INDIANAPOLIS - The Marian men's tennis team bounced back in the win column on Tuesday afternoon with the 7-0 sweep over Spring Arbor. Marian's win is their fourth of season, moving their record to 4-2 on the year.
Andrew Ilett and
Marc Soriano got the Knights started off right in doubles play with their 6-3 win over Caleb Kaytar and Bret Bently at the No. 1 spot. However, Spring Arbor evened the score with a 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles as
Ashwin Bhat and
Shadi Al Tori fell to Jaume Riera Galindo and Ryan Loganadhan.
James Ashworth and
Jones McNamar were the deciding factor for the doubles point, clinching the 6-2 win over Sebastian Smith and Fernando Espinosa at the No. 2 spot.
In singles action, Ilett got things going again for the Knights with his 6-2, 6-2 win against Espinosa at No. 4 singles, while Ashworth added another win with his 6-4, 6-3 victory against Smith. Marian officially won the match after
Jan Bartolome took down Bently 6-1, 7-6 (7-3) at the No. 3 spot. With the win at hand, the Knights didn't back off as
Luis Sobanski captured the 6-2, 7-5 win over Galindo at No. 2 singles, before
Jona Henze won 6-2, 6-0 over Loganadhan at the No. 5 spot. Soriano rounded out the Knights lineup at the No. 6 spot, as he won against Walter Ebert 6-3, 6-1.
Marian will return to the courts September 21 as they travel to Goshen for a 4 p.m. contest.
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