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Final

May. 14, 2025

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Match Recap: Men's Tennis | 5/14/2025 5:19:00 PM

Phoenix Fall Just Short in 4-3 Heartbreaker to Southeastern in NAIA Second Round

Results

#1 Doubles
FINAL	1
Parada, Julian / Ferreira, Vitor [mrq980rra3wbjipa]	6
Diego Menendez / Piero Fernandez [qad3x2yvork9y80n]	4

#2 Doubles
FINAL	1
Kalashnikov, Elisey / Godoy, Gabriel [mrq980rra3wbjipa]	5
Javier Gallego / Gonzalo Fernandez [qad3x2yvork9y80n]	5

#3 Doubles
FINAL	1
Wessels, Daniel / Meyer, Paul-Daniel [mrq980rra3wbjipa]	6
Mark Griffin / Alejandro Orihuela [qad3x2yvork9y80n]	3

Order of Finish: 2, 3

#1 Singles
FINAL	1	2	3
Wessels, Daniel [mrq980rra3wbjipa]	6	3	6
Piero Fernandez [qad3x2yvork9y80n]	4	6	4

#2 Singles
FINAL	1	2	3
Ferreira, Vitor [mrq980rra3wbjipa]	5	2	0
Diego Menendez [qad3x2yvork9y80n]	7	6	0

#3 Singles
FINAL	1	2	3
Ammar, Hassan [mrq980rra3wbjipa]	4	1	0
Alejandro Orihuela [qad3x2yvork9y80n]	6	6	0

#4 Singles
FINAL	1	2	3
Meyer, Paul-Daniel [mrq980rra3wbjipa]	4	3	0
Javier Gallego [qad3x2yvork9y80n]	6	6	0

#5 Singles
FINAL	1	2	3	4
Godoy, Gabriel [mrq980rra3wbjipa]	7	7	6	0
Mark Griffin [qad3x2yvork9y80n]	6	5	3	0

#6 Singles
FINAL	1	2	3
Parada, Julian [mrq980rra3wbjipa]	2	7	3
Gonzalo Fernandez [qad3x2yvork9y80n]	6	5	6

Order of Finish: 2, 6, 3, 4, 5

MOBILE, Ala.--Cumberland men's tennis saw its season come to an end Wednesday afternoon in a tightly contested 4-3 loss to fifth-seeded Southeastern in the Second Round of the NAIA National Championship.

The Phoenix came out strong in doubles play, securing the first point of the match with impressive wins on courts one and three. Julian Parada and Vitor Ferreira teamed up to take a 6-4 win at No. 1, while Daniel Wessels and Paul-Daniel Meyer rolled to a 6-3 victory at No. 3. The No. 2 doubles match went unfinished with the score knotted at 5-5.

Southeastern bounced back with a strong showing in singles, claiming wins at the No. 2, 3, and 4 spots to go ahead 3-1. Ferreira, Hassan Ammar, and Meyer each fell in straight sets for Cumberland as the Fire gained the momentum.

The Phoenix responded with a gutsy performance from Gabriel Godoy at No. 5, as he won a tight tiebreak in the first set before closing out the match 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 to pull CU within one. Wessels followed with a three-set battle at No. 1, outlasting Piero Fernandez 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to even the match at 3-3.

With the season on the line, the deciding point came down to court six. Parada forced a third set after dropping the first, but ultimately fell 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 to Gonzalo Fernandez, sealing the narrow win for Southeastern.

Cumberland closes the 2025 season with a hard-fought performance on the national stage. The Phoenix end the year with a 15-10 record. The Phoenix reached their highest ranking in program history in the ITA rankings at No. 5 and won their first game at nationals since 2019.

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