Racers Advance to ITA NAIA Indoor Semifinals

OVERLAND PARK, KS - UNOH men's tennis advanced to the semifinals of the ITA NAIA National Team Indoor Championship with a 4-2 win over No. 6 William Woods on Friday, February 2.

After dropping the first point of the match with a 2-1 loss in doubles, UNOH rallied to take four singles matchups and clinch a spot in the semifinals against Georgia Gwinnett.

Malik Omarkhanov and Martin Stanchev went 2-0 winning their No. 2 doubles and no. 3 and 4 singles matchups. The two other Racer points came from Daniel Vishnick in the the No. 2 spot and Mathieu Strauss at No. 5. 

#1 Doubles: Ben Grumley/Zinovii Nahirniak (WWU) def. Sergio Conde/Daniel Vishnick (UNOH) 6-4

#2 Doubles: Malik Omarkhanov/Martin Stanchev (UNOH) def. Vaclav Schneider/Vitek Subert (WWU) 6-1

#3 Doubles: Andres De Los Rios Kolejewska (WWU) def. Lucas Perez/Mathieu Strauss (UNOH) 6-2

#1 Singles: Vaclav Schneider (WWU) def. Sergio Conde (UNOH) 7-6(7), 6-4

#2 Singles: Daniel Vishnick (UNOH) def. Zinovii Nahirniak (UNOH) 7-5, 1-6, 6-0

#3 Singles: Malik Omarkhanov (UNOH) def. Ben Grumley (WWU) 6-2, 6-4

#4 Singles: Martin Stanchev (UNOH) def. Stepan Mach (WWU) 7-5, 6-0

#5 Singles: Mathieu Strauss (UNOH) def. Andres De Los Rios Kolejewska 6-4, 6-3

#6 Singles: Vitek Subert (WWU) vs. Nils Messin 6-2, 4-5 unfinished

With a trip to the Indoor Championship on the line, No. 3 UNOH will face off with No. 2 Tennessee Wesleyan in the semifinals on Saturday at 4:00 PM.