Indianapolis, Ind. - The Marian men's tennis team falls to No. 8 Holy Cross 4-0. After the loss, Marian moves to 8-5 overall on the year.
The Crusaders got off to an early lead over Marian, taking the 6-1 win over
Marc Soriano and
Iyan Cresens at No. 3 doubles. They recorded the doubles point with the 6-0 win over
Ben O'Brien and Juan Garcia-Tunon at No. 2 doubles.
James Ashworth and
Mateo Guerin put up a tough fight at No. 1 singles, leading 4-3 before going unfinished.Â
In singles action, Soriano was the first to finish, falling 6-3, 6-7 (6), and 6-4 after a three-set fight. Ashworth was the next to finish, falling 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-0 at No. 1. With the 3-0 lead Holy Cross clinched the win with their 6-2, 6-7(6), and 6-4 wins at No. 2 singles over Guerin. After the clinch,
Marcos Ramos Cabrera,
Bogdan Precupescu, and Garcia-Tunon went unfinished in the rest of the matches.Â
Marian will be back in action as they host (RV) Goshen on Friday, March 20th at 3 PM at the Healthplex.Â
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