WAPPINGERS FALLS, New York – Marist Men's Tennis dominated singles play to beat UConn 5-2 for the program's fifth-consecutive win on Sunday afternoon at the Cross Court Tennis Club.
 
The decision in Marist's home opener moves the Red Foxes to 6-1 in dual matches this season. The Huskies now sit at 1-13 on the year.

FINAL | Feelin' live as the men push the win streak to 5?! #GoRedFoxes pic.twitter.com/jtuTJD20bu
— Marist Tennis (@MaristTennis) March 8, 2020
 

DOUBLES

• Junior Piotr Sowinski and sophomore Jack Sequerth started the match with their third-straight No. 3 doubles win, beating Nicholas Gore and Luke Riemann 6-3.
• The Huskies bounced returned the favor as Yili Zheng and Rami Scheetz defeated senior captain Lars Schouten and freshman Moritz Daxboeck 6-3 in the second flight.
• In the deciding tilt, UConn took the doubles point when senior captain Christopher Gladden and junior John Oxner fell to John Michael Holtmann and Christian Provenzano 6-4.

 

SINGLES

• At No. 3 singles, Oxner started off with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph over Gore.
• Schouten gave Marist the lead with his 6-3, 6-4 win against Holtmann in the top flight.
• Sophomore Kian Yazdi received the nod at No. 6 singles for the second-straight match, winning 6-2, 6-2 vs. Evan Powell.
• Classmate Augusto Gonzalez Bonorino clinched the victory for the Red Foxes in the fifth position against Provenzano, 6-4, 6-2.
• Sowinski and Scheetz went to a third set in No. 4 singles, but the Red Fox fell 4-6, 7-5, 4-6.
• Rounding out the day, Gladden and Zheng produced a marathon match, with the senior captain outlasting the Husky 3-6, 6-4, 15-13 out of the second flight.

 

QUOTE FROM THE COACH

• "This was a very tough match to play on many levels, but most importantly, because we lost (Nestor Giribet Lopez) on Saturday at practice… I think the men were a little down emotionally at the start of the match, as we lost the doubles point. Then John, as he did the week before, set the tone and took care of his singles play at three. Even though (most of) the guys were playing up a spot, they responded magnificently. This was a tremendous team effort." – Director of Tennis Gary Sussman

 

UP NEXT

• The Red Foxes head down the east coast to visit the College of Charleston on Saturday, March 14 at 11:30 a.m.