NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. – The Marist University men's tennis team earned a 5-2 victory over Sacred Heart at Sportsplex New Windsor.

Marist opened the match by securing the doubles point with wins on two courts. Senior Nick Suhanitski and junior Thomas Bevan earned a 6-2 victory at No. 1, while sophomore Fateh Singh and graduate student Jose Catala followed with a 6-4 win at No. 2. The No. 3 pair of freshman Alejandro Abella Fernandez and sophomore Ian Layton fell 6-3.

The Red Foxes carried that momentum into singles, winning four of six matches. Catala led the way with a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 1. Abella Fernandez added a 6-2, 6-3 victory at No. 3, while sophomore Anirudh Nallaparaju dominated 6-1, 6-3 at No. 4.

Graduate student Dante Despontin secured the fourth point for Marist with a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 6. Layton dropped a three-set match at No. 2, falling 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, while Bevan was edged in a tight match at No. 5, 6-2, 1-6, 10-7.

Doubles

1. Suhanitski/Bevan (MAR) def. McRae/Garbacz (SHU) 6-2
2. Singh/Catala (MAR) def. Goncalves/Liona (SHU) 6-4
3. Rodriguez/Hart-Nova (SHU) def. Abella Fernandez/Layton (MAR) 6-3

Singles

1. Jose Catala (MAR) def. Garbacz (SHU) 6-2, 6-3
2. McRae (SHU) def. Ian Layton (MAR) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
3. Alejandro Abella Fernandez (MAR) def. Huang (SHU) 6-2, 6-3
4. Anirudh Nallaparaju (MAR) def. Goncalves (SHU) 6-1, 6-3
5. Macias (SHU) def. Thomas Bevan (MAR) 6-2, 1-6, 10-7
6. Dante Despontin (MAR) def. Liona (SHU) 6-1, 6-3

• The Red Foxes return to action at Quinnipiac on Thursday, April 2 for a 3 p.m. match.