SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – The Spring Arbor University men's tennis team jumped out to an early lead with two hard-fought doubles wins, but, ultimately, it was not enough as Huntington University rallied back in singles competition to hand the Cougars a 6-3 setback on Tuesday afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Spring Arbor 3, Huntington 6
LOCATION: Jones Tennis Complex
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 3-4 (3-4 CL), Huntington 5-5 (5-2 CL)
UP NEXT
Spring Arbor wraps up the fall regular season when it hosts first place Marian University (7-1, 7-0 CL) on Friday, Sept. 30 at 4 p.m. The Crossroads League Tournament begins on Tuesday, Oct. 4 and runs through Saturday, Oct. 8.
THE RESULTS
Singles
1. Ignacio Poncio (HU) def. Nick Romano (SAU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Rodrigo Manzo (HU) def. Alex Reinbold (SAU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Giovanni Martinez (HU) def. Vincent McShane (SAU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Dawid Baranowski (HU) def. Jonah Engle (SAU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Jacob Byrd (SAU) def. Luke Buttermore (HU) 0-6, 6-4, 10-6
6. Mariano Echevarria (HU) def. Sam Head (SAU) 6-4, 6-0
Doubles
1. Romano / McShane (SAU) def. Poncio / Echevarria (HU) 9-8
2. Martinez / Manzo (HU) def. Byrd / Engle (SAU) 8-3
3. Reinbold / Josh Scott (SAU) def. Buttermore / Baranowski (HU) 8-6
Men's Tennis Contact: Chris Bauman | 517-750-6504 | christopher.bauman@arbor.edu
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