No. 40 Men’s Tennis Eases Past LIU, 6-1

Friday, March 8

Elkton, MD / Elkton Tennis Center

Noon

University of Delaware

LIU

Photo by: Mikey Reeves

3/8/2024 8:37:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

ELKTON, Md. – No. 40 University of Delaware men's tennis eased past LIU on Friday, 6-1, at Elkton Tennis Center. The Blue Hens move to 9-0 on the season, while LIU falls to 7-5.

ON THE RECORD
"Today's match like every other was a hard-fought battle," Head Men's Tennis Coach Marc Pibernat said. "We did a good job getting the doubles point which set the tone for our singles matches. Overall, the team played good tennis today and this win gives us confidence to have another great battle on Sunday against Georgetown."

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Delaware claimed the doubles point with a pair of 6-4 decisions.
Javier Ruiz, Tobey Lock, and Euan Mackenzie all picked up wins in singles and doubles.
Lock clinched the match for the Hens at no. 3 singles.

FULL RESULTS
DOUBLES (2,1)
Karol Malirz/Javier Ruiz (DEL) def. Mathieu Vinet/Ales D'Anna (LIU), 6-4
Tobey Lock/Euan Mackenzie (DEL) def. Dani Ostap/Lucas Horung (LIU), 6-4
Bernardo Teixeira/Ismail Saadi (DEL) vs. Victor Sjostrom/Leon Harder (LIU), 4-5 unfinished

SINGLES (2, 5, 3, 1, 6, 4)
Philip Hilble (LIU) def. Karol Malirz (DEL), 7-6 (6), 3-6, 10-5
Javier Ruiz (DEL) def. Leon Harder (LIU), 6-0, 6-2
Tobey Lock (DEL) def. Mathieu Vinet (LIU), 7-5, 6-0
Euan Mackenzie (DEL) def. Victor Sjostrom (LIU), 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Alexandre Gluck (DEL) def. Ales D'Anna (LIU), 6-3, 3-0 ret.
Udayan Bhakar (DEL) def. Danila Ishchanka (LIU), 6-0, 6-0

UP NEXT
Delaware returns to action on Sunday at 3 p.m. against Georgetown for Alumni Day at DuPont Country Club.

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