Alejandro Soriano, junior from Albacete, Spain, won the 2nd Annual Blue Raider Fall Classic singles title Sunday for Campbellsville University. He started the day with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Cumberland University's Lucas Oliveria, and then beat Asbury's Joshua Abraham, 6-1, 7-6 (8). He took down Lindsey Wilson's Denis Porcic (7-6 (4), 6-3 to advance to the semifinals, where he met LWC's Edberg Espinosa, ranked No. 22 in the nation. Soriano dropped the first set to Espinosa Sunday morning, 6-4, but one the next two in tiebreakers 7-6 (4) and 7-6 (4) to win the three-hour match and advance to the afternoon final. Up next was Cumberland University's Manuel Marcelo, ranked No. 6 in the NAIA. Soriano again battled for three hours, winning the first set 7-5, but losing the second 6-4. He closed out the tournament win with a 6-3 victory in the third set.
Men’s Tennis Nominees: John Moment, Judson University; Matt Kempf, Bethel College; Daniel Sanchez, Grace College; Alejandro Soriano, Campbellsville University