BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – The Bloomsburg University men's tennis team got in the wins column with a convincing win over Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) opponent, Millersville, 4-3, Saturday afternoon. The Huskies improved to 1-2 on the year and in conference play while the Marauders fell to 1-3 for the season and 1-1 in conference action.
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The Huskies worked hard to earn the doubles point. Senior
Guille Carranza (Sevilla, Spain/Colegio Calasancio Hispalense) and sophomore
Scott Redmond (Paget, Bermuda/Warwick Academy) won the first doubles match for BU as the pair worked a 6-3 win over their Millersville counterparts to tie the doubles matches at 1-1. Freshman
Ben Clary (Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra Area) and junior
Oliver Wiesemann (Jena, Germany/Deutsche Schule Málaga (Spain)) clinched the point for Bloomsburg with a 7-6 win at No. 2 doubles.
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Senior
Robin Luetzig (Hadamar, Germany/Furst Johann Ludwig Schule) was the first singles match off the court at No. 4 singles as he defeated his MU opponent, 6-3, 6-2 to give Bloomsburg a 2-0 lead in the match. After senior
Nagid Walle (Willemstad, Curacao/Saint Andrew's (Fla.)) fell at No. 1 singles, 6-4, 6-2, sophomore
Victor Martinez (Barcelona, Spain/Padre Damian Sagrados Corazones) gave the Huskies a 3-1 lead in the match with a 6-0, 7-6 win at No. 6 singles.
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The Marauders claimed wins at No. 3 singles and No. 2 singles to tie the match at 3-3.
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"We always talk about that 3-3 match tie and today we fought hard to come out on top," remarked head coach
Rebecca Helt.
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Redmond won his first set at No. 5 singles 6-3, but fell in the second set, 7-5. Redmond was able to rebound and work hard to pull out a 6-3 win in the deciding set of both No. 5 singles and the match. With Redmond clinching at win at No. 5, the Huskies earned their fourth and final point.
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"Scott scored 4th point by just staying level headed and solid. Â We have a bunch of things we need to improve upon but that was a really good team effort and a good win," said Coach Helt.
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The Huskies are back in action on April 10 at 12:00 pm against Kutztown. Prior to the match, the Huskies plan to honor their graduating student athletes.
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Match Box Score:
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Doubles
- Carlos Martinez/Frank Yanni (MU) def. Nagid Walle (Willemstad, Curacao/Saint Andrew's (Fla.))/Robin Luetzig (Hadamar, Germany/Furst Johann Ludwig Schule) (BU), 6-4
- Ben Clary (Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra Area)/Oliver Wiesemann (Jena, Germany/Deutsche Schule Málaga (Spain)) (BU) def. Ting-Yu Yen/Ben Fellman (MU), 7-6
- Guille Carranza (Sevilla, Spain/Colegio Calasancio Hispalense)/Scott Redmond (Paget, Bermuda/Warwick Academy) (BU) def. Santiago Ramos/Zach Pernia (MU), 6-3
Singles
- Carlos Martinez (MU) def. Nagid Walle (Willemstad, Curacao/Saint Andrew's (Fla.)) (BU), 6-4, 6-2
- Frank Yanni (MU) def. Ben Clary (Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra Area) (BU), 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
- Santiago Ramos (MU) def. Oliver Wiesemann (Jena, Germany/Deutsche Schule Málaga (Spain)) (BU), 6-4, 7-6
- Robin Luetzig (Hadamar, Germany/Furst Johann Ludwig Schule) (BU) def. Ben Fellman (MU), 6-3, 6-2
- Scott Redmond (Paget, Bermuda/Warwick Academy) (BU) def. Ting-Yu Yen (MU), 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
- Victor Martinez (Barcelona, Spain/Padre Damian Sagrados Corazones) (BU) def. Zach Pernia (MU), 6-0, 7-6