BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, NY. - The Terriers' bid for a Northeast Conference title was cut short on Friday afternoon, as St. Francis Brooklyn fell to the defending champions FDU by a score of 4-2.
The Terriers were off to a promising start with wins at two and three doubles, which gave St. Francis an early 1-0 lead. The victories came from Luis Foix Sotos/Matheus Paiva and Gustavo Pinho/Miroslav Cvjetan.
But the Knights turned the tide as the singles matches began, as Teodors Pukse defeated William Lindqvist Nilsson 7-5, 6-0 to even up the match. The Terriers' Jan Godfrey responded with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Niclas Pietsch, however from that point on the Knights rallied off three straight victories to clinch a berth into the finals.
The Terriers close out a strong 2022 season where they finished 13-7 (7-2 NEC).
#3 FDU 4, #2 St. Francis Brooklyn 2
Singles competition
1. PUKSE, Teodors (FDU) def. LINDQVIST NILSSON,W. (SFBK) 7-5, 6-0
2. DHOUIB, Mehdi (FDU) def. PINHO, Gustavo (SFBK) 7-6, 6-3 (7-5)
3. CVJETAN, Miroslav (SFBK) vs. TRAINAUSKAS, Justas (FDU) 6-2, 2-6, 3-3, unfinished
4. SRIRAM, Arjun (FDU) def. MITYURIN, Gleb (SFBK) 7-5, 6-2
5. GODFREY SENO, Jan (SFBK) def. PIETSCH, Niclas (FDU) 6-2, 6-4
6. ADNANE, Younes (FDU) def. FOIX SOTOS, Luis (SFBK) 7-5, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. GODFREY SENO, Jan/LINDQVIST NILSSON,W. (SFBK) vs. DHOUIB, Mehdi/PIETSCH, Niclas (FDU) 4-4, unfinished
2. PINHO, Gustavo/CVJETAN, Miroslav (SFBK) def. ADNANE, Younes/TRAINAUSKAS, Justas (FDU) 6-3
3. FOIX SOTOS, Luis/PAIVA, Matheus (SFBK) def. SRIRAM, Arjun/BUDINSZKY, Moric (FDU) 6-3
