OBU Takes Three of Four Over Weekend

April 14, 2008

Oklahoma Baptist took three of four matches from Southeastern and East Central Firday and Saturday.

The Bison knocked off Southeastern and East Central by 5-4 counts while the Lady Bison dropped Southeastern 5-4, but lost to East Central 6-3.

Peter McCorkle had an undefeated weekend for the Bison, going 2-0 in third singles and 2-0 in No. 3 doubles with partner Michael Canavan.

Against Southeastern, McCorkle scored a singles win over Danilo Hiraoka and then combined with Canavan for a narrow 9-8 (7-3) win over Jesse Buchanan and Greg Owen.

Bruno Scacalossi also got an important win in No. 1 singles, holding off Ben Disley, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-2. Scott Milner had the only other singles win in the second slot, knocking off Nikita Ryaschenko, 6-4, 6-2.

Scacalossi and Gustavo Schaefer scores a No. 1 doubles win, 8-4, over Luiz Ramos and Hiraoka.

McCorkle battled and beat East Central's Victor Rios in No. 3 singles, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) and worked with Canavan for a close 8-6 win over Colin Helton and Mitch Sholty in doubles in the closest wins in the match for OBU.

Scacalossi and Schaefer cruised past Cristobal Nunez and Camilo Munoz, 8-2 in first doubles.

Milner knocked off Munoz 6-4, 6-2, and Schaefer scored a No. 4 singles victory over John Sedlak, 6-3, 6-1.

The Lady Bison got past East Central with Kaitlin Pascucci and Katie Halbeseleben holding off Sara Schmidt and Maria Valesco, 8-6 in an important No. 3 doubles win.

Samantha Attard and Brittney Byrd defeated Jenny Paine and Amber Thompson at No. 1 doubles 8-3. Attard also took down Thompson in No. 1 singles, 6-0, 6-0.

Brooke Mowery cruised past Schmidt in No. 5 singles, 6-1, 6-2, and Pascucci defeated Valesco, 7-5, 6-0 in No. 6 singles.

Against East Central, the Lady Bison got wins out of Mowery and Peige Davis at No. 3 doubles, 8-1; Attard in No. 1 singles, 6-3, 6-0, and Davis in No. 5 singles, 6-2, 6-2.