FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (March 4, 2022) - A little over a month into the season, The Lumberjacks will begin Big Sky Conference play on Sunday, hosting the Eastern Washington Eagles at 10:00 a.m. MST.
The Lumberjacks are looking to extend their win streak to four matches, while the team remains undefeated on their home courts, with an overall record of 10-4. The team earned their second consecutive ITA National Ranking, moving up on the list to No. 65 this week, with hopes to continue with the momentum as conference play begins.
Notably in doubles play, Dominik Buzonics and partner Alex Groves hold a record of 9-5, while undefeated at 4-0 on court one, and 5-5 on court two. Daniel Dillon and Maciej Ziomber have earned themselves a 6-3 record in doubles, with one win on court two and a 5-3 record on court three. Facundo Tumosa and Eban Straker-Meads hold a 6-4 doubles record on court one.
Highlighting singles play for the 'Jacks, Groves and Ziomber each have earned 10 victories. Groves holds a 10-3 overall singles record, primarily playing on court five, while going 1-0 on court two and 3-0 on court four. Ziomber, primarily playing on court four, is 6-2 in that slot, and 4-0 on court three, with an overall singles record of 10-2.
The Eagles will enter Sunday's match with a 2-7 overall record, while going 0-3 in conference play this season. As the two teams have met a total of 18 times, the 'Jacks hold the advantage with a series record of 13-5. The last time the two teams met was in 2019, where NAU earned a 6-1 victory in Flagstaff.
Eastern Washington is coming off two conference losses, coming to Weber State for a 1-6 loss, and Idaho State where they fell 0-7. The team's lone point in the loss to Weber State came from Sophomore Erik Sarlvik, bringing in the 7-5, 6-4 win in the No. 3 position.
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