INDIANAPOLIS – The Marian men's tennis team got back in the win column Sunday afternoon with their 4-3 defeat over (RV) Indiana Tech. The win moves their record to 15-8 on the year.
Indiana Tech struck first with their 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles with
Shadi Al Tori and
Jake Giles falling to Juan Avellaneda and Michel Zobel.
Ashwin Bhat and
Jones McNamar evened the score, picking up the 6-2 win against Tyler Sinclair and Phil Labbe at the No. 1 spot, before
Mark Griffin and
Jona Henze won 6-4 over Jorge Rodriguez and Sebastian
Carbajal at No. 3 doubles to clinch the first point of the match.
Bhat picked up the first win in singles, as he won 6-2, 6-2 against Sinclair at No. 3 singles, while Griffin won his match 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6) at the No. 1 spot, and
Dmitrii Voshchenkov defeated Kayra Kargin 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5) at No. 2 singles to clinch the match for the Knights. The Warriors won the final three matches, as Henze fell 6-3, 6-3 to Avellaneda at No. 4 singles, followed by McNamar falling 3-6, 7-5, 0-1 (7-10) to Andres Pizzamigio, and
Max Sternberg dropped 7-5, 6-0 to Rodriguez.
Marian will travel to Olivet Nazarene on Thursday for a 3:30 p.m. match.
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