NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Roosevelt put up a tough fight but could not overcome a pair of ranked Holy Cross squads Saturday in Notre Dame, Ind.
The Lakers men and women were both swept 4-0 by the Saints, capping off a tough week for Roosevelt in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference action. On Wednesday, the men dropped a 6-1 decision at home to Judson while the women had the day off because the Eagles do not field a women's team this year.
The 22nd-ranked Saints made quick work of the Roosevelt men while threatening to add further points to their total. Holy Cross captured the doubles point with wins at Nos. 1 and 2 doubles though David Hofmann and Demille Scarbello were still on serve and tied 4-4 at No. 3 doubles. Scarbello fell in straight sets at No. 6 to extend the Saints lead to 2-0 then in short succession the Lakers dropped points at No. 1 and No. 2 singles. The remaining matches were then halted with Holy Cross up a set and leading 4-1 in the second set at both No. 3 and No. 4 singles positions.
Roosevelt had plenty of resistance in the women's match against 19th-ranked Holy Cross, but still fell in the same 4-0 scoreline. The Saints won 6-1 and 6-2 at the top-two doubles positions, respectively, and led at the No. 3 spot 4-3 in claiming the doubles point. Two of the six singles matches were stopped in the third set and a third was stopped with Roosevelt poised to force a third set.
Quick losses at No. 5 and No. 6 singles put all the pressure on the top of the Roosevelt lineup and it nearly came to fruition. A tough call stalled all momentum for Alyssa Owens at No. 4 singles in dropping a 7-5, 6-3 match. Meanwhile, Fabiola Rivas dropped a tough 7-6 first set at 8-6 in the tiebreaker then led 4-3 in the second set when the match was stopped.
At the No. 1 spot, Teodora Petrica battled back from losing the first set 6-1 to win the second set 6-3 and had a game point to go up 4-2 in the third set. Similarly at No. 3 singles, Rebeca Geiger lost the first set 6-2 then won the second set 7-5 to force a third. In the final set, Geiger was leading 3-1 when the match was halted.
The Lakers jump right back into conference action Tuesday when it travels to Iowa to face St. Ambrose.
Men's Results
Judson 6, Roosevelt 1
No. 1 Doubles – Victor Dorojan/Felipe Penuela lost 6-4
No. 2 Doubles – Justus Peters/Yazid Benchegra won 6-2
No. 3 Doubles – David Hofmann/Demille Scarbello lost 6-3
No. 1 Singles – Felipe Penuela lost 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 Singles – Victor Dorojan lost 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
No. 3 Singles – Yazid Benchegra won 0-6, 7-4, 7-6(4)
No. 4 Singles – Justus Peters lost 6-4, 7-5
No. 5 Singles – Juan Pablo Espinosa lost 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 Singles – Demille Scarbello lost 6-3, 6-4
Holy Cross 4, Roosevelt 0
No. 1 Doubles – Victor Dorojan/Felipe Penuela lost 6-3
No. 2 Doubles – Justus Peters/Yazid Benchegra lost 6-2
No. 3 Doubles – David Hofmann/Demille Scarbello tied 4-4
No. 1 Singles – Felipe Penuela lost 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 Singles – Victor Dorojan lost 6-1, 6-3
No. 3 Singles – Yazid Benchegra trailed 6-4, 4-1
No. 4 Singles – Justus Peters trailed 6-3, 4-1
No. 5 Singles – Juan Pablo Espinosa trailed 6-2, 2-2
No. 6 Singles – Demille Scarbello lost 6-0, 6-0
Women's Results
Holy Cross 4, Roosevelt 0
No. 1 Doubles – Teodora Petrica/Alyssa Owens lost 6-1
No. 2 Doubles – Fabiola Rivas/Ximena Mercado lost 6-2
No. 3 Doubles – Rebeca Geiger/Alejandra Chavez trailed 4-3
No. 1 Singles – Teodora Petrica led 1-6, 6-3, 3-2
No. 2 Singles – Fabiola Rivas trailed 7-6(6), 3-4
No. 3 Singles – Rebeca Geiger trailed 2-6, 7-5, 3-1
No. 4 Singles – Alyssa Owens lost 7-5, 6-3
No. 5 Singles – Grace Hahn lost 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 Singles – Alejandra Chavez 6-2, 6-3
