HAMILTON, New York - The Marist men & women's tennis teams split results at Colgate on Saturday afternoon. The men were 5-2 victors in their matchup whereas the women were defeated 4-3 in a tightly contested battle.
 

Men's Results

5-2 Marist Victory

Doubles:
1. Nick Suhanitski/Jose Catala (MAR) def. Josh Israel/Benito Vlassis (CU), 6-4
2. Parker McGowan/Aidan Lee (CU) def. Tomas Gomez/Alex Thompson (MAR), 6-3
3. Aidan Chung/John Fazli (CU) def. Paolo Flores/Oliver Thoeny (MAR), 6-4

Singles:
1. Oliver Thoeny (MAR) def. Benito Vlassis(CU), 6-1, 6-2
2. Jose Catala (MAR) def. Josh Israel (CU), 6-4, 6-3
3. Alex Thompson (MAR) def. Aidan Lee (CU), 6-1, 6-2
4. Nick Suhanitski (MAR) def. Ben Graham (CU),  6-2, 3-6, 6-4
5. Tomas Gomez (MAR) def. Mikey Weitz (CU), 7-6, 6-2
6. Tejas Gupta (CU) def. Paolo Flores (MAR), 6-2, 6-3
 

Women's Results

4-3 Colgate Victory

Doubles:
1. Sophia Montero/Amelia Galin (CU) def. Caterina Assi/Cloe Sorde-Clements (MAR), 7-6
2. Isabella Tonuzi/Ellen Zureick (MAR) def. Jordan Ben-Shmuel/Gabrielle Bohan (CU), 6-2
3. Eliza Podlas/Avery Isaac (CU) def. Akanksha Sreenivas/Vihana Shresta (MAR), 7-6

Singles:
1.Caterina Assi (MAR) def. Sophia Montero (CU), 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
2. Cloe Sorde-Clements (MAR) def. Amelia Galin (CU), 7-6, 6-2
3. Addie Eklund (CU) def. Vihana Shresta (MAR), 6-4, 7-5
4. Ellen Zureick (MAR) def. Eliza Podlas (CU), 6-4, 6-2
5. Gabrielle Bohan (CU) def. Jane Wright (MAR), 6-1, 6-4
6. Sasha Herman (CU) def. Andriana Zaphiris (MAR), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
 

Coaches' Quote

Men:
"Singles wise, it was an impressive win to bounce back after losing the doubles point, "said Director of tennis, Deepak Sharma, " They executed on what we've been preaching all week in practice with increasing the intensity and focus on each point. It lead to us taking the initiative, and I noticed Jose aggressively closing in on his volleys."

"Doubles wise, we need to be more comfortable with transitioning to net before we take on Fordham."

"Credit to Colgate for a competitive match and providing an excellent tennis environment to play in."

Women:
"Despite the outcome, I'm proud of the way the ladies competed tonight against a solid Colgate team.  We never gave up and had our chances to win.  Big wins by Cati, Cloe and Ellie in singles gave us a chance to pull this one out."

"In doubles, we were right there to take the doubles point, and had match points to seal the deal."

"I'll echo what Ellie said in the post match huddle, and the importance of securing the doubles point to help win tight battles."

"We know we'll have to raise our doubles level vs West Point to pull that match out."
 

Up Next

• The men's team will next face off against Fordham on Feb. 25.
• The women's team will travel to Cornell on Sunday, Feb. 18.