WEST POINT, New York - The Marist Men's Tennis team competed at the Army West Point Shootout, demonstrating solid performances in both doubles and singles throughout the weekend.
Friday started strong with a doubles sweep of Stonehill. Graduate students Jose Catala and Dante Despontin secured wins at courts #1 and #3, while the duo of Alejandro Abella and Gregor Heinemann cruised to a 6-1 victory at #2. In singles, Fateh Singh led the charge with a win at #6 against Holy Cross.
On Saturday, the Red Foxes split matches with Quinnipiac and Hofstra in doubles. Nick Suhanitski and Jose Catala delivered a particularly impressive 6-1 win over Hofstra's #1 team. In singles against Army, Ian Layton shined with a decisive 6-3, 6-4 victory at #2.
Sunday saw Alejandro Abella and Gregor Heinemann continue their doubles success, defeating Sacred Heart 6-1. Abella then went on to secure a singles victory against Army's Alan Ton, winning 6-2, 6-4 at the #2 spot.
"I thought we played a good weekend of tennis. Not so much in doubles, but very solid in singles. We had some impressive wins and some tough losses.
Fateh Singh played very well in singles too." - Director of Tennis,
Nathaniel Horner
The team is now preparing for the Fairfield Invitational this upcoming weekend.
