MOBILE, Ala. - Making their first-ever appearance at the NAIA national championships, the Owls overpowered the Saints 8-1 in Tuesday's first round.
William Woods University now moves on to a second-round matchup against No. 8 seed Arizona Christian University at 9 this morning.
Here are Tuesday's doubles and singles results:
No. 1 doubles: senior David Barbieri/sophomore Stefan Simic (WWU) defeated Mathias Rocha/Bernado Pegas (OLLU), 9-8 (7-3); No. 2: freshman Oscar Barreiro/sophomore Johnnie Carmichael (WWU) def. Ross Marzetti/Warren Fulgenzi (OLLU), 8-4; No. 3: sophomore Christian Barbieri/freshman Christopher Vleeming Ortiz (WWU) def. Jacob Galaviz/Pablo Cavazos (OLLU), 8-1.
No. 1 singles: C. Barbieri (WWU) def. Rocha (OLLU), 6-2, 6-4; No. 2: Barreiro (WWU) def. Marzetti (OLLU), 2-6, 6-3, 6-3; No. 3: Ortiz (WWU) def. Pegas (OLLU), 6-0, 6-0; No. 4: Fulgenzi (OLLU) def. Carmichael (WWU), 2-6, 7-6, 10-6; No. 5: freshman Oscar Donker (WWU) def. Cavazos (OLLU), 3-6, 6-0, 7-5; No. 6: D. Barbieri (WWU) def. Galaviz (OLLU), 6-2, 6-0.