HAMILTON, New York – Junior
John Oxner took wins in both singles and doubles, senior captain
Lars Schouten triumphed in a marathon match, and Marist Men's Tennis earned its first victory of the spring season in a 4-3 decision over Colgate on Saturday evening.
The Red Foxes improve to 2-1 in dual matches in the 2019-20 season. The Raiders suffer their second-straight loss and now sit at 1-2.
- Marist swept the doubles point. Schouten and junior Nestor Giribet Lopez made quick work of Jack Ablon and Jack Selati, 6-1, in the second position.
- Junior Piotr Sowinski and sophomore Jack Sequerth followed up with a 6-3 victory over Rohan Gupta and Nick Potter out the third flight.
- In the top billing, Oxner and senior captain Christopher Gladden defeated Scott Bickel and Tyler Krantz, 6-3.
- The fourth flight started singles with Oxner overpowering Gupta 6-2, 6-4 in straight sets.
- Sophomore Augusto Gonzalez Bonorino put Marist up 3-0 with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Dean Vlassis at No. 6 singles.
- However, Colgate went on to win the next three matches.
- Selati defeated Gladden in three sets, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the second position.
- In the fifth flight, Sowinski nabbed the opening set 6-3 over Ablon, only to fall 4-6, 4-6 in the final two sets.
- Peter Hartman equalized the match in No. 3 singles. Giribet Lopez won 6-2 in the first set, but after narrowly losing the second set, 6-7 (5-7), Hartman controlled the tiebreak as the former fell 4-6.
- A top-flight battle that last over three hours, Schouten beat Bickel 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to secure the victory for the Red and White.
- "This was an epic battle. We won the doubles point and preceded to win the first set in all six singles matches. But it all came down to our captain, Lars Schouten, who prevailed in a three hour, three-set victory to give us the win. John Oxner had an outstanding night at both first doubles and fourth singles, and Augusto Bonorino also netted a win at sixth singles. It was truly a team effort that enabled us to get this win on the road." – Director of Tennis Gary Sussman
- The Red Foxes practice for two weeks before facing La Salle in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on Saturday, February 22 at 10 a.m.
