Men's tennis advances to AAC semifinal

Friday, April 20

Dallas, Texas

9 a.m.

University of Memphis

Temple

Photo by: (Ben Solomon/American Athletic Conference)

Apr 20, 2018 | Men's Tennis

Tigers post 13th straight victory

Box Score

DALLAS, Texas – Capturing its 13^th straight victory, the No. 18 Memphis men's tennis team advanced to the semifinal round of the American Athletic Conference Championships after defeating No. 8-seeded Temple, 4-1, on Friday morning.

The Tigers (18-4, 5-0) scored an early advantage by taking the doubles point for the fifth straight contest. Duo Kai Lemke and Felix Rauch began the day with a 6-3 win on court 2. The nation's No. 38 tandem Ryan Peniston and Andrew Watson then took the top spot for a 1-0 match lead.

In singles play, Peniston rolled the momentum into a straight-set win, while Lemke claimed his 10^th consecutive singles victory to push the lead to 3-0.

Temple (13-10, 1-2) claimed its lone point of the day in a three-set thriller on court 6. Tiger junior Chris Patzanovsky then went the distance to clinch the match for Memphis behind a 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 triumph.

The Tigers will meet fifth-seeded USF, who defeated Wichita State in quarterfinal action, at noon on Saturday. Although Memphis trails 10-5 in the all-time series, the Tigers tallied a 4-0 shutout against USF earlier this season.

RESULTS

Singles
1. #39 Ryan Peniston (MEM) def. Thomas Sevel (TU), 6-1, 6-0
2. #106 Andrew Watson (MEM) vs. Alberto Caceres Casas (TU), 7-5, 4-6, unfinished
3. Kai Lemke (MEM) def. Juan Araoz (TU), 6-2, 6-1
4. Chris Patzanovsky (MEM) def. Eric Biscoveanu (TU), 6-0, 4-6, 6-3
5. Felix Rauch (MEM) vs. Francisco Bohoroquez (TU), 6-3, 6-7(5), unfinished
6. Mark Wallner (TU) def. Jan Pallares (MEM), 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
(Order of finish: 1, 3, 6, 4)

Doubles
1. #38 Peniston/Watson (MEM) def. Sevel/Caceres Casas (TU), 6-3
2. Lemke/Rauch (MEM) def. Wallner/Araoz (TU), 6-3
3. Story/Pallares (MEM) vs. Biscoveanu/Bohorquez (TU), 5-6, unfinished
(Order of finish: 2, 1)