Baro Clinches 4-3 Victory over Winthrop
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Senior Josep Baro (Barcelona, Spain) at No. 5 won a two-set singles match, 7-6 (4), 7-5, that approached three hours to secure a 4-3 win for Campbell against Winthrop on Saturday at the Nisbet Tennis Center.
A three-set triumph, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4, at No. 6 by freshman Rik Van Gerwen (Valkenswaard, Netherlands) brought Campbell (7-5, 2-0 Big South) even with the Eagles at three.
Winthrop (4-10, 0-2 Big South) rallied after being down 2-1 to take a 3-2 lead with three-set wins at No. 2 and No. 3 by Ivan Aramburu, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2, and Yuta Hirokawa, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, respectively.
ITA-ranked No. 80 senior Fernando Guillen (San Louis Potosi, Mexico) registered the first singles point for the Camels with a 6-4, 7-5 victory.
Campbell opened the afternoon by taking the doubles point when Guillen and partner sophomore Adrien Rossignon (Arlon, Belgium) came up with an 8-6 win at No. 1. Senior David Clavera (Barcelona, Spain) and Baro knocked off the Eagles' No. 2 pairing, 8-2, to put the Camels out in front, but Micheal Chen and Juan Boda secured an 8-6 win at No. 3 to even up the doubles competition at one-all.
The Camels return to the courts on Monday with a trip to Gardner-Webb. First serve of the match is slated for 2:30 p.m.
Winthrop vs Campbell
Mar 16, 2013 at Buies Creek, N.C. (Nisbet Tennis Center)
Campbell 4, Winthrop 3
Singles competition
1. #80 Fernando Guillen (CAM) def. COMERFORD, Dylan (WUMT) 6-4, 7-5
2. ARAMBURU, Ivar (WUMT) def. Adrien Rossingnon (CAM) 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
3. HIROKAWA, Yuta (WUMT) def. Steven Billington (CAM) 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
4. BOADA, Juan (WUMT) def. David Clavera (CAM) 7-5, 6-3
5. Josep Baro (CAM) def. NAGOVNAK, Peter (WUMT) 7-6 (10-8), 7-5
6. Rik Van Gerwen (CAM) def. CHEN, Michael (WUMT) 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Fernando Guillen/Adrien Rossingnon (CAM) def. COMERFORD, Dylan/NAGOVNAK, Peter (WUMT) 8-6
2. David Clavera/Josep Baro (CAM) def. PATRICK, Steven/DECANDIA, Corey (WUMT) 8-2
3. CHEN, Michael/BOADA, Juan (WUMT) def. Steven Billington/Ondrej Kralik (CAM) 8-6
Match Notes:
Winthrop 4-10, 0-2
Campbell 7-4, 2-0
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,1,2,3,6,5)
