Box Score Emmitsburg, Md. (March 26, 2023)—The Mount St. Mary's men's tennis team dropped a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference match at home to Niagara on Sunday. The Mountaineers fall to 2-9 overall and 0-2 in the MAAC with the loss.
The Purple Eagles took two of three doubles matches to secure the doubles point for the early 1-0 advantage. The Mount's tandem of
Filippos Zachiotis and
Jarrett Karnibad edged Niagara's duo of Tanner Bedard and Trevor Masi, 7-5, at the No. 1 doubles position for the Mount's win.
In singles play,
Elliot Stevens downed Bryce Bodak, 6-3. 6-4, at the No. 1 singles spot in the lineup for the Mount's lone point of the match.
Christos Dagklis was edged by Masi, 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (13-11) at the No. 3 position while Pablo Martinez-Zuccardi fell 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, at the No. 4 spot.
The Mount returns to action on Monday at Saint Francis U.
Niagara 6, Mount St. Mary's 1
Doubles
No. 1: Filippos Zacchiotis/
Jarrett Karnibad (MSM) def. Tanner Bedard/Trevor Masi (NU), 7-5
No. 2: Jorge Sedeno/Gurustat Makkar (NU) def.
Elliot Stevens/
Luke Papayoanou (MSM), 6-4
No. 3: Manuel Alonso/Roberto Vaca (NU) def.
Marcel Cronin/
Christos Dagklis (MSM), 6-3
Singles
No. 1: Stevens (MSM) def. Bryce Bodak (NU), 6-4, 6-3
No. 2: Bedard (NU) def. Zacchiotis (MSM), 6-0, 6-4
No. 3: Masi (NU) def. Dagklis (MSM), 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (13-11)
No. 4: Alonso (NU) def. Papayoanou (MSM), 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
No. 5: Sedeno (NU) def. Cronin (MSM), 6-2, 6-2
No. 6: Makkar (NU) def. Karnibad (MSM)(, 6-4, 6-0