WEST POINT, New York – Marist Men's Tennis wrapped up the fall portion of its 2019-20 schedule with the West Point Invite, hosted by Army over the weekend. The event featured teams facing off in exclusively singles or doubles in a dual match format.
 

FRIDAY

• The Red Foxes edged out UConn 4-3 in singles play.
  • Senior Lars Schouten nabbed the win over Holtzmann, 6-4, 7-6 (7).
  • Sophomore Piotr Sowinski had a 6-2, 6-1 triumph over Powell.
  • Classmate Kian Yazi was victorious against Yu, 6-2, 6-0.
  • Junior Jack Sequerth split the first two sets with Riemann, 6-3, 3-6. In the tiebreak, Sequerth outlasted his opponent 12-10.
  • Juniors John Oxner (6-7 (7), 6-2, 12-14) and Nestor Giribet Lopez (1-6, 4-6) and sophomore Augusto Gonzalez Bonorino (3-6, 4-6) fell.
• Marist fell 2-1 in doubles to MAAC-foe Monmouth.
  • Sowinski and Sequerth won 6-3 against Gourtzonian and Zeiler.
  • In competitive matches, Oxner/Giribet Lopez as well as Schouten/Gonzalez Bonorino fell 7-5 to Benaim/Martinez and Busato/Pachnev, respectively.

 

SATURDAY

• In the day's opening match, Marist swept Holy Cross 3-0 in doubles.
  • Oxner and Giribet Lopez edged Slowinski and Murphy 7-6 (3).
  • Schouten and Gonzalez Bonorino dispatched Chen and Ruenhorst 6-3.
  • Sowinski and Sequerth won 7-5 over O'Flynn and Nelson.
• Host Army got the best of Marist 4-2 in singles.
  • Giribet Lopez nabbed the win over Lake in a three-set tiebreak, 6-2, 1-6, 10-8.
  • Marist's other winner was Sequerth, who also needed three sets to defeat Jose, 6-3, 4-6, 10-8.
  • Other Marist matches included Schouten (2-6, 2-6), Gonzalez Bonorino (4-6, 4-6), Oxner (2-6, 4-6), and Sowinski (6-2, 3-6, 4-10)
• NJIT was a 3-0 doubles winner over Marist to round out the afternoon.
  • Sowinski and Sequerth were defeated in a close 7-6 (6) matchup with Sabogal and Townes.
  • Oxner/Giribet Lopez and Schouten/Gonzalez Bonorino dropped 6-4 results.

 

SUNDAY

• In doubles play, Marist couldn't beat St. Bonaventure, falling 2-1.
  • Schouten and Gonzalez Bonorino swept Estevarona/Rutkowski 6-0.
  • Sowinski and Giribet Lopez dropped a narrow match to Rivolo/Malmberg 7-5.
  • Yazdi and redshirt freshman Alexi Watelet sustained a 6-1 setback.
• St. John's swept Marist 6-0 in singles to close the event.
  • Yazdi had Marist's toughest match, forcing a tiebreak but coming up short vs. James 1-6, 6-3, 8-10.
  • The rest of the matches went in straight sets: Giribet Lopez (1-6, 3-6), Gonzalez Bonorino (0-6, 1-6), Sowinski (5-7, 2-6), Sequerth (2-6, 3-6), and freshman Moritz Daxboeck (3-6, 3-6).

 

UP NEXT

• Marist awaits 2020, when it begins the spring slate of its schedule.
• The full schedule will be announced at a later date.
• The Red Foxes carry a 1-0 MAAC record into 2020, thanks to a victory at Rider.