Posted: Apr 04, 2023
Sparkill, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Tennis team lost to Queens College by a 4-3 margin on Tuesday afternoon at the Riley Family Tennis Courts, snapping a season-best 14-match winning streak.
STAC falls to 14-1 overall and 4-1 in ECC play, while Queens improves to 12-3 and 4-1, tying the Spartans for first place in the conference standings.
QUEENS 4/ QUEENS 3 - OFFICIAL RESULTS
DOUBLES
1. Kareem Rashad & Roni Rikkonen (QC) def. Odysseas Papaioannou & Ludovico Truffelli (STAC), 6-4
2. Lluis Miralles Miro & Lucas Demuth (QC) def. Don Vinz Lominoque & Tobias Fuerschuss (STAC), 5-4 (Ret.)
3. Omar El Shehawey & Moritz Borgesy (QC) def. Ondrej Sramek & Tony Khamassi (STAC), 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 1*, 2
SINGLES
1. Cameron Henricy (QC) def. Odysseas Papaioannou (STAC) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
2. Roni Rikkonen (QC) def. Ludovico Truffelli (STAC) 6-1, 6-0
3. Tobias Fuerschuss (STAC) def Kareen Rashad (QC) 6-1, 6-3
4. Ondrej Sramek (STAC) def. Lucas Demuth (QC) 7-5, 6-3
5. Moritz Borges (QC) def. Alberto Espinosa Navarro (STAC) 6-1, 6-0
6. Don Vinz Lominoque (STAC) def. Omar El Shehawey (QC) 6-2, 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 4, 5, 1*, 6
Queens Record: 12-3, 4-1 ECC
STAC Record: 14-1, 4-1 ECC
THE ROCKHILL REPORT
"This was a tough one today", stated Coach Dan Rockhill. "We did not play our best tennis in spots but we still had our chances to beat a very strong Queens team."
"We were a bit too passive in the doubles but credit Queens for their ability to step up and win the big points. These types of matches are usually decided by just a few points and today, Queens won the important points consistently."
"Vinny and Ondrej played very tough in singles and were able to outduel two very experienced opponents", said Coach Rockhill. Tobi also battled through injury to win on court three."
"We definitely need to get Lenny back healthy and will rely on our training staff to mend our wounds."
"I am looking forward to seeing who will step up going forward", remarked Rockhill. "I have probably said this before but I really like this team."
UP NEXT
STAC continues its homestand, facing Chestnut Hill College next Wednesday, April 12 (2:00 p.m.) at the Riley Family Tennis Courts.