Friday, February 10
Trumbull, Conn.
11:00 AM
Sacred Heart
4
vs
3
LIU
Men’s Tennis Defeats LIU 4-3
2/10/2023 4:46:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Match marks first win of season for Pioneers
TRUMBULL, Conn.— The Sacred Heart University men's tennis team secured its first win of the season against Northeast Conference foe LIU, 4-3, on Friday.
The Pioneers took the team point in doubles with back-to-back victories from the teams of Matyas Vencl and Darius Eftekhar (6-4) and Lefteri Apostolou and Alberto Mello (6-4).
In singles, Vencl and Arya Alla extended SHU's lead, 3-1, with straight-set wins against Sergio Ferandez Romera and Gui Medeiros.
Antoine Hernandez sealed the Pioneers' victory, defeating Danila Ishchanka 6-4, 7-6, and 7-5 in the tiebreaker.
SHU is 1-0 to start conference play.
Up next, the Pioneers host Lafayette for a non-conference match on Sunday at 5:30 p.m.
Doubles
- Lefteri Apostolou/Alberto Mello (SHU) def. Philip Hilble/Tuna Nergizoglu (LIU) 6-4
- Gui Medeiros/Ales D'Anna (LIU) def. Antoine Hernandez/Charlie Levinson (SHU) 7-5
- Matyas Vencl/Darius Eftekhar (SHU) def. Sergio Fernandez Romera/Luca Hornung 6-4
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
Singles
- Philip Hilble (LIU) def. Lefteri Apostolou (SHU) 7-6 (3), 6-2
- Matyas Vencl (SHU) def. Sergio Fernandez Romera 6-3, 6-3
- Ales D'Anna (LIU) def. Alberto Mello (SHU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Antoine Hernandez (SHU) def. Danila Ishchanka (LIU) 6-4, 7-6 (5)
- Arya Alla (SHU) def. Gui Medeiros (LIU) 6-3, 6-4
- Akhil Indrabalan (LIU) def. Sebastian Colla (SHU) 6-3, 7-6 (7)
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 5, 6, 4, 3
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
Hilble,Philip / 0 [LIUMTN]
76
62
#2 Singles Match
12
Rom,Sergio Fernandez / 0 [LIUMTN]
33
66
#3 Singles Match
123
D'Anna,Ales / 0 [LIUMTN]
466
634
#4 Singles Match
12
Ishchanka,Danila / 0 [LIUMTN]
46
67
#5 Singles Match
12
Medeiros,Gui / 0 [LIUMTN]
34
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Indrabalan,Akhil / 0 [LIUMTN]
67
36
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