (Washburn) | L 0-6, 1-6 
• Felix Diedrichs (McKendree) vs. Marc Puigdollers Iborra (Pratt CC) | W 6-3, 6-4 
• Bastian Post (McKendree) vs. Jakub Strzelecki (Nebraska-Kearney) | W 7-6(7-5), 6-1 
• Alexandr Srsen (McKendree) vs. Jannis Piliar (Rockhurst) | W 6-4, 6-2 
• Stepan Aulov (McKendree) vs. Luca Laurindo (Cowley CC) | L 4-6, 5-7 

MEN'S OPEN DOUBLES RESULTS 

Blue Flight 

Srsen/Paolini 

• East Quarterfinals | vs. Fock/Hurtado Novoa (Washburn) | L 1-6 
• West Semifinals | vs. Westfall/Ponomar (Pratt CC) | W 6-4 
• West Final | vs. Miyagawa/Kuroda (Washburn) | W 6-4 

Red Flight 

Diedrichs/Ercolani 

• East Quarterfinals | BYE; Advance to East Semifinals 
• East Semifinals | vs. Martinez/Mourmant (Washburn) | L 2-6 
• 3-4 Playoff | vs. Nakamae/Goodwin (Pratt CC) | L 5-7 

Mach/Aulov 

• East Quarterfinals | vs. Tikhonov/Dickason (Rockhurst) | L 1-6 
• West Semifinals | vs. Faris/Leipner (Washburn) | W 6-4 
• West Finals | vs. Fuentes/Klaiber (Nebraska-Kearney) | W 6-4 

Green Flight

Pötgens/Phillips 

• East Quarterfinals | vs. Guillou/Piliar (Rockhurst) | W 6-1 
• East Semifinals | vs. Biela/Garcia (Cowley CC) | L 3-6 
• 3-4 Playoff | vs. Hildesheim/Cheong (Pratt CC) | ABN 

Pink Flight

Post/Doležal 

• East Quarterfinals | vs. Laurindo/Ilin (Cowley) | W 6-3 
• East Semifinals | vs. Skinner/Rainwater (Rockhurst) | W 6-4 
• East Final | vs. Schtulmann/VanLandingham (Rockhurst) | W 6-4 

Van Duysen/Vega 

• East Quarterfinals | vs. Schtulmann/VanLandingham (Rockhurst) | L 4-6 
• West Semifinals | vs. Herrera/Otsuka (Cowley CC) | L 6-7(4-7) 
• South Final | vs. Rojas/Puigdollers Iborra (Pratt CC) | ABN 

Aalpol/Suthar 

• East Quarterfinals | vs. Herrera/Otsuka (Cowley CC) | W 6-2 
• East Semifinals | vs. Schtulmann/VanLandingham (Rockhurst) | L 3-6 
• 3-4 Playoff | vs. Skinner/Rainwater (Rockhurst) | L 3-6 

UP NEXT

McKendree will enjoy a couple of weeks off before hosting the Bearcat Hidden Duels. First serve times are scheduled for 1:00 PM, 1:00 PM, and 9:00 AM on Friday, October 2nd through Sunday, October 4th, respectively.  

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