Wednesday, May 13, 2009 11:22 PM CDT
Patrick paces Laker tennis team in Texas
By JG/T-C Staff
sports@jg-tc.com
PLANO, Texas -- Josh Patrick was still alive in both the singles and doubles consolation rounds heading into the final day at the NJCAA Division I national tennis tournament.
Patrick, playing at No. 2 singles, won both of his singles matches Wednesday and was scheduled to face sixth-seeded Sean O’Grady of Scottsdale, Ariz., in the consolation championship this morning. He and Punsisi Dayaratne were also one win away from making the consolation final in No. 1 doubles. The duo was set to meet Central Alabama’s Edward Baldwin and Matthew Teichmiller today, and a win could pit them against O’Grady and Javier Millan, who were seeded third when they lost in the first round.
The tourney was played Wednesday without rain for the first time all week, and temperatures soared into the 90s.
“Today’s the first we’ve finished before 9 o’clock,” Lake Land coach Dave Johnson said. “We didn’t get started Monday until 2:30 p.m.”
Patrick overcame a tough opponent, Temple’s Fernando Carregal, in an 8-6 tiebreaker in the first set before pulling away 7-6, 6-2 in his consolation semifinal.
Dayartne, Chad Melcher and Chris Devall each won his first-round match before losing, while Devall and Andy Buscher did the same at doubles. Only players who lost in the opening round advanced to the consolation.
At No. 1 singles, Dayaratne was beaten by the No. 2 seed, Rasid Winklaar of Abraham Baldwin, while Patrick lost to the fifth seed at No. 2 singles, Ataide Suca of Barton County, who later bowed out in a straight sets loss to top seed Cledson Carvalho of Laredo, Texas.
With no more than a point and a half available if they win three more matches, the Lakers can finish no higher than 12th overall.
SINGLES
Flight 1
Punsisi Dayaratne (LL) def. Wesley Lamborne (Central Alabama), 6-4, 6-2; lost to Rasid Winklaar (Abraham Baldwin), 6-2, 6-2
Flight 2
Josh Patrick (LL) bye; lost to Ataide Suca (Barton County), 6-2, 6-2
Consolation: def. Shaun Rade (Paradise Valley), 6-4, 6-1; def. Fernando Carregal (Temple), 7-6 (6), 6-2
Flight 3
Chad Melcher (LL) def. Anthony Penick (Faulkner State), 6-1, 6-0; lost to Byron Cole (Collin County), 6-1, 6-0
Flight 4
Lee Buehnerkemper (LL) lost to Jeremy Purdum (Meridian), 6-4, 6-1
Consolation: lost to Ricardo Garcia (Mesa), 6-1, 6-4
Flight 5
Chris Devall (LL) def. Jamie Kriticos (Oakton), 7-6 (1), 6-0; lost to David McKinney (Collin), 6-1, 6-4
Flight 6
Andy Buscher (LL) bye; lost to Mwalimu Phiri (Tyler), 6-3, 6-3
Consolation: def. Dustin Henslee (New Mexico Military Institute), 6-2, 6-3; lost to Matthew Schwartz (Mesa), 3-6, 6-3, 10-5
DOUBLES
Flight 1
Dayaratne/Patrick (LL) lost to Artur Latypov/Raphael Namias (Barton County), 6-1, 6-1
Consolation: def. Penick/Connor Rives (Faulkner State), 6-2, 6-0
Flight 2
Buehnerkemper/Melcher (LL) lost to Bryant Anglin/Michael Smith (Central Alabama), 6-3, 6-3
Consolation: lost to Rodrigo Cardozo/Garcia (Mesa), 6-2, 6-3
Flight 3
Buscher/Devall (LL) def. Jamie Roberts/Jason Vinson (Itawamba), 6-3, 6-2; lost to Andrew Carter/Doyle Springett (Seminole State), 6-0, 6-2
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