LAS VEGAS, NV. (March 24, 2022) - The 'Jacks fell to ITA ranked No. 40 Washington Huskies on Thursday afternoon in a 6-1 loss.
Doubles play showed a slow start for NAU as they dropped matches on courts one and three. Eban Straker-Meads and Facundo Tumosa fell 3-6, followed by Daniel Dillon and Maciej Ziomber dropping their match 6-4.
Dominik Buzonics and Alex Groves were down 4-5 on court two before the match was retired to move on to singles play.
As the Lumberjacks wrapped up their non-conference play for the season, the team showed momentum in Thursday's loss, with set wins coming from Straker-Meads, Groves, and Freshman Dani Torres.
Straker-Meads battled at the No. 2 position, forcing three sets to Ewen Lumsden. Straker-Meads earned the 6-4 first set win, followed by a tough 6-7 second set loss, and a 5-10 tiebreaker to drop the match.
Torres took his first set, with a 6-4 win, before falling 5-7 in the second set, and 3-6 in the third at the No. 6 position. Groves secured the Lumberjacks their lone point of the match in thrilling fashion with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 victory at the No. 5 position.
Tumosa dropped his match at the No. 1 position to Jack Davis, falling 3-6 in the first set and 4-6 in the second set. Buzonics faced a tough loss at the No. 3 position to Han-Chih Lin, falling 3-6, 0-6. Ziomber suffered a 3-6, 1-6 loss at the No. 4 position to Cesar Bouchelaghem.
The Lumberjacks will now head into full Big Sky Conference play, with just six regular season matches left on the schedule. NAU is set to host the University of Idaho in Flagstaff on Sunday at 10 a.m. MST in the Aquatic and Tennis Complex.
