Bids for title berths came to an end Thursday in Tyler, Texas, as the 6th ranked Barton Community College men's tennis team had its final entries knocked out of the NJCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships.
The Cougars leave Tyler, Texas in fourth place of the team standings with 28 points headed to Friday's final day of action. Fellow Region VI members Seward County Community College and Cowley College are battling for the team title at 42 and 41 points respectively in being chased by Tyler Junior College in third with 39 points. Chasing Barton for the fourth spot are Collin College with 27 points and ABAC with 24 points.
The lone singles player to survive into the semifinals, No. 4 flight's 3rd seeded Barnabas Kalaba's battle came up short by 6-4 twin set losses to 2nd seeded Gaston Erhardt of Cowley. Erhardt advances into Friday's championship match against the top seed Emilio Vila of Tyler.
Kalaba's second chance shot at the title match was also derailed in the afternoon's No. 2 flight semifinals. Teaming with James Kaoma, the 3rd seeded duo fell 6-3, 6-2 to 2nd seeded Diego Dalisay and Tim Riedel of Tyler to conclude Barton's stay in Texas. The Apache duo moves on to Friday's championship match to take on Cowley's top seeded pair of Gaston Erhardt and Boruch Skierier.
Complete NJCAA Division I National Tennis Championship information
Complete Barton Results
Singles #1 - Gustavo Campos (6th Seed)
1st Rd: Bye
2nd Rd: defeated Ruben Emmerson-Hini (USC Sumter) 6-4, 6-3
Quarterfinals: lost to 3rd Seed Luciano Fisicaro (Seward County CC) 6-2, 6-2
Singles #2 – James Kaoma (6th Seed)
1st Rd: Bye
2nd Rd: defeated Jaewoo Choi (Eastern Florida State College) 6-1, 6-4
Quarterfinals: lost to 3rd Seed Tim Riedel (Tyler JC) 7-5, 6-2
Singles #3 - Eduardo Morais (7th Seed)
1st Rd: Bye
2nd Rd: defeated Juan Cachaza (Lewis & Clark CC) 6-2, 6-1
Quarterfinals: lost to 2nd Seed Hanamichi Carvajal (Cowley) 6-3, 6-1
Singles #4 – Barnabas Kalaba (3rd Seed)
1st Rd: Bye
2nd Rd: defeated Channing Townshend (Coastal Alabama CC) 6-1, 6-0
Quarterfinals: defeated Maxime Guyon (Pratt) 6-0, 6-0
Semifinals: lost to 2nd Seed Gaston Erhardt (Cowley) 6-4, 6-4
Singles #5 – Samyak Bajracharya (5th Seed)
1st Rd: Byed
2nd Rd: defeated James Makaranga (Lewis & Clark CC) 6-1, 6-0
Quarterfinals: lost to 4th Seed Luc Pasqual Camps (Eastern Florida State College)
Singles #6 – Tsholofelo Tsiang
1st Rdg defeated Edward Shteyn (Collin College) 6-3, 6-1
2nd Rd: defeated Justin Humphrey (Hinds CC) 6-1, 6-2
Quarterfinals: lost to 4th Seed Corentin Venot (Eastern Florida State College) 7-5, 6-4
Doubles #1 - Gustavo Campos & Eduardo Morais (6th Seed)
1st Rd: Bye
2nd Rd: defeated Muntingh Hamman/Ryan Wang (Eastern Florida State College) 7-5, 6-1
Quarterfinals: lost to 3rd Seed Gaston Cantero/Chen En Tsai (ABAC) 6-1, 1-6, 6-4
Doubles #2 - James Kaoma & Barnabas Kalaba (3rd Seed)
1st Rd: Bye
2nd Rd: defeated Mlungisi Mhlanga/Kudakwashe Sande (Lewis & Clark CC) 6-1, 6-1
Quarterfinals: defeated 6th Seed Adrien Gulbert/Djordje Kurcubic (Collin College) 6-2, 7-6(1)
Semifinals: lost to 2nd Seed Diego Dalisay/Tim Riedel (Tyler JC) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles #3 Samyak Bajracharya & Tsholofelo Tsiang
1st Rd: defeated Jared Mitchell/Jon Rhodes (Sauk Valley CC) 6-0, 6-1
2nd Rd: lost to 3rd Seed Alvaro Saint Martin/Emilio Vila (Tyler JC) 7-5, 6-4
Day Four Top-10 Team Scores
1. Seward CC - 42
2. Cowley CC - 41
3. Tyler JC - 39
4. Barton CC - 28
5. Collin College - 27
6. ABAC - 24
7. Eastern Florida State College - 23.5
8. Iowa Central - 22.5
9. Pratt CC - 21
10. USC-Sumter - 20
10. Wallace State CC – 20