NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. - The Marist University men's tennis team earned a 7-0 sweep over Niagara on Saturday evening at Sportsplex New Windsor
Marist opened the match by securing the doubles point with wins on the top two courts. Senior Nick Suhanitski and junior Thomas Bevan rolled to a 6-1 victory at No. 1, while graduate student Jose Catala and sophomore Fateh Singh followed with a 6-0 win at No. 2. The No. 3 pair of freshman Alejandro Abella Fernandez and graduate student Dante Despontin led 4-2 before the match was halted.
The Red Foxes carried that momentum into singles, sweeping all six matches in straight sets. Catala led the way with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 1. Abella Fernandez followed with a straight-set victory at No. 2, while sophomore Anirudh Nallaparaju added a win at No. 3.
Bevan earned a 6-1, 6-3 victory at No. 4, Despontin dominated 6-2, 6-0 at No. 5, and Singh closed out the sweep with a straight-set win at No. 6.
Doubles
- Suhanitski/Bevan (MAR) def. Garcia Uribe/Wong (NIA) 6-1
- Catala/Singh (MAR) def. Shukla/Somasi (NIA) 6-0
- Abella Fernandez/Despontin (MAR) vs. Bhawan/Rustomjee (NIA) 4-2, unfinished
Singles
- Jose Catala (MAR) def. Garcia (NIA) 6-3, 6-2
- Alejandro Abella Fernandez (MAR) def. Weng (NIA) 6-2, 6-2
- Anirudh Nallaparaju (MAR) def. Bhawan (NIA) 6-2, 6-2
- Thomas Bevan (MAR) def. Rustomjee (NIA) 6-1, 6-3
- Dante Despontin (MAR) def. Shukla (NIA) 6-2, 6-0
- Fateh Singh (MAR) def. Somasi (NIA) 6-1, 6-3
- The Red Foxes return to action tomorrow, March 29 against Sacred Heart for a 5 p.m. match at Sportsplex New Windsor.