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Spartans Celebrate Senior Day, Shutout Chargers, 7-0

Spartans Celebrate Senior Day, Shutout Chargers, 7-0

Sparkill, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Tennis team braved unusually warm spring temperatures, and closed out the home portion of its 2022-2023 regular season schedule on Thursday afternoon by shutting out Dominican University, 7-0 at the Riley Family Tennis Courts.

STAC improves to 16-1 overall, while Dominican drops to 1-10 on the year.

Prior to the contest, between the Spartans and Chargers, STAC honored its graduating senior class; Tobias Fuerschuss and Tony Khamassi with on-court ceremonies, which included the athletes' teammates, coaches and college administrators.

Odysseas Papaioannou, Ludovico Truffelli, Tobias Fuerschuss, Tony Khamassi and Ondrej Sramek all went 2-0 on the day, winning both their doubles and singles matches against the Chargers.

 

STAC 7/DOMINICAN 0 - OFFICIAL RESULTS

DOUBLES
1. Odysseas Papaioannou & Ludovico Truffelli (STAC) def. Qalib Bahadurali Ladhani & John Bruno (DOM), 6-4
2. Don Vinz Lominoque & Tobias Fuerschuss (STAC) def. Guilherme Salim & Marcos Lee (DOM), 6-4
3. Tony Khamassi & Ondrej Sramek (STAC) def. Skylar Ross & Ander Cantero Sadaba (DOM), 6-3
 
Order of Finish: 3, 1*, 2
 
SINGLES
1. Odysseas Papaioannou (STAC) def. Guilherme Salim (DOM) 6-1, 7-6 (3)
2. Ludovico Truffelli (STAC) def. Marcos Lee (DOM) 7-5, 6-1
3. Tobias Fuerschuss (STAC) def. Skylar Ross (DOM) 6-1, 2-0 (RETIRED)
4. Ondrej Sramek (STAC) def. Qalib Bahadurali Ladhani (DOM) 6-1, 6-0
5. Alberto Espinosa Navarro (STAC) def. Ander Cantero Sadaba (DOM) 6-7 (4), 7-5, 1-0 (5)
6. Tony Khamassi (STAC) def. John Bruno (DOM) 6-0, 6-2

Order of Finish: 3, 4, 2*, 1, 6, 5
 
Dominican Record: 1-10, 0-8 CACC
STAC Record: 16-1, 4-1 ECC
 
 
THE ROCKHILL REPORT

"It was great to see the guys bounce back well from yesterday and compete well in the heat", said Head Coach Dan Rockhill. "I wasn't exactly sure what would happen today but the team stepped up and performed extremely well."

"Ondrej was all business today as we urged him to go after every point", stated Rockhill. "He looked fantastic. I thought Vinny was also active in doubles and that helped us to beat a very strong Dominican pair. Ody, Tobi, Ludo and Alberto also contributed solid physical and mental efforts and secured singles wins." 

"We enjoyed honoring our seniors this afternoon as they have contributed a lot, worked extremely hard and have done things a little differently. I am especially proud of Tony, who was today's Most Impactful Player.  He won both of his matches and looked sharp in singles."

"The environment at the courts was outstanding", remarked Rockhill. "We really appreciated the contributions of our administration and the fan support from many of our fellow student-athletes and coaches. We invite all to attend every match going forward as this became a very special day and a great experience for the players."

 

UP NEXT

STAC closes out the regular season on Saturday, April 15, visiting the University of the District of Columbia for a 1:00 p.m match.