Cumberland, R.I. – The LIU men's tennis team took the court against Bryant and fell 5-2 on the road. The Sharks record moves to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the NEC.
"It was a hard-fought match today against Bryant who is on top to win the conference according to the coaches' poll," said Associate Head Coach
Pavlos Stephanides. "Every singles match was close and the matches we lost came down to a few big points that we didn't capitalize on. I am confident that with the hard work we put in day in and day out with the guys, we will be a force to be reckoned with in the NEC."
Shark Bites:
- Bryant claimed the first point of the day on the doubles court with wins on the second and third court. The match on court one featuring Danila Ishchanka and Ben Brandherm was not finished and stopped at 5-4.
- LIU picked up the first win of the day on the singles court with Ishchanka taking down Nick Lorenz 6-3, 6-4.
- Brandherm and Diego Serra of Bryant went the distance in a three-set thriller with Brandherm dropping the first set 2-6, but picking up the second set 6-2, before dropping the third set 4-6.
- Alessandro D'Anna nabbed the Sharks their second win of the day on singles with a nail-biting 11-9 victory in the third set after splitting the first two 2-6, 6-4.
- The Sharks will be back in action on Sunday, February 27th at 12PM at Merrimack College for their third conference match of the year.
Bryant 5 – LIU 2
Doubles Results:
- Diego Serra/Diego Trejo (BRY) vs Ben Brandherm/Danila Ishchanka(LIU) 5-4
- Andrew Pregel/Grant Pertile (BRY) def. Guilherme De Medeiros/Alessandro D'Anna (LIU) 6-3
- Nick Lorenz/Teague Burger (BRY) def. Sergio Fernandez Romera/Philip Hilble (LIU) 6-0
Singles Results:
- Diego Serra (BRY) def. Ben Brandherm (LIU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
- Danila Ishchanka (LIU) def. Nick Lorenz (BRY) 6-3, 6-4
- Teague Burger (BRY) def. Sergio Fernandez Romera (LIU) 7-6, 6-4
- Leonardo Milekowski (BRY) def. Akhilendran Indrabalan (LIU) 7-6, 6-4
- Alessandro D'Anna (LIU) def. Grant Pertile (BRY) 6-2, 4-6, 11-9
- Andrew Aegul (BRY) def. Guilherme De Medeiros (LIU) 7-5, 6-4
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (2,3,1,4,5,6)