DENVER, Colo. (February 4, 2022) - The 'Jacks started off their weekend of matches in Colorado with a tough loss to the University of Denver, falling 5-2.
Beginning the night, Maciej Ziomber and Daniel Dillon brought the team a 6-2 doubles win, followed by Eban Straker-Meads and Facundo Tumosa's 6-4 doubles win to ITA Nationally Ranked #32 Doubles pairing of Matt Summers and James Davis, earning NAU their first point. Dominik Buzonics and Alex Groves fell 4-6 while facing Denver's doubles pairing Charlie Miller and Peter Sallay on court two.Â
Singles play began with some impressive competition across all courts. Straker-Meads took court one to face Denver's James Davis, where he fell 3-6, 3-6. Tumosa took on Nico Herrero Cuesto on court two, losing 2-6, 1-6. Buzonics fell on court three, 3-6, 3-6, to Matt Summers.
Bringing in the only singles win for the Lumberjacks, Ziomber battled back on court four to bring NAU its second point. Coming from behind after a first set 3-6 loss, Ziomber went on to win 6-3, and the tiebreaker 7-5.Â
Marcus Sulen faced Miller on court six, taking a 7-6, 6-4 loss. Groves played a tough fought match on court five against Daniel Krulig, after a 4-6 loss in the first set, and a 6-1 win in the second set, Groves retired in the tiebreaker 4-3 as the last match ongoing.
"We definitely gave ourselves a chance after great doubles performance on all courts. Congrats to Eban and Facundo on a win over a nationally ranked team. We have a quick turnaround and need to be ready for a tough Omaha team tomorrow morning," Head Coach Maciej Bogusz said.
The Lumberjacks will be back in action tomorrow morning, where they will take on the Omaha Mavericks at 10 a.m. MST.
