Saturday, January 14
Toledo, Ohio
1:00 pm
University of Toledo
7
vs
0
Boston Univ.
Junior Pawit Sornalksup recorded his first win of the season from the No. 1 court in two sets Saturday afternoon vs. Boston Univ.
Photo by: Maddie Schroeder
Rockets Record 300th Victory for Al Wermer in Season-Opener 7-0 Win Over Terriers
1/14/2023 6:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Toledo sweeps Terriers, heads to Indiana to face the Hoosiers tomorrow
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo men's tennis team came away with a 7-0 sweep over Boston University at Shadow Valley Saturday afternoon to mark the first win of the 2023 season and 300th career win for head coach Al Wermer.
"All of the credit goes to our Rocket players over the years. For me, it was 300 times I didn't mess up enough to cost us" joked Wermer about reaching the career milestone.
Boston University's duo of Adrian Pawlowski and Johann Sajonz got the momentum going for the visitors with the first match win of the afternoon from the No 2 doubles court. Rockets' No. 1 doubles team of Pawit Sornlaksup and Krzysztof Wetoszka kept their team in running for the team point with a win to tie it at 1-1. Marko Galic and Vlad Meluta secured the doubles team win in a hard-fought 7-5 decision from the No. 3 court and carry a 1-0 match lead into singles play.
The Rockets ran away with the match winning on all seven singles courts. Sornlaksup, Kovac, Wetoszka, Galic and Luis Kleinschnitz all won their respective matches in two sets. Jankovic fought to force a tiebreaker after dropping his first set to Ben Letzer, and won his match in a nail-biter 10-6 final score.
"This was a nice start for us, knocking the rust off after the break," Wermer said. "The guys had a good positive mindset. I was especially impressed with our fight during the doubles and a couple of the tight matches."
Toledo will be back at in action Sunday afternoon against Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. First serve between the Rockets and Hoosiers is set for 4:00 p.m. at the IU Tennis Center.
Toledo vs. Boston Univ.
TOL 7, BU 0
Doubles
1. Pawit Sornlaksup/ Krzysztof Wetoszka (TOL) def. Jonah Dickson/ Corey Craig (BU) 6-3
2. Adrian Pawlowski/ Johann Sajonz (BU) def. Adam Kovac/ Luka Jankovic (TOL) 6-4
3. Marko Galic/ Vlad Meluta (TOL) def. Jose Robalino/ Ben Letzer (BU) 7-5
Singles
1. Pawit Sornlaksup (TOL) def. Jonah Dickson (BU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Adam Kovac (TOL) def. Corey Graig (BU) 6-3, 7-6(4)
3. Krzysztof Wetoszka (TOL) def. Alejandro Licea (BU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Luka Jankovic (TOL) def. Ben Letzer (BU) 3-6, 6-3, 10-6
5. Marko Galic (TOL) def. Adrian Pawlowski (BU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Luis Kleinschnitz (TOL) def. Jose Robalino (BU) 6-2, 6-3
"All of the credit goes to our Rocket players over the years. For me, it was 300 times I didn't mess up enough to cost us" joked Wermer about reaching the career milestone.
Boston University's duo of Adrian Pawlowski and Johann Sajonz got the momentum going for the visitors with the first match win of the afternoon from the No 2 doubles court. Rockets' No. 1 doubles team of Pawit Sornlaksup and Krzysztof Wetoszka kept their team in running for the team point with a win to tie it at 1-1. Marko Galic and Vlad Meluta secured the doubles team win in a hard-fought 7-5 decision from the No. 3 court and carry a 1-0 match lead into singles play.
The Rockets ran away with the match winning on all seven singles courts. Sornlaksup, Kovac, Wetoszka, Galic and Luis Kleinschnitz all won their respective matches in two sets. Jankovic fought to force a tiebreaker after dropping his first set to Ben Letzer, and won his match in a nail-biter 10-6 final score.
"This was a nice start for us, knocking the rust off after the break," Wermer said. "The guys had a good positive mindset. I was especially impressed with our fight during the doubles and a couple of the tight matches."
Toledo will be back at in action Sunday afternoon against Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. First serve between the Rockets and Hoosiers is set for 4:00 p.m. at the IU Tennis Center.
Toledo vs. Boston Univ.
TOL 7, BU 0
Doubles
1. Pawit Sornlaksup/ Krzysztof Wetoszka (TOL) def. Jonah Dickson/ Corey Craig (BU) 6-3
2. Adrian Pawlowski/ Johann Sajonz (BU) def. Adam Kovac/ Luka Jankovic (TOL) 6-4
3. Marko Galic/ Vlad Meluta (TOL) def. Jose Robalino/ Ben Letzer (BU) 7-5
Singles
1. Pawit Sornlaksup (TOL) def. Jonah Dickson (BU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Adam Kovac (TOL) def. Corey Graig (BU) 6-3, 7-6(4)
3. Krzysztof Wetoszka (TOL) def. Alejandro Licea (BU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Luka Jankovic (TOL) def. Ben Letzer (BU) 3-6, 6-3, 10-6
5. Marko Galic (TOL) def. Adrian Pawlowski (BU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Luis Kleinschnitz (TOL) def. Jose Robalino (BU) 6-2, 6-3
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Cole Knutsen / 0 [BOSTONU]
10
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Corey Craig / 0 [BOSTONU]
36
67
#3 Singles Match
12
Alejandro Licea / 0 [BOSTONU]
22
66
#4 Singles Match
123
Ben Letzer / 0 [BOSTONU]
636
3610
#5 Singles Match
12
Adrian Pawlowski / 0 [BOSTONU]
11
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Jose Maria Robalino / 0 [BOSTONU]
23
66
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