University of Delaware Athletics
University of Delaware
Saint Joseph's Tournament
Delaware Completes Season-Opening SJU Invitational
9/21/2014 9:23:00 PM | Men's Tennis
PHILADELPHIA – The University of Delaware men's tennis team wrapped up play with a strong showing at the season-opening Saint Joseph's Invitational Sunday.
In No. 2 doubles, sophomore Roy Cheng (Shatin, Hong Kong/Sentinel Secondary School) and freshman Colin Wong (Jalan Anggerik Eria, Malaysia) picked up a close 9-7 quarterfinals victory over Villanova's Justin Burrus and Matt Phelps. Despite a valiant effort, the duo fell to Army's Peter Sienko and Cam Voight, 8-6, in the semifinals.
In Sunday's consolation brackets, the Blue Hens recorded three singles wins and one doubles victory.
Alex SweetIn No. 4 action, Wong tallied a 6-2, 7-6 (3) victory against Greg Shannon (Army) for his first career singles win.
Sophomore Tyler Flematti (Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood) and Furr battled Loyola's Reid Burch and Brett Shriver for an 8-5 victory before falling to SJU's Pierre Brondeau and Mike Fallone, 9-8 (3).
POST-MATCH QUOTES
Head coach Chris Hincker
"Overall, we did not see as many matches as I would like, but I have a very high standard for success and expect a lot from my team. The weekend was effective as a tool for improvement and many of my players made great strides, which cannot always be easily seen on a scorecard. We are most surely on the right track, and I'm looking forward to next weekend as another test!"
HEN SCRATCHINGS
· Tim Puterio snapped a five-match losing streak after falling to Peter Sienko (Army) in the No. 2 singles semifinals.
· Delaware opened the season with records of 9-10 (singles) and 3-6 (doubles).
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
· September 26-28 – Navy National All-Conference Invite – Annapolis, Md.
· Fall schedule complete.
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