Men's Tennis | 4/14/2018 2:49:00 PM
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BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – The Bloomsburg University men's tennis team defeated Virginia State 8-1 in non-conference play on Saturday (Apr. 14) at the Burt Reese Tennis Center.
The Huskies swept all three doubles matches before taking five out of six singles matches.
Lucas Pedrotti (Caxias do Sul, Brazil/Sao Jose) and
Bernardo Abreu (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) defeated Marcus Smith and Sultan Kenes 8-2 t No. 1 doubles, before
Guillermo Carranza (Sevilla, Spain/Colegio Hispalense) and
Nagid Walle (Nassau, Bahamas/Saint Andrews (Fla.)) won at No. 2 doubles 8-5 over Jonathan Fuchs and Josh McFadden.
Robin Luetzig (Hadamar, Germany/FJLS) and
Vinicius Ribeiro de Camargo (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Reino Anglo) completed the doubles sweep with an 8-4 victory at No. 4 over Keon Halley and Alexzander Walker.
In singles play, Pedrotti downed Smith 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1, while Abreu dropped his No. 2 singles match 6-3, 6-1. Walle earned his second win of the day over Fuchs with a 6-2, 6-4 mark at No. 3, while Carranza won over McFadden 7-5, 6-2 at No. 4.
Benjamin Tauber (Bethlehem, Pa./Nazareth Area) defeated Halley in straight sets 6-1, 6-0 at No. 5, before Luetzig closed out the match with an identical 6-1, 6-0 win over Walker at No. 6.
The Huskies improve to 5-8 with the win, while Virginia State is now 3-6 overall.
The Huskies are back in action on Monday (Apr. 16) when they take on Bucknell in non-conference action at the Burt Reese Tennis Center. The action is slated for a 4:00 p.m. start.
