EASTON, Pa. – The Marist University men's tennis team earned its seventh straight victory with a 6-1 win over Lafayette on the road Sunday afternoon.

Marist opened the match with a dominant performance in doubles, sweeping all three courts to secure the point. Senior Nick Suhanitski and junior Thomas Bevan edged a 7-6 (5) win at No. 1, while graduate student Jose Catala and sophomore Fateh Singh followed with a 6-1 victory at No. 2. Freshman Alejandro Abella Fernandez and freshman Brandon Ramos completed the sweep with a 7-5 win at No. 3.

The Red Foxes carried that momentum into singles, winning five of six matches. Abella Fernandez led the way with a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 1, while sophomore Gregor Heinemann earned a 6-0, 2-6, 10-5 victory at No. 2.

Graduate student Dante Despontin rolled to a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 3, and Ramos added a 6-2, 0-6, 6-0 victory at No. 4. Singh secured a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 5. Lafayette picked up its lone point at No. 6.

Doubles

1. Bevan/Suhanitski (MAR) def. Espailat/McKenzie (LAF) 7-6 (5)
2. Singh/Catala (MAR) def. Gelber/Magnusson (LAF) 6-1
3. Abella Fernandez/Ramos (MAR) def. Lerner/Maritrossian (LAF) 7-5

Singles

1. Abella Fernandez (MAR) def. Espailat (LAF) 6-4, 6-4
2. Heinemann (MAR) def. Lerner (LAF) 6-0, 2-6, 10-5
3. Despontin (MAR) def. Dickens (LAF) 6-0, 6-2
4. Ramos (MAR) def. McKenzie (LAF) 6-2, 0-6, 6-0
5. Singh (MAR) def. Magnusson (LAF) 6-4, 6-4
6. Gelber (LAF) def. Suhanitski (MAR) 4-6, 6-1, 6-5

• The Red Foxes host Rider at the Marist Tennis Pavilion for Senior Day on Friday, April 17 at 4 p.m.