Brooklyn, NY (March 29, 2018) - The Mount St. Mary's men's tennis team edged St. Francis Brooklyn 4-3 on Wednesday afternoon.
The Terriers took two out of three doubles flights to secure the early one point advantage from double competition. Javier Navarro/Pablo Torres defeated Jean Armstrong/Gabriel Santos 6-4 in the second flight and Daniel Blasco/Guillermo Artiz topped Parth Sharma/Evan Hine 6-3 in the third flight. In the first flight, Brandon Wortkotter/Jackson Wood surpassed Francisco Adolfo/Alejandro Ridruejo 6-3 in the first flight for the Mount's only doubles win.
In singles competition, the Mountaineers and St. Francis Brooklyn split six flights at three wins apiece. Wood topped Navarro 6-2, 6-4 in the second flight of singles action. Sharma won his 17th singles flight victory of the season by defeating Adolfo 6-3, 6-2 in the third flight. For Mount St. Mary's last flight victory, Santos blanked Stefan Gmijovic 6-2, 6-0 in the number five flight.
With the win, the Mount moves to 5-9 on the season with a Northeast Conference (NEC) record of 2-1 and St. Francis Brooklyn falls to 3-11 with a 3-4 mark in NEC play.
The match between Mount St. Mary's and Wagner was cancelled due to rain. The Mount return home for a busy weekend of matches, Friday, April 6 against Loyola at 3:30 PM, Saturday, April 7 against Saint Francis Pa. at 4:15 PM, and Sunday, April 8 against Harford Community College at 11:00 AM.
Mount St. Mary's 4, St. Francis Brooklyn 3
Doubles competition
1. Brandon Wortkotter/Jackson Wood (MSM) def. Francisco Adolfo Bla/Alejandro Ridruejo (SFB) 6-3
2. Javier Navarro/Pablo Blasco-Torres (SFB) def. Jean Armstrong/Gabriel Santos (MSM) 6-4
3. Daniel Blasco/Guillermo Artiz (SFB) def. Parth Sharma/Evan Hine (MSM) 6-3
Singles competition
1. Alejandro Ridruejo (SFB) def. Brandon Wortkotter (MSM) 6-3, 6-0
2. Jackson Wood (MSM) def. Javier Navarro (SFB) 6-2, 6-4
3. Parth Sharma (MSM) def. Francisco Adolfo Bla (SFB) 6-3, 6-2
4. Guillermo Artiz (SFB) def. Jean Armstrong (MSM) 6-3, 6-2
5. Gabriel Santos (MSM) def. Stefan Gmijovic (SFB) 6-2, 6-0
6. Chris Lindsey (MSM) def. Daniel Blasco (SFB) 7-5, 6-4
Mount St. Mary's vs Wagner: Cancelled
