INDIANAPOLIS - The Marian men's tennis team saw their undefeated start to Crossroads League play come to a screeching halt on Wednesday, as Marian was upended on their home court by No. 21 Huntington 4-3. Marian's loss drops them to 3-1 on the young conference season.
The Knights were unsuccessful in doubles, as the Foresters took two of the three matches to claim the first point of the match. Marian's win came from
Shadi Al Tori and
Ashwin Bhat at No. 2 doubles, as they scored a 6-3 win against Andres Jiminez and Pablo Lopez Real. Huntington would get their first win on the No. 3 court as
James Ashworth and
Luis Sobanski fell to Mateo Ameller and Facundo Hanni Elias 6-4, and at No. 1 the Foresters claimed the point, with Agustin Agosto and Valentin Mussi scoring a 6-4 win against the Knights'
Andrew Ilett and
Jones McNamar.
Trailing entering singles, Marian went to the No. 6 court to get their first point, as
Jona Henze defeated Lopez 6-3, 6-2. Huntington returned the favor and landed a win at No. 4 singles with
Jan Bartolome falling to Agosto 6-3, 6-2, but the match went back to an even flush as Delgado defeated Elias at No. 1 singles in three sets. Delgado won by a score of 2-6, 7-5, 6-0.
Level at 2-2, Huntington took the advantage and won at No. 5 singles, as Ilett fell to Mussi 7-6 (3), 6-2, giving the Foresters the lead once again. WIth two courts left to finish, Huntington was able to get the clinching point at No. 3 singles, with Sobanski falling to Ameller 6-3, 1-6, 4-6. Ashworth would eventually win at No. 2 singles to score Marian's third team point of the match, as he defeated Jiminez 2-6, 7-5, 7-5.
Marian will look to rebound with another tough task on hand on Saturday, as the Knights travel to No. 17 Grace College.
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