BALTIMORE, Md. – The Marist University men's tennis team recorded a 4-0 sweep over Loyola Maryland on Friday afternoon.

The Red Foxes opened the match with a strong showing in doubles, claiming the point with victories on all three courts. Senior Nick Suhanitski and junior Thomas Bevan secured a 6-4 win at No. 1 doubles. Graduate student Jose Catala and sophomore Gregor Heinemann followed with a 6-3 victory at No. 2, and sophomore Ian Layton and freshman Alejandro Abella Fernandez completed the sweep with a 6-4 win at No. 3.

Marist carried that momentum into singles play, winning three straight matches to clinch the team victory. Abella Fernandez earned a 6-3 win at No. 1 singles. Layton delivered a dominant 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 2, and graduate student Danté Despontin sealed the match with a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 3.

Suhanitski was competing at No. 4 before play was halted with the score at 4-6, 6-1. The matches at No. 5 and No. 6 did not begin after Marist secured the fourth point.

Doubles

1. Suhanitski/Bevan (MAR) def. Lawliss/Shivkumar (LOY) 6-4

2. Catala/Heinemann (MAR) def. Rotundo/Moldenhauer (LOY) 6-3

3. Layton/Abella Fernandez (MAR) def. Zeiders/Edwards (LOY) 6-4

Singles

1. Alejandro Abella Fernandez (MAR) def. Moldenhauer (LOY) 6-3

2. Ian Layton (MAR) def. Edwards (LOY) 6-2, 6-1

3. Danté Despontin (MAR) def. Lawliss (LOY) 6-3, 6-1

4. Nicholas Suhanitski (MAR) vs. Rotundo (LOY) 4-6, 6-1, unfinished

5. Did not start

6. Did not start

• The Red Foxes return to action tomorrow at Mount St. Mary's at 2 p.m.