OBU Splits Matches with OC

March 27, 2008

A pair of mild upsets took place on the Oklahoma Baptist University tennis courts Thursday in two Top 25 showdowns.

The No. 25 Lady Bison knocked off 22nd-ranked Oklahoma Christian, while the No. 25 Eagles returned the favor against the 23rd-ranked OBU men.

The Lady Bison won 5-4, while OC upended the OBU men 7-2.

Brooke Mowery, Camber Robinett and Kaitlin Pascucci all had big days for the Lady Bison. Mowery and Robinett won their No. 2 doubles match 8-3. Robinett also scored a 6-1, 6-3 win over Vanessa Chenouard in No. 4 singles. Mowery defeated Callie Draelos by the same score in No. 5 singles.

Pascucci and Katie Halbesleben knocked off Draelos and Piper Johnson in No. 3 doubles, 8-5, with Pascucci topping Chelsea Reagan, 7-5, 6-0 in No. 6 singles.

Gustavo Schaefer had the hot hand for the Bison, knocking off Adalid Martinez in No. 4 singles, 6-1, 6-4 and teaming up with Bruno Scacalossi for a No. 1 doubles win over Justin DeBruin and Derek Viljoen, 8-6.

The Lady Bison, now 7-8, host Southern Nazarene Friday at 2 p.m. The OBU men, now 5-9, play in the Blue-Grey Tournament in Alabama April 2-6, where they will be joined by the Lady Bison.

Men's Doubles

1. Bruno Scacalossi/Gustavo Schaefer, OBU, def. Justin DeBruin/Derek Viljoen, 8-6

2. Ryan Stephenson/Kyle Tefft, OC, def. Scott Milner/Andrew Sharp, 8-2

3. Esteban Flores/Adalid Martinez, OC, def. Peter McCorkle/Michael Canavan, 8-2

Men's Singles

1. Flores, OC, def. Scacalossi, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-5)

2. Tefft, OC, def. Milner, 6-3, 6-4

3. DeBruin, OC, def. McCorkle, 6-0, 6-0

4. Schaefer, OBU, def. Martinez, 6-1, 6-4

5. Viljoen, OC, def. Sharp, 6-0, 5-7, 6-2

6. Stephenson, OC, def. Canavan, 4-6, 7-5, 11-9

Women's Doubles

1. Jennifer Le/Gabriela Nastasa, OC, def. Samantha Attard/Brittney Byrd, 8-5

2. Brooke Mowery/Camber Robinett, OBU, def. Vanessa Chenouard/Leila Keihani, 8-3

3. Kaitlin Pascucci/Katie Halbesleben, OBU, def. Callie Draelos/Piper Johnson, 8-5

Women's Singles

1. Le, OC, def. Attard, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5

2. Nastasa, OC, def. Byrd, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)

3. Keihani, OC, def. Halbesleben, 6-1, 6-3

4. Robinett, OBU, def. Chenouard, 6-1, 6-3

5. Mowery, OBU, def. Draelos, 6-1, 6-3

6. Pascucci, OBU, def. Chelsea Reagan, 7-5, 6-0