Baker Tennis Begins Fall Season with Matches Against Jets, Cardinals

BALDWIN CITY, Kan. – The Baker tennis teams recently kicked off the fall portion of its 2023-24 season with a match last week against Newman, followed by the first home match for the Wildcats with a matchup against William Jewell on Wednesday.

The Wildcat men swept Newman, 7-0 last week before falling to the Cardinals on Wednesday, 6-1. The women's team was swept in both of their matches against the Jets and Cardinals.

Below are the singles/doubles results from the Newman and William Jewell matches:

BU 7, NU 0 – Men
Valentin Dignac/Fabian Martinez def. Akoudad/Sweat, 6-2
Juan Avila/River Flaska def. Fukumoto/Mooney, 6-1

Dignac def. Akoudad, 6-4, 6-3
Avila def. Fukumoto, 6-1, 6-2
Martinez def. Nagrath, 6-2, 6-0
Flaska def. Sweat, 6-1, 6-0
Jack Forrest def. Mooney, 6-3, 6-3

NU 7, BU 0 – Women
Issabayeva/Ramos def. Dayna Steadman/Cambrie Frame, 6-2
Nocito/Zeikidze def. Ciarra McWilliams/Clare Langfoss, 6-2

Zeikidze def. Steadman, 7-5, 6-1
Feillon def. Frame, 6-0, 6-0
Brunet def. McWilliams, 6-0, 6-0
Nocito def. Langfoss, 6-3, 6-0

WJC 6, BU 1 – Men
LaFranchise/Quennery def. Dignac/Martinez, 6-4
Lingenfelser/Bickauskis def. Avila/Flaska, 6-2
Lewis/Conley def. Forrest/Kobe Smith, 6-2

Bickauskis def. Dignac, 6-2, 6-3
LaFranchise def. Avila, 6-3, 6-1
Quennery def. Martinez, 6-0, 6-1
Flaska def. Lingenfelser, 1-6, 6-3, 10-6
Lewis def. Kyler Kosanke, 6-2, 6-1
Conley def. Smith, 6-3, 6-4

WJC 7, BU 0 – Women
Santos/Rabiej def. Steadman/Frame, 6-0
Gifford/Chandelier def. Langfoss/McWilliams, 6-0

Gifford def. Steadman, 6-0, 6-1
Santos def. Frame, 6-1, 6-0
Rabiej def. Langfoss, 6-2, 6-2
McBratney def. McWilliams, 6-4, 6-2
Shocklee def. Grabast, 6-0, 6-0

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