Wabash won the final point of Saturday's six-hour match versus Oberlin to earn a 5-4 victory. The Little Giants lost 5-0 to NCAA Division II Tiffin in afternoon match.
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The number-one doubles team of
Daniel Delgado an
William Reifeis rallied for a 9-8 win to score the first team point for the Little Giants. Delgado forced three sets in his number-one singles match to score a 6-3, 0-6, 6-3 win.
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Kirill Ivashchenko took a straight-sets victory at sixth singles with scores of 6-2, 6-4. Reifeis added a 6-3, 7-5 win at number four singles to even the team match at 4-4.
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The final showdown came at number five singles with
Graham McMullen facing Oberlin's Abraham Davis. McMullen won the first set 6-4 but fell 6-1 in the second to force a final set. McMullen came away with a 6-3 victory to earn the winning team point for the Little Giants.
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Tiffin swept the three doubles matches, including a 9-8 (8) tiebreaker victory over
Mark Troiano and
Michael Makio in the top flight. The Dragons closed out the match with wins at fifth and sixth singles.
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Wabash (3-2) plays at Elmhurst next Sunday.
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