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Sunday, April 17, 2011

 

 

NWC Men's Tennis Playoff Final

11 a.m. -- Sunday, April 17, 2011

Whitman College Outdoor Courts; Walla Walla, Wash.

 

No. 1 Whitman vs. No. 2 Willamette

 

Sunday, April 17 (1:17 am): Whitman's Tolman gets service break, wins second set, takes No. 4 singles 7-5, 6-4; Whitman wins team match 5-0.

Two matches in progress, left unfinished. Whitman's Holton-Burke was leading Willamett's Wong 6-3, 2-3 at No. 1 singles; Whitman's Moshevich leading Willamette's Ferguson 6-2, 5-3 at No. 3 singles.

Matches at No. 5 and No. 6 singles had not started; not needed to determine team result.

 

Sunday, April 17 (1:14 am): Whitman's Tolman up 5-4 at No. 4 singles; Whitman's Moshevich up 4-3 at No. 3 singles. Willamette's Wong up 3-2 at No. 1 singles.

 

Sunday, April 17 (1:11 am): Whitman's Andrew La Cava wins second set, wins No. 2 singles 7-5, 6-2, extends Whitman lead in team scoring to 4-0.

 

Sunday, April 17 (1:09 am): Willamette's Houser closes to 4-3 in second set at No. 4 singles.

 

Sunday, April 17 (1:06 am): Whitman's La Cava ahead 5-2 in second set at No. 2 singles.

 

Sunday, April 17 (1:05 am): Whitman's Tolman up 4-1 in second set at No. 4 singles; Whitman's Moshevich takes 3-2 lead in second set at No. 3 singles. Willamette's Wong ahead 2-1 in second set at No. 1 singles.

 

Sunday, April 17 (1:02 am): Whitman's La Cava up 4-1 in second set at No. 2 singles.

 

Sunday, April 17 (12:58 am): Willamette's Ferguson up 2-1 in second set at No. 3; Whitman's Tolman at No. 4 singles and La Cava at No. 2 singles ahead 2-1 in their second sets. Willamette's Wong up 1-0 in second set at No. 1 singles.

 

Sunday, April 17 (12:53 am): Whitman's Holton-Burke wins first set 6-3 at No. 2 singles. Willamette's Baumgartner pulls even at 1-1 in second set at No. 2 singles.

 

Sunday, April 17 (12:50 am): Willamette's Ferguson takes 1-0 second-set lead at No. 3 singles; Whitman's La Cava at No. 2 singles and Tolman at No. 3 singles do the same.

 

Sunday, April 17 (12:45 am): Whitman's La Cava wins first set 7-5 at No. 2 singles. Whitman's Tolman wins 7-5 at No. 4 singles.

 

Sunday, April 17 (12:43 am): Whitman's Tolman up 6-5 at No. 4 singles. Whitman's La Cava up 6-5 at No. 2 singles. Whitman's Holton-Burke ahead 4-3 at No. singles.

 

Sunday, April 17 (12:40 am): Baumgartner, La Cava even at 5-5 at No. 2 singles. Whitman's Moshevich wins 6-2 at No. 3 singles. Houser, Tolman even at 5-5 at No. 4 singles.

 

Sunday, April 17 (12:37 am): Willamette's Houser closes to 5-4 at No. 4 singles. Whitman's Moshevich up 5-2 at No. 3 singles.

 

Sunday, April 17 (12:34 am): Willamette's Houser holds serve, trails Tolman 5-3 at No. 4 singles. Willamette's Baumgartner up 5-4 at No. 2 singles; Whitman's La Cava serving. Whitman's Holton-Burke up 3-2 at No. 1

 

Sunday, April 17 (12:31 am): Whitman's Tolman up 5-2 at No. 4 singles; Willamette's Houser serving to extend first set. Whitman's Moshevich up 3-2 at No. 3 singles.

 

Sunday, April 17 (12:27 am): Whitman's La Cava rallies to trail Baumgartner 4-3 at No. 2 singles.

 

Sunday, April 17 (12:26 am): Whitman's Holton-Burke up 2-1 at No. 1 singles.

 

Sunday, April 17 (12:25 am): Willamette's Baumgartner up 4-1 at No. 2 singles. Whitman's Tolman up 4-1 at No. 4 singles.

 

Sunday, April 17 (12:23 am): No. 1 singles still at 1-0 Whitman.

 

Sunday, April 17 (12:14 am): Willamette's Baumgartner up 3-0 at No. 2 singles. Whitman's Tolman up 2-1 at No. 4.

 

Sunday, April 17 (12:03 am): First four singles matches warming up now.

Singles

No. 1: Willamette’s Joshua Wong v. Whitman’s Conor Holton-Burke

No. 2: Willamette’s Michael Baumgartner v. Whitman’s Andrew La Cava

No. 3: Willamette’s Cody Ferguson v. Whitman’s Etienne Moshevich

No. 4: Willamette’s Matthew Houser v. Whitman’s Jeff Tolman

 

Sunday, April 17 (11:55 am): Whitman's Etienne Moshevich and Jeff Tolman win 8-2 at No. 2 doubles, minutes before teammates Conor Holton-Burke and Andrew La Cava win 8-3 at No. 1 doubles. Whits up 3-0 after doubles.

 

Sunday, April 17 (11:47 am): Whitman's Quin Miller and Matt Tesmond win 8-1 at No. 3 doubles ; Whits take 1-0 lead in team scoring. Whits lead 7-2 at No. 2 doubles and 6-3 at No. 1 doubles.

 

Sunday, April 17 (11:39 am): Whits go up 6-1 at No. 3 and No. 2 doubles. Whits serving at 5-2 at No. 1 doubles.

 

Sunday, April 17 (11:34 am): Whits also take 4-1 advantage at No. 2.

 

Sunday, April 17 (11:32 am): Whits stretch leads to 4-1 at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles.

 

Sunday, April 17 (11:28 am): Whits up 3-0 at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. Whits up 2-1 at No. 1.

 

Sunday, April 17 (11:20 am): Willamette serves first in all three doubles, Whitman breaks in all three.

 

Sunday, April 17 (11 am): Player introductions taking place on the court. Great to see that Dr. George Ball, the Godfather of Whitman Tennis, is here again today (he was here yesterday as well), ready to celebrate great tennis shots, regardless of which side makes them.

 

Today's Line-Ups

Doubles

No. 1: Willamette’s Matthew Houser, Michael Baumgartner v. Whitman’s Conor Holton-Burke, Andrew La Cava

No. 2: Willamette’s Cody Ferguson, Joshua Wong v. Whitman’s Etienne Moshevich, Jeff Tolman

No. 3: Willamette’s Garrett Vincent, Cameron Thompson v. Whitman’s Quin Miller, Matt Tesmond

Singles

No. 1: Willamette’s Joshua Wong v. Whitman’s Conor Holton-Burke

No. 2: Willamette’s Michael Baumgartner v. Whitman’s Andrew La Cava

No. 3: Willamette’s Cody Ferguson v. Whitman’s Etienne Moshevich

No. 4: Willamette’s Matthew Houser v. Whitman’s Jeff Tolman

No. 5: Willamette’s Garrett Vincent v. Whitman’s Sam Sadeghi

No. 6: Willamette’s Will Agnew-Svoboda v. Whitman’s Adriel Borshansky

 

Sunday, April 17 (10:30 am): Teams warming up on the outdoor courts. Line-ups in just a few minutes. Mostly sunny, just a bit breezy but not bad at all.

 

Sunday, April 17 (7:55 am): Sun shining brightly this morning! The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies, high around 60. Winds 5 to 15 miles per hour with higher gusts.

Today's playoff finale starts at 11 am with a round of three doubles matches on Whitman's outdoor courts.

Check back later this morning for line-ups.

 

Saturday Night (April 16) Preview

The weather, which was a bit touch-and-go Saturday afternoon (windy, threat of rain), looks much better for Sunday. The latest forecast (2:55 pm) calls for mostly sunny skies on Sunday with highs 55 to 60 and winds of 5 to 15 miles per hour.

Whitman (15-6, 12-0 NWC) and Willamette (13-5, 11-1 NWC) played just one time during the regular season with Whitman winning 9-0 in Salem, Ore. That match, however, was played way back in late February.

The winner of Sunday's match, which starts at 11 a.m., gets the Northwest Conference's automatic berth in the NCAA Division III national championship field.

Whitman is No. 22 in the latest NCAA DIII national rankings and No. 7 in the West Region. Willamette is No. 11 in the West Region.

Whitman, the four-time NWC champion, is seeking its fifth straight trip to the national championships.

A year ago at this time, Whitman beat Willamette 5-1 in the finals of the NWC post-season tournament to advance to nationals.

Feel free to check back with this webpage early Sunday morning for weather updates and line-ups.

Once the match begins, this webpage will also provide scoring updates.