Baltimore, Md. (March 26, 2024)—The Mount St. Mary's men's tennis team rallied for a 4-3 win at Loyola on Tuesday afternoon.  The Mount women's team fell to the Greyhounds by the score of 6-1.

Loyola opened the men's match by sweeping all three doubles matches to take a 1-0 advantage.  Wins by Filippos Zachiotis at No. 2 singles and Elliot Stevens at No. 4 singles put the Mount ahead, 2-1.  The Mount's Luke Papayoanou fell in three sets at No 4 singles while Akarsh Gaonkar was edged in a third-set tiebreaker at No. 1 singles allowing Loyola to retake the lead at 3-2.  Pablo Martinez Zuccardi rallied from a set down to win in three sets at No. 5 singles to even the score, and Ryan Wagner's third-set victory at No. 6 singles clinched the victory.

On the women's side, Sofia Kostirko won at No. 1 singles for the Mountaineers in the 6-1 loss to the Greyhounds.  Valentine Mudry fell in a third set super tiebreaker at No. 5 singles in a hard-fought match for the Mountaineers as well.

UP NEXT:  The Mount women's team plays at George Mason on Wednesday, April 3, at 2:00 p.m.  The men's team has a pair of matches on Thursday, April 4, with a 2:00 p.m. home match with Longwood and a 5:00 p.m. road match at McDaniel.

Men's Match – Mount St. Mary's 4, Loyola 3
DOUBLES
No. 1:  Nick Haggar and Oliver Davey (LOY) def. Jarrett Karnibad and Filippos Zachiotis (MSM), 6-2
No. 2:  George Cavo and Nick Lawliss (LOY) def. Ryan Wagner and Elliot Stevens (MSM), 6-4
No. 3:  Matt Cardano and Cristian Pemueller (LOY) def. Akarsh Gaonkar and Marcel Cronin (MSM), 6-4
SINGLES
No. 1:  Cardano (LOY) def. Gaonkar (MSM), 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
No. 2:  Zachiotis (MSM) def. Haggar (LOY), 6-1, 6-4
No. 3:  Stevens (MSM) def. Davey (LOY), 7-5, 6-3
No. 4:  Lawliss (LOY) def. Luke Papayoanou (MSM), 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
No. 5:  Pablo Martinez Zuccardi (MSM) def. Ryan Boland (LOY), 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 6-2
No. 6:  Ryan Wagner (MSM) def. Dylan Koziol (LOY), 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
Men's records:  Loyola 5-9; Mount 6-10

Women's Match – Loyola 6, Mount St. Mary's 1
DOUBLES
No. 1:  Christine Richiez and Lauren Manwiller (LOY) def. Sofia Kostirko and Margherita Trolese (MSM), 6-2
No. 2:  Olivia Tracey and Liza Tankimovich (LOY) def. Valentine Mudry and Riya Mathur (MSM), 7-5
No. 3:  Jocelyn Assael and Emi Shivmakur (LOY) def. Adriana Barney and Bella Pescatore (MSM), 6-4
SINGLES
No. 1:  Kostirko (MSM) def. Tracey (LOY), 6-4, 6-0
No. 2:  Richiez (LOY) def. Trolese (MSM), 6-3, 6-0
No. 3:  Tankimovich (LOY) def. Barney (MSM), 6-3, 6-4
No. 4:  Manwiller (LOY) def. Stephanie Huseby (MSM), 7-5, 6-0
No. 5:  Anna Rico (LOY) def. Mudry (MSM), 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-4)
No. 6:  Shivmakur (LOY) def. Emma Kaden (MSM), 6-0, 6-2
Women's Records:  Loyola 7-4; Mount 2-7