Hamden, Conn. (October 5, 2024)—Freshman Venus tang earned a singles win while
Filippos Zachiotis and
Alexi Roy teamed up for a doubles win as the Mount rounded out action at the MAAC Masters Tournament hosted by Quinnipiac University.
Tang cruised to a straight-set win over Siena's Manuela Gomez in the Round of 32, posting a 6-3, 6-2 victory. Tang advanced to face top-seeded Vera Sekerina of Quinnipiac in the Round of 16, falling by the scores of 6-0, 6-2.
Emma Perkins fell in the opening round to Niagara's Maria Melo, 0-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-2). Perkins and Tang teamed up in doubles, falling to a duo from Niagara in the Round of 16.
On the men's side, Roy was edged by Merrimack's Charles Robertson, 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (12-10) in the Round of 32 while Zachiotis was downed by Gurustat Singh Makkar, 6-4, 6-4, in the Round of 16. Roy and Zachiotis paired together for a hard-fought 7-6 (7-4) win over Yasha Laskin and Donovan Brown of Quinnipiac in the Round of 16 before losing to a pair from Marist, 6-1, in the Quarterfinals.
Both the Mount men's and women's teams are back in action at the ITA Atlantic Regionals.
Men's Singles
Round of 32: Charles Robertson (Merrimack) def.
Alexi Roy, 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (12-10)
Round of 16: Gurustat Singh Makkar (Niagara) def.
Filippos Zachiotis, 6-4, 6-4
Men's Doubles
Round of 16:
Filippos Zachiotis/
Alexi Roy def. Yasha Laskin/Donovan Brown (Quinnipiac), 7-6 (7-4)
Quarterfinals: Jose Catala/Nicholas Suhanitski def. Zachiotis/Roy, 6-1
Women's Singles
Round of 32:
Venus Tang def. Manuela Gomez (Siena), 6-3, 6-2
Round of 32: Maria Melo (Niagara) def.
Emma Perkins, 0-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-2)
Round of 16: Vera Sekerina (Quinnipiac) def.
Venus Tang, 6-0, 6-2
Women's Doubles
Round of 16: Saloni Tamang/Isabel Carolina Garcia Torra (Niagara) def.
Venus Tang/
Emma Perkins, 6-2