Orangeburg, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas Men's Tennis team extended its win streak to four matches, with a 7-0 shutout victory over Adelphi University on Saturday evening at Match Point Tennis Club in Orangeburg.
The Spartans claimed the doubles on the strength of wins in the #3 and #2 slots, as the team of Ivan Laiz & Ondrej Sramek defeated Thomas Horsely & Thiago Negrao, 6-3. After an Adelphi victory in the top spot, the duo of Tobias Fuerschuss & Don Vinz Lominoque took care of business, besting Reece Farrow & Marko Jovanovic, 7-6 (7-4).
#6 Don Vinz Lominoque was the first winner in singles, claiming his match 6-1, 6-3. Ludovico Truffelli next won at No. 2 singles by the score of 6-2, 6-3 to give STAC a commanding 3-0 advantage. The Spartans then picked up a win at No. 5 singles, as Ondrej Sramek earned a 7-5, 6-1 victory to clinch the match. #3 Tobias Fuerschuss (6-3, 6-3), #4 Lennart Lehmann (6-4, 6-4) and #1 Odysseas Papaioannou (2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (7)) also earned wins for St. Thomas Aquinas.
Tobias Fuerschuss, Don Vinz Lominoque and Ondrej Sramek all went 2-0 on the day, winning both their doubles and singles matches.
STAC 7/ADELPHI 0 - OFFICIAL RESULTS
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2*
SINGLES
2. Ludovico Truffelli (STAC) def. Hugo Munoz (AU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Tobias Fuerschuss (STAC) def. Gabriel Balestero (AU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Lennart Lehmann (STAC) def. Viktor Hockl (AU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Ondrej Sramek (STAC) def. Reece Farrow (AU) 7-5, 6-1
6. Don Vinz Lominoque (STAC) def. Thiago Negrao (AU) 6-1, 6-3
Order of Finish: 6, 2, 5*, 3, 4, 1
"We are extremely happy with tonight's win", stated Coach Rockhill. "We were fully aware of how good Adelphi is and we expected and received a strong challenge. I will not be surprised if they end up competing in a meaningful match for the NE-10 title this year."
"We were somewhat fortunate to come away with the doubles point as we lost some key points that put us behind early on courts 1 and 2. I was pleased that Viny and Tobi continued to fight, when down 5-2, and came out on top in the tiebreaker. We have been talking all week about the importance of staying tough and always competing, regardless of the score."
"I am super happy for Ody as he continues to overcome adversity and regain form", said Rockhill. "He stuck to the gameplan and beat a top regional player. I was also happy for Ivan as he stepped in tonight and played well after a solid week of practice."
"Obviously, we had a lot of good performers tonight but Ludo was our Most Impactful Player of the match. He played an extremely cerebral match and gave us the huge lift we needed."
"We will get back to work next week as the team knows that what has gotten us to where we are today, will not be enough to get us to where we want to go."
UP NEXT:
STAC hosts Manhattanville College on Saturday, February 25 (6:45 p.m.) at the Match Point Tennis Club in Orangeburg.