EMMITSBURG, Md. (March 5, 2021) – The Mount's tennis team walks away with a women's win, while the men's team come up short in a close match with La Salle. Mount St. Mary's freshmen Ana Alvarez Storni, Shirley Liang, Riya Mathur, and Adriana Barney all record victories in singles and doubles flights to lead the Mount to a 7-0 victory over La Salle on Friday afternoon. The Mount swept doubles action with wins from Avarez-Storni and Liang at number one doubles and Mathur and Barney at number two doubles. La Salle forfeited number three doubles and number five and six singles.
The Mount St. Mary's men's tennis team falls 4-3 to La Salle on Friday afternoon. Senior Jackson Wood and freshman Elliot Stevens were able to record wins in singles and doubles while junior Christos Dagklis also posted a win in singles.
Here are the full results from Friday's matches:
WOMEN'S SINGLES RESULTS
1. Storni-Alvarez def. LANDSTROM, Lauren (LS): 6-3, 6-2
2. Liang def. LEANO, Isa (LS): 6-2, 6-3
3. Mathur def. NIKOLC, Aleks (LS): 6-2, 6-0
4. Barney def. WALLE, Jazmin (LS): 6-1, 6-1
WOMEN'S DOUBLES RESULTS
1. Storni-Alvarez/Liang def. Landstrom/Nikolc (LS): 6-2
2. Mathur/Barney def. Walle/Leano (LS): 6-1
MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS
1. Wood def. GONZALEZ, Rogelio (LS): 6-2, 6-2
2. Dagklis def. MERRILL, Connor (LS): 6-4, 6-3
3. FENJIRO, Nassim (LS) def. Parth Sharma: 6-3, 6-3
4. Stevens def. TULL, Dylan (LS): 6-3, 6-2
5. LUCIUS, Colin (LS) def. Pablo Zuccardi: 6-1, 6-3
6. CABAN, Brandon (LS) def. Russell Armstorng: 6-2, 6-2
MEN'S DOUBLES RESULTS
1. Wood/Stevens def. Gonzalez/Merrill (LS): 6-3
2. Fenjiro/Lucius (LS) def. Sharma/Dagklis: 6-4
3. Tull/Caban (LS) def. Jarrett Karnibad/ Evan Hine: 6-4
QUOTE FROM COACH ELKINS
Head coach Barrett Elkins said this about the women's team, "I am really encouraged by our women's team. We had four freshmen play their first ever college matches. They fought through nerves and beat a good team. We are all excited for the future."
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
The Mountaineers stay in Philadelphia to face Saint Joseph's on Saturday, March 6th at 6:00 p.m.
