Gophers Topple Fourth-Seeded Cardinals
WASHINGTON, DC — Goucher pulled off the only upset in the opening round of the 2007 Capital Athletic Conference championship tournament, pinning a 6-3 setback on fourth-seeded Catholic today.
Gophers Topple Fourth-Seeded Cardinals
Ortiz Earns Another Win Over Kracht at First SinglesApril 18, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC — Goucher pulled off the only upset
in the opening round of the 2007 Capital Athletic Conference
championship tournament, pinning a 6-3 setback on fourth-seeded
Catholic today.
Form held in the other three first-round matches, meaning the
Gophers will next face top-seeded Mary Washington in the semifinals
on Thursday.
Today's victory avenged an 8-1 loss to the Cardinals back on March
31 in which Andrew Ortiz (Silver Spring,
MD/Gonzaga) picked up Goucher's only point with a 6-4, 7-6
(8) win over Andrew Kracht at first singles. The same two players
met at No. 1 today and once again Ortiz came out on top, this time
6-2, 7-5.
The Gophers (5-8) also got wins in singles play from
Michael Brooks (Old Westbury, NY/Solomon
Schechter) at No. 3, Chris Covey (Exeter,
NH/Exeter) at No. 4 and Mike Simon (Palo Alto,
CA/Palo Alto) at No. 6. Brooks defeated Ian Pepek 7-5,
7-5, Covey toppled Nikolai Wajda 6-4, 6-2, and Simon downed Luigi
Alvarado 6-2, 6-1.
Goucher enjoyed a 2-1 lead over the Cardinals (10-8) at the
conclusion of doubles play. Ortiz and Wynn Thane
(Chambersburg, PA/Mercersburg Academy) fell to John Dillon
and Kracht, 8-6, at No. 1, but Covey and Brooks defeated Adam
Leonard and Wajda, 8-6, at No. 2, and Simon and Doug Mangi
(Hamden, CT/Hamden Hall) finished off Joseph Dumas and
Alvarado, 8-5, at No. 3.