University of Delaware Athletics
Sunday, January 28
Wilmington, DE / Wilmington Country Club
11 AM
University of Delaware
6
vs
1
William & Mary
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Men’s Tennis Battles to Hard-Fought 6-1 Win Over William & Mary
1/28/2024 5:40:00 PM | Men's Tennis
WILMINGTON, Del. – University of Delaware men's tennis picked up a hard-fought 6-1 win over William & Mary on Sunday to begin the spring season. The victory signifies the first for head coach Marc Pibernat at UD. The Blue Hens move to 1-0, 1-0 CAA, while the Tribe drop to 0-2, 0-1 CAA.
ON THE RECORD
"We could have not asked for a better season opener with this big win over William & Mary," Pibernat said. "We worked very hard to prepare for this match and the players gave us everything they had during these two weeks, so we knew as coaches that the team was ready to take on this battle. Outstanding performance today from the Blue Hens and we will go back to work on Tuesday to prepare our match at Penn State next Saturday."
HEN HIGHLIGHTS
FULL RESULTS
DOUBLES
Bill Duo, Konstantinos Raptis (W&M) def. Alexandre Gluck, Ids Waterbolk (DEL), 6-2
Tobey Lock, Euan Mackenzie (DEL) def. Satchel Benn, Oliver Hague (W&M), 7-6 (5)
Karol Malirz, Javier Ruiz (DEL) def. Alexandre Leblanc, Sean Joseph (W&M), 7-6 (4)
SINGLES
Malirz (DEL) def. Leblanc (W&M), 6-4, 7-6 (4)
Nikolaj Talimaa (DEL) def. Raptis (W&M), 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
Ruiz (DEL) def. Benn (W&M), 6-2, 6-1
Hague (W&M) def. Lock (DEL), 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
Mackenzie (DEL) def. Joseph (W&M), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Gluck (DEL) def. Nikita Bortnichek (W&M), 6-2, 6-2
UP NEXT
Delaware heads on the road to take on Penn State on Saturday.
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ON THE RECORD
"We could have not asked for a better season opener with this big win over William & Mary," Pibernat said. "We worked very hard to prepare for this match and the players gave us everything they had during these two weeks, so we knew as coaches that the team was ready to take on this battle. Outstanding performance today from the Blue Hens and we will go back to work on Tuesday to prepare our match at Penn State next Saturday."
HEN HIGHLIGHTS
- After dropping the first doubles match, Delaware won a pair of tiebreakers to clinch the doubles point.
- Euan Mackenzie, Karol Malirz, and Javier Ruiz each picked up both a singles and doubles win.
FULL RESULTS
DOUBLES
Bill Duo, Konstantinos Raptis (W&M) def. Alexandre Gluck, Ids Waterbolk (DEL), 6-2
Tobey Lock, Euan Mackenzie (DEL) def. Satchel Benn, Oliver Hague (W&M), 7-6 (5)
Karol Malirz, Javier Ruiz (DEL) def. Alexandre Leblanc, Sean Joseph (W&M), 7-6 (4)
SINGLES
Malirz (DEL) def. Leblanc (W&M), 6-4, 7-6 (4)
Nikolaj Talimaa (DEL) def. Raptis (W&M), 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
Ruiz (DEL) def. Benn (W&M), 6-2, 6-1
Hague (W&M) def. Lock (DEL), 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
Mackenzie (DEL) def. Joseph (W&M), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Gluck (DEL) def. Nikita Bortnichek (W&M), 6-2, 6-2
UP NEXT
Delaware heads on the road to take on Penn State on Saturday.
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For the latest on Delaware men's tennis, follow the Blue Hens on X and Instagram.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
Alexandre le Blanc / 0 [W&M]
46
67
#2 Singles Match
123
Konstantinos Raptis / 0 [W&M]
564
736
#3 Singles Match
12
Satchel Benn / 0 [W&M]
21
66
#4 Singles Match
123
Oliver Hague / 0 [W&M]
466
631
#5 Singles Match
123
Sean Joseph / 0 [W&M]
643
366
#6 Singles Match
12
Nikita Bortnichek / 0 [W&M]
22
66
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