Emmitsburg, Md. (September 6, 2024)--The Mount St. Mary's men's tennis team swept Chestnut Hill, 7-0, in the season opener on Friday at the Rooney Tennis Courts on campus.

The Mount captured wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles to take the early 1-0 lead in the match.  Akarsh Gaonkar and Luke Papayoanou earned a 6-0 win at No. 1 while Filippos Zachiotis and Alexi Roy posted a 6-2 victory at the No. 2 position.

In singles play, Gaonkar prevailed at No. 1 singles while Zachiotis took a 6-4, 6-2 win at the No. 2 spot.  Roy earned a 7-6, 6-1 win at No. 3, Papayoanoue won 6-3, 6-4 at No. 4 singles, Ryan Wagner 6-1, 6-0 at No. 5 and Nate Helms 6-1, 6-3 at No. 6.

The Mount returns to the courts on September 14-15 at the Bucknell Invitational and the Joseph Hunt Invitational hosted by the United States Naval Academy.

MOUNT ST. MARY'S 7, CHESTNUT HILL 0
Doubles
#1:  Akarsh Gaonkar (MSM) and Luke Papayoanou (MSM) def. Pablo Cervera and Menno Raeymaekers (CH), 6-0
#2:  Filippos Zachiotis and Alexi Roy (MSM) def. Filippo Relecom and Arnaud Vangenetchen (CH), 6-2
#3:  Marcello Bozzone and Siddharth Malik (CH) def. Andrew Allen and Aaron Thompson (MSM), 6-4

Singles
#1:  Gaonkar (MSM) def. Cervera (CH), 6-3, 2-0 (ret.)
#2:  Zachiotis (MSM) def. Relecom (CH0, 6-4, 6-2
#3:  Roy (MSM) def. Vangenetchen (CH), 7-6 (8-6), 6-1
#4:  Papayoanou (MSM) def. Raeymaekers (CH), 6-3, 6-4
#5:  Ryan Wagner (MSM) def. Bozzone (CH), 6-1, 6-0
#6:  Nate Helms (MSM) def. Malik (CH), 6-1, 6-3