HAMDEN, Conn. – The pairing of Matt Dean and Brian Power picked up their fourth consecutive doubles victory as the Sacred Heart men's tennis team was swept by in-state foe Quinnipiac on Wednesday afternoon. The loss drops SHU to 3-9 in 2015. Quinnipiac moves to an even 7-7.
The win for Dean and Power came at first doubles, where the two powered past their opponents for an 8-3 decision. Despite Quinnipiac taking the third doubles match, Sacred Heart nearly took the doubles point, but Justin Pagan and Anthony Savio were edged by their competitors at second doubles 8-6.
The Bobcats won five of the six singles matches in straight sets. The closest SHU came to earning a point was in fourth singles, where Power bounced back from getting swept in the opening set to force a third break tiebreak by winning the second 7-6. He eventually was defeated in a close tiebreak, 10-7. Aside from Power, Karan Narula won the most games for in a match for the Pioneers, as he was beaten at fifth singles, 6-3, 7-6.
SHU will play at the Sacred Heart Tennis Courts for the first time this season tomorrow at 3:30, as it host Wagner in Northeast Conference action.
Singles
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1. EZAKA (QUIN) def. PAGAN, Justin (SHU) 6-1, 6-3
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2. AMBROSIO (QUIN) def. PILOTE, Mathieu (SHU) 6-3, 6-2
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3. ROZENSTEIN (QUIN) def. DEAN, Matt (SHU) 6-1, 6-4
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4. ROSER (QUIN) def. POWER, Brian (SHU) 6-0, 6-7, 10-7
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5. ALPER (QUIN) def. NARULA, Karan (SHU) 6-3, 7-6
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6. VAN BIEZEN (QUIN) def. SAVIO, Anthony (SHU) 6-2, 6-2
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Doubles
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1. DEAN, Matt/POWER, Brian (SHU) def. KUWERT/ROSER (QUIN) 8-3
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2. EZAKA/HARAGUCHI (QUIN) def. PAGAN, Justin/SAVIO, Anthony (SHU) 8-6
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3. AMBROSIO/VAN BIEZEN (QUIN) def. DEL VALLE, Francisco/NARULA, Karan (SHU) 8-3
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