Men's Tennis | February 15, 2020
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. - After dropping a hard-fought match on Friday against host Siena, the La Salle University men's tennis team bounced back for an emphatic 6-1 victory over Holy Cross on Saturday afternoon. Junior
Connor Merrill completed a perfect weekend, picking up wins at No. 3 singles and No. 1 doubles.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Explorers took the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3, including an impressive 6-0 victory by freshman Gage Sanchez and junior Colin Lucius at No. 3.
- Singles action saw La Salle take five of six matches, all in straight sets.
- Freshman Brandon Caban squeaked out a tiebreaker to win the first set at No. 5, before sweeping the second, 6-0.
- Also picking up wins were junior Rogelio Gonzalez (No. 2), Sanchez (No. 4), and Lucius (No. 6).
RESULTS
Doubles
1)
Rogelio Gonzalez/
Connor Merrill (LAS) def. Slowinski/Murphy (HC), 6-4
2) Chen/Ruenhorst (HC) def.
Brandon Caban/
Nassim Fenjiro (LAS), 7-6
3)
Gage Sanchez/
Colin Lucius (LAS) def. Nelson/O'Flynn (HC), 6-0
Singles
1) Chen (HC) def. Fenjiro (LAS), 6-4, 6-0
2) Gonzalez (LAS) def. Slowinski (HC), 6-2, 6-3
3) Merrill (LAS) def. Nelson (HC), 6-2, 7-5
4) Sanchez (LAS) def. Ruenhorst (HC), 6-4, 6-2
5) Caban (LAS) def. Prokopis (HC), 7-6, 6-0
6) Lucius (LAS) def. O'Flynn (HC), 7-5, 6-2
