PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island – Marist's men's tennis concluded its fall competition schedule at the Brown invitational. The team played matches against Brown and Bryant, not counting towards a team score. The Red Foxes posted several victories throughout the weekend, showing some positive momentum heading into the spring season.
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- Playing as the second single, Lars Schouten defeated Art Jakabowski. He won his first set 7-5, dropped the next set 4-6 and won the tie breaker 10-8.
- John Oxner won his match in the fourth spot against Ortiz Garcia 6-2, 6-4.
- Playing in the third sport, Chris Gladden dropped a close match to Wilson Dong. He won the first set 6-3, dropped the next one 6-2 and dropped the tie breaker 10-8.
- Gladden and Oxner teamed up to pick up a 6-4 doubles victory at the second doubles.
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- Marist struggled against Brown when they played them on Saturday, not recording a match win. The Red Foxes would bounce back Sunday with five wins.
- Gladden and Oxner would pick up close wins from the third and fourth singles spots respectively. Gladden fell in the first set 3-6, but rebounded to take the next one 7-5 and win the tie breaker 13-11. Like Gladden, Oxner would drop his first set but win the next one and the ensuing tie breaker.
- Playing in the sixth single spot, Kian Yazdi won against Will Bader 7-5, 6-4.
- The duo of Gladden and Oxner picked up a 6-3 win in the second doubles spot.
- Schouten and Jack Sequerth teamed up in the third doubles spot and picked up a 6-4 win.
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"We had a great day to end the fall campaign. The guys played with a lot of heart and had victories at 2nd and 3rd doubles as well as 3rd, 4th and 6th singles. And both freshman, Kian and Jack, played well in big moments." Stated Director of Tennis Operations,
Gary Sussman
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The Red Foxes will resume play come spring semester.
