University of Delaware Athletics
Monday, April 1
Surprise, AZ
12:00 PM
University of Delaware
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Arizona Christian
Junior Laurenz Lankes
Photo by: Mark Campbell
Blue Hens Split Matches in The Grand Canyon State
4/1/2019 10:26:00 PM | Men's Tennis
SURPRISE, Ariz. – Delaware kicked off a five-match spring break trip Monday by splitting action against No. 12 Arizona Christian and Ottawa University Arizona.
The Blue Hens opened the day with a 4-2 loss to the Firestorm before topping the Spirit, 4-3.
In the first match of the day, Blaise Casselbury collected his seventh victory of the season with his No. 3 singles win over Jesse Miritello, 6-4, 6-1. Laurenz Lankes posted Delaware's other triumph for his fourth straight win by defeating Andres Vasquez, 6-2, 6-1 in the sixth flight.
The Hens got out to an early lead against OUAZ with a pair of wins in doubles action, which proved to be the difference-maker.
Justice Jones and Nathan Benyowitz led off with the 6-4 No. 2 doubles victory before Milo Nagle and Dominick Perez battled until the end for the 7-6 (6) No. 3 doubles win.
Luis Molina captured the top flight with a 6-2, 6-1 decision over Eduardo Couto to open singles play.
The Spirit was able to take the 3-2 advantage before Lankes and Jones each took home three-set wins in the fourth and fifth flights, respectively, to clinch the match.
Lankes defeated Dong Hyum Kim, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1, for his second victory of the day and fifth consecutive overall while Jones outlasted Austin Todd, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.
POST-MATCH QUOTES
Head Coach Pablo Montana
"Today we got better. We are definitely not used to the heat, but this was a good test for our guys playing two good opponents in the same day. We battled hard in both singles and doubles, and we were able to put our conditioning to the test today. I'm proud of these guys for playing physical tennis and leaving it all on the court."
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
• Tuesday, April 2 – Delaware at Arizona State – 10:30 a.m. – Whiteman Tennis Center (Tempe, Ariz.)
• Tuesday, April 2 – Delaware at Grand Canyon – 2 p.m. – GCU Tennis Facility (Phoenix, Ariz.)
• Wednesday, April 3 – Delaware at Northern Arizona – 4 p.m. – Aquatic and Tennis Complex (Flagstaff, Ariz.)
The Blue Hens opened the day with a 4-2 loss to the Firestorm before topping the Spirit, 4-3.
In the first match of the day, Blaise Casselbury collected his seventh victory of the season with his No. 3 singles win over Jesse Miritello, 6-4, 6-1. Laurenz Lankes posted Delaware's other triumph for his fourth straight win by defeating Andres Vasquez, 6-2, 6-1 in the sixth flight.
The Hens got out to an early lead against OUAZ with a pair of wins in doubles action, which proved to be the difference-maker.
Justice Jones and Nathan Benyowitz led off with the 6-4 No. 2 doubles victory before Milo Nagle and Dominick Perez battled until the end for the 7-6 (6) No. 3 doubles win.
Luis Molina captured the top flight with a 6-2, 6-1 decision over Eduardo Couto to open singles play.
The Spirit was able to take the 3-2 advantage before Lankes and Jones each took home three-set wins in the fourth and fifth flights, respectively, to clinch the match.
Lankes defeated Dong Hyum Kim, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1, for his second victory of the day and fifth consecutive overall while Jones outlasted Austin Todd, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.
POST-MATCH QUOTES
Head Coach Pablo Montana
"Today we got better. We are definitely not used to the heat, but this was a good test for our guys playing two good opponents in the same day. We battled hard in both singles and doubles, and we were able to put our conditioning to the test today. I'm proud of these guys for playing physical tennis and leaving it all on the court."
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
• Tuesday, April 2 – Delaware at Arizona State – 10:30 a.m. – Whiteman Tennis Center (Tempe, Ariz.)
• Tuesday, April 2 – Delaware at Grand Canyon – 2 p.m. – GCU Tennis Facility (Phoenix, Ariz.)
• Wednesday, April 3 – Delaware at Northern Arizona – 4 p.m. – Aquatic and Tennis Complex (Flagstaff, Ariz.)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
123
363
Enzo Douillac / 0 (17/3) [ACU]
636
#2 Singles Match
123
630
Daniel Superlano / 0 (21/4) [ACU]
73UF
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Jesse Miritello / 0 (-/14) [ACU]
41
#4 Singles Match
12
26
Theo Preiswerk / 0 (-/11) [ACU]
67
#5 Singles Match
12
24
Lucas Monterroso / 0 (-/18) [ACU]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Andres Vasquez / 0 (-/19) [ACU]
21
Order of Finish:
3,6,5,1,4
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