UPLAND, Ind. – The Spring Arbor University men's tennis team came up short in a Crossroads League match at Taylor University on Thursday afternoon, falling to the Trojans 7-2.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Spring Arbor 2, Taylor 7
LOCATION: Meier Tennis Courts | Upland, Ind.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 3-2 (3-2 CL), Taylor 4-4 (4-2 CL)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Taylor secured all three doubles points and never looked back.
- TU's Alex Jung and Juan Ramirez topped Nick Romano and Vincent McShane 8-5 at No. 1 doubles while the duo of Chris Robbins and Andre Danelli slipped past Jacob Byrd and Jonah Engle 9-8 at the No. 2 spot. The Trojans completed the sweep with an 8-1 win at No. 3 doubles.
- In singles competition, Nick Romano and Alex Reinbold picked up two points for the Cougars at No. 1 and No. 2.
UP NEXT
Spring Arbor will travel to Indiana Wesleyan University (4-2, 4-2 CL) on Saturday, Sept. 24 before wrapping up the fall season with back-to-back home matches against Huntington University (2-4, 2-2 CL) on Sept. 27 and Marian University (5-1, 5-0 CL) on Sept. 30.
THE RESULTS
Singles
1. Nick Romano (SAU) def. Juan Ramirez (TU) by default
2. Alex Reinbold (SAU) def. Stephen All (TU) 7-6, 7-5
3. Andre Danelli (TU) def. Vincent McShane (SAU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Salvador Lo Cascio (TU) def. Jonah Engle (SAU) 6-4, 7-5
5. Alex Jung (TU) def. Sam Head (SAU) 6-3, 6-4
6. Alex Hunter (TU) def. Josh Scott (SAU) 6-2, 3-6, 10-7
Doubles
1. Jung / Ramirez (TU) def. Romano / McShane (SAU) 8-5
2. Robbins / Danelli (TU) def. Jacob Byrd / Engle (SAU) 9-8
3. All / Lo Cascio (TU) def. Reinbold / Scott (SAU) 8-1
Men's Tennis Contact: Chris Bauman | 517-750-6504 | christopher.bauman@arbor.edu
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