TRUMBULL, Conn.— The Sacred Heart University men's tennis team ended the week, 2-0, as it took down Lafayette, 6-1, in non-conference action on Sunday.
The Pioneers won the doubles point before clinching five of the six victories in singles. The Leopards tied the contest at 1-1 after
Lefteri Apostolou retired from the match at No. 1.
Sacred Heart took the reigns throughout the rest of the contest, with four Pioneers winning their matches in straight sets.
First year
Arya Alla and sophomore
Antoine Hernandez both earned their third dual win of the season.
Up next, Sacred Heart hosts Merrimack for an NEC match on Sunday at 5:30 p.m.
Doubles
- Lefteri Apostolou/Alberto Mello (SHU) def. Arman Ganchi/Jake Magnusson (LC) 4-4 unfinished
- Charlie Levinson/Antoine Hernandez (SHU) def. Nick McKenzie/Davis Esslinger (LC) 6-2
- Matyas Vencl/Darius Eftekhar (SHU) def. Brady Wisdom/Sam Gelber (LC) 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles
- Arman Ganchi (LC) def. Lefteri Apostolou (SHU) 6-1, won by retirement
- Matyas Vencl (SHU) def. Jake Magnusson (LC) 6-1, 6-2
- Alberto Mello (SHU) def. Nick McKenzie (LC) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
- Antoine Hernandez (SHU) def. Nash Lovallo (LC) 6-2, 6-4
- Arya Alla (SHU) def. Josh Wolfe (LC) 6-2, 6-3
- Darius Eftekhar (SHU) def. Davis Esslinger (LC) 6-1, 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 2, 4, 3, 5, 6