WEST WINDSOR, NJ – The St. Francis Brooklyn men's tennis team (1-12, 0-6) fell to the Knights of Fairleigh Dickinson University (9-12, 3-2) on Thursday afternoon at the 2019 NEC Tennis Championships in West Windsor, NJ. The Terriers' season ended following an eight-game skid dating back to March 3, when Men's Tennis took down Lafayette 4-2 in Pennsylvania. The Knights had fallen in three of their last five matches respectively.
The Terriers'
Daniel Blasco fought his way to a first set tiebreaker that was as back and forth as they come, where he fell in the respective tiebreaker 7-4. First singles'
Tomas Dirube won a total of six games through a pair of sets before his match was called. Freshman
Facundo Couso showed that he has a bright future in a Terriers uniform by winning a total of five games in his first conference championship between a pair of sets.
Singles Results:
- T. Dirube (SFBK) vs. M. Dhouib (FDU) – 3-6, 3-4 (Unfinished)
- A. Gudins (FDU) vs. F. Couso (SFBK) – 6-1, 6-4
- M. Autuch (FDU) def. S. Gmijovic (SFBK) – 6-1, 6-3
- I. Solans-Diaz (FDU) def. P. Blasco-Torres (SFBK) – 6-1, 6-1
- G. Louis (SFBK) vs. M. Budinszky (FDU) – 2-6, 4-3 (Unfinished)
- D. Blasco (SFBK) vs. E. Cabral (FDU) – 6-7 (4), 1-1 (Unfinished)
Doubles Results:
- A. Gudins/M. Autuch (FDU) def. S. Gmijovic/P. Blasco-Torres (SFBK) – 6-2
- T. Dirube/F. Couso (SFBK) vs. M. Dhouib/M. Budinszky (FDU) – 3-4 (Unfinished)
- I. Solans-Diaz/E. Cabral (FDU) def. G. Louis/D. Blasco (SFBK) – 6-2
