PLANO, Texas – Freshman Erick Bermudez and sophomore J.C. Pauli outlasted Johnson County’s No.1 doubles team, 6-2, 6-7(2), 7-5, at first doubles Monday to open the Vincennes University Tennis Team's NJCAA title defense at the 2012 NJCAA National Championship Tennis Tournament at Collin County College in Plano, TX.
It was a match of shifting momentum with the Trailblazers serving for the match at 5-2 in the second set before Johnson rode a wave of VU errors to a 6-5 lead.
VU Assistant Coach Brian Slack coached on the court for the entire two-plus hours.