Men's Tennis | March 16, 2019
HILTON HEAD, S.C. - The La Salle University men's tennis team continued its spring break trip to South Carolina on Friday, dropping a 6-1 decision to N.C. Central. Sophomore
Rogelio Gonzalez was the lone winner for the Explorers in singles action.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Senior Francesco Mowrey and freshman Nassim Fenjiro cruised to a 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles, getting the Explorers off to a good start in their match.
- NCCU was able to bounce back with a pair of wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, taking an early 1-0 lead with the doubles point.
- The Eagles won four singles matches in straight sets before Gonzalez earned a 5-7, 6-3, 10-6 win at No. 3 over Christos Dagklis to get La Salle on the board.
- Classmate Colin Lucius also went three sets with his opponent at No. 6, but fell in a narrow 10-8 supertiebreaker in the third.
UP NEXT
- La Salle and Navy square off for another non-conference match on Sunday, March 24 in Annapolis, Md.
N.C. Central 6, La Salle 1
Singles competition
1. CUCALON,Gabriel (NCCUM) def. MOWREY,Francesco (LASALLE) 6-4, 6-3
2. BARAN,Amit (NCCUM) def. MERRILL,Connor (LASALLE) 6-2, 6-4
3. GONZALEZ,Rogelio (LASALLE) def. DAGKLIS,Christos (NCCUM) 5-7, 6-3, 10-6
4. SPYROPOULOS,Thanos (NCCUM) def. FENJIRO,Nassim (LASALLE) 6-4, 6-2
5. BROMLEY,Sebastian (NCCUM) def. BOZOVIC,Andrija (LASALLE) 6-2, 6-0
6. JUEZ TORRES,Pablo (NCCUM) def. LUCIUS,Colin (LASALLE) 6-4, 4-6, 10-8
Doubles competition
1. MOWREY,Francesco/FENJIRO,Nassim (LASALLE) def. CUCALON,Gabriel/BROMLEY,Sebastian (NCCUM) 6-1
2. DAGKLIS,Christos/SPYROPOULOS,Thanos (NCCUM) def. GONZALEZ,Rogelio/MERRILL,Connor (LASALLE) 6-4
3. BARAN,Amit/JUEZ TORRES,Pablo (NCCUM) def. LUCIUS,Colin/BOZOVIC,Andrija (LASALLE) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (5,2,1,4,3,6)
