Kangaroos Sweep Ozarks Netters 9-0; Move to 4-4

CONWAY, Ark. - After defeating Hendrix 8-1 earlier in the day, the Austin College Men's Tennis Team squared off against an opponent they had not faced in several season; the University of the Ozarks Eagles.

The 'Roos would roll to a decisive victory over the Eagles, starting with a sweep in doubles; the second of the season against a Division III opponent.  Granberry/Ambulo would find themselves with a 7-3 lead, but two breaks of serve by the Eagles would put the Line 1 tandem in a precarious situation.  AC would close out the match with a break over Organ/Murray 8-5.

Singles play would finish as a second sweep for the Kangaroos that day, with only 1 match going to a third set.  Cedric Ambulo, fresh off of his stellar Line 1 singles performance from earlier that morning, would drop the first set to Jacob Organ 2-6.  Ambulo's baseline consistency would vastly improve in the second set, setting up his aggressive net game for a 6-3 victory going into a super tiebreaker for the third set.

After losing 7 of the first 8 points, Cedric would claw his way back, winning 11 out of the next 13 points, including the final three to win the match 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (12-10).

Josh Granberry would get his first career Line 2 singles victory 6-2, 6-3, and no Kangaroo singles player on Lines 3-6 would lose more than three games in their match en route to a 9-0 victory.

Daniel Oxenreiter and Jacob Morgan both made their singles debuts at Lines 5 & 6 singles, winning 6-0, 6-0 and 6-1, 6-2 respectively.

Austin College returns to the courts at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor following spring break on Saturday, March 19 at 11:00am.

Austin College 9, University of the Ozarks 0

Conway, AR

Hendrix College Tennis Courts

3/5/16

Singles

Cedric Ambulo (AC) def. Jacob Organ (OZ) 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (12-10)

Josh Granberry (AC) def. Dillon Murray (OZ) 6-2, 6-3

Will Crouch (AC) def. Bryant Ford (OZ) 6-1, 6-1

Jef Kubena (AC) def. Alix Tiegs (OZ) 6-2, 6-1

Daniel Oxenreiter (AC) def. Paul Jarvis (OZ) 6-0, 6-0

Jacob Morgan (AC) def. Aaron England (OZ) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles

Ambulo/Granberry (AC) def. Organ/Murray (OZ) 8-5

Meendsen/Glasscock (AC) def. Ford/Tiegs (OZ) 8-0

Kubena/Oxenreiter (AC) def. Jarvis/England (OZ) 8-1

Match Notes

Austin College: 4-4 (0-1)

University of the Ozarks: 1-6 (0-0)

Order of Finish: Doubles (2, 3, 1) Singles (5, 3, 4, 2, 1, 6)