Men’s Tennis Splits Sunday Doubleheader with Marquee Victory over Mount St. Mary’s (MD) in Nightcap

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY– The St. Francis College Brooklyn men's tennis team (5-6, 2-0) took down the Mountaineers of Mount St. Mary's (MD) (1-4, 0-1) on Sunday evening in the second half of a double matchday. The first match for the Terriers took place inside Match Point Bensonhurst, where they fell by a score of 6-1 to the Highlanders of UC Riverside (9-5).
 
FIRST MATCH SINGLES RESULTS:

1. G. Chung (UCR) def. T. Dirube (SFBK) - 6-3, 6-2
2. N. Abdallah (UCR) def. F. Couso (SFBK) - 6-3, 6-3
3. A. Whelan-Merediz (UCR) def. D. Blasco (SFBK) - 7-6 (4), 6-0
4. D. Velek (UCR) def. S. Gmijovic (SFBK) - 6-0, 6-0
5. J. Blando (UCR) def. L. Foix Sotos (SFBK) - 6-3, 6-2
6. N. Horunzhy (UCR) def. T. Bernardes (SFBK) - 6-1, 6-2

FIRST MATCH DOUBLES RESULTS:

1. D. Velek/A. Whelan-Merediz (UCR) def. P. Chiapponi/T. Dirube (SFBK) - 6-1
2. D. Blasco/P. Grabuleda (SFBK) def. G. Chung/N. Abdallah (UCR) - 6-4
3. D. Sanchez/L. Foix Sotos (SFBK) def. J. Blando/M. Blando (UCR) - 6-2

SECOND MATCH SINGLES RESULTS:

1. J. Wood (MSM) def. F. Couso (SFBK) - 6-3, 7-6 (3)
2. P. Grabuleda (SFBK) def. G. Santos (MSM) - 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
3. D. Blasco (SFBK) def. A. Garcia (MSM) - 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
4. D. Sanchez (SFBK) def. N. Hunyh (MSM) - 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
5. P. Chiapponi (SFBK) vs. J. Armstrong (MSM) - 6-5 (Unfinished)
6. L. Foix Sotos (SFBK) vs. R. Armstrong (MSM) - 6-0, 1-4 (Unfinished)

SECOND MATCH DOUBLES RESULTS:

1. G. Santos/J. Wood (MSM) def. P. Chiapponi/T. Dirube (SFBK) - 6-4
2. P. Grabuleda/D. Blasco (SFBK) def. J. Armstrong/E. Hine (MSM) - 6-4
3. D. Sanchez/L. Foix Sotos (SFBK) def. R. Armstrong/A. Garcia (MSM) - 6-3

UP NEXT
The Terriers are back in action on Wednesday, February 19, when they travel across the Hudson River and battle the Knights of Fairleigh Dickinson University at Bogota Raquet Center for an 8 p.m. opening serve.