POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's tennis team will participate in the Yale Invitational over the weekend. The teams the Red Foxes are scheduled to face include Fairfield, Yale, and NJIT.
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The Red Foxes open the weekend with a game against the Fairfield Stags on Saturday, March 9 in what will be considered a non-conference match. Then at 3 p.m., Marist will take on Yale University. Marist rounds out the weekend with a game against the New Jersey Institute of Technology on Sunday, March 10. The match is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.
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The Red Foxes lost 5-2 to Lehigh University on Saturday, February 23. Marist excelled in doubles play, securing wins in both the second and third positions, behind strong play from
Christopher Gladden/
John Oxner, and
Lars Schouten/
Max Darrington. However, the Red Foxes could not finish strong in the singles matches, losing the final five positions.
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The Stags are 3-6 overall this season and have yet to play a neutral site game. Fairfield is riding a two-game losing streak into this game. Last time out, they were shutout by Army West Point 4-0, in a match on Sunday, March 3. They fared well in doubles, but could not win one singles match to keep them in the game.
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The Bulldogs are currently 4-4 this season, and are 1-0 at home. Last time out, Yale was defeated 4-0 by Old Dominion on Sunday, February 24. The Bulldogs were competitive in doubles play, put did not win a single match in the singles rounds, and ended up getting swept, 4-0.
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The Highlanders are 2-7 so far on the year, and have yet to play a match on a neutral site. They have lost their last five matches heading into the matchup with the Red Foxes on Sunday. Last time out, NJIT was shutout 7-0 by the Princeton Tigers on Sunday, March 3. The Highlanders were able to take three of the six singles matched to third set super breakers, but were unable to pull out a single victory.
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The Red Foxes continue their road trip, traveling to Virginia for a non-conference match against Radford on Friday, March 15. The match is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m.
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