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Kento Iwahara returns a ball at home.

Eagles Roll To Third Straight Win

Jackson, Miss. - The University of the Ozarks men's tennis team earned a 5-2 win over Millsaps College on Friday in Jackson, Mississippi.

Match Recap
Ozarks secured the victory by sweeping doubles play and winning four singles matches.

Doubles
No. 1: Kento Iwahara / Perry Guidry (UO) def. Anderson Causey / Bradley Schiaffino (Millsaps) — 6-2
No. 2: Sergio Munoz / Zachary Hanson (UO) def. Sam Tuli / Cooper Payne (Millsaps) — 6-3
No. 3: Archie Martyn-Smith / Ryan Rosalin (UO) def. Sebastian Gonzalez / Brandon Pierce (Millsaps) — 7-5
Ozarks took a 3–0 sweep in doubles, giving them early momentum.

Singles
No. 1: Haru Satomura (UO) def. Anderson Causey — 7-5, 6-2
No. 2: Jon Nguyen (Millsaps) def. Kento Iwahara — 6-3, 7-5
No. 3: Sam Tuli (Millsaps) def. Sergio Munoz — 6-3, 6-3
No. 4: Zachary Hanson (UO) def. Bradley Schiaffino — 6-1, 6-3
No. 5: Perry Guidry (UO) def. Sebastian Gonzalez — 6-0, 6-1
No. 6: Ryan Rosalin (UO) def. Brandon Pierce — 6-4, 6-3

Key Takeaway: Ozarks dominated early with the doubles sweep and added singles wins from Haru Satomura, Zachary Hanson, Perry Guidry, and Ryan Rosalin to seal the match.

The Eagles edged Mississippi University for Women Owls men's tennis 4-3.

Match Recap
Ozarks rebounded from dropping the doubles point by winning four of the six singles matches to secure the narrow victory.

Doubles
MUW took the early lead by claiming two of the three doubles matches.
No. 1: Perry Guidry / Kento Iwahara (UO) def. Jorge Ortiz / Sandro Giangregorio — 6–2
No. 2: Juan Garcia / Marcos Fernandez (MUW) def. Zachary Hanson / Sergio Munoz — 6–3
No. 3: Josh Cooper / Alvaro Bardales (MUW) def. Ryan Rosalin / Archie Martyn-Smith — 7–5
MUW led 1–0 after doubles.

Singles
Ozarks secured the match by winning four singles courts, including two matches decided by match tiebreaks.
No. 2: Kento Iwahara (UO) def. Josh Cooper — 6–3, 6–2
No. 3: Sergio Munoz (UO) def. Sandro Giangregorio — 4–6, 6–3, 10–7
No. 4: Zachary Hanson (UO) def. Juan Garcia — 7–6, 4–6, 10–8
No. 5: Perry Guidry (UO) def. Marcos Fernandez — 6–3, 6–3

MUW won at No. 1 and No. 6 singles, but Ozarks' four victories clinched the match.

Key Performances
Kento Iwahara: Straight-set win at No. 2 singles and a doubles victory.
Sergio Munoz: Comeback win in a match tiebreak at No. 3 singles.
Zachary Hanson: Three-set battle victory at No. 4 singles.
Perry Guidry: Won both singles and doubles.
Ozarks clinched the match with Hanson's 10–8 match tiebreak win at No. 4 singles.
 
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