No. 71 Men’s Tennis Downs Seventh-Seeded Drexel 4-2 to Advance to CAA Championship Semifinals

Friday, April 19

Williamsburg, VA

3 PM

University of Delaware

Drexel

Photo by: Jim Agnew

No. 71 Men’s Tennis Downs Seventh-Seeded Drexel 4-2 to Advance to CAA Championship Semifinals

4/19/2024 7:48:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – No. 71 University of Delaware men's tennis downed seventh-seeded Drexel 4-2 in the CAA Championship Quarterfinals on Friday. The Blue Hens advance to the semifinals on Saturday for just the second time in program history. UD moves to 16-3 on the season, while Drexel drops to 13-9.

ON THE RECORD
"We couldn't have asked for a better opponent to start the CAA Championship," Head Men's Tennis Coach Marc Pibernat said. "We knew it was going to be an absolute battle and it was nothing short of it. We had to fight our way back in singles after losing the doubles point. The team left it all out there and we were able to rack four singles win. Very proud of the team but there's things we need to do better in order to keep advancing in this tournament. Tomorrow is another battle which we will need the best versions of ourselves in order to be competitive and have a shot at the win."

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Despite losing the doubles point, Delaware rallied in singles to claim four matches in straight sets.
Tobey Lock, Karol Malirz, Javier Ruiz, and Alexandre Gluck all pulled out singles wins.
Gluck clinched the match with an 8-6 advantage in the tiebreaker of set two to send the Hens to the CAA Championship Semifinals for the second time ever.

FULL RESULTS
DOUBLES (2, 3)
Alan Jesudanson/Alex De Sousa (Drexel) vs. Karol Malirz/Javier Ruiz (Delaware) – DNF, 6-5
Josue Guzman/Egor Kirakosov (Drexel) def. Tobey Lock/Euan Mackenzie (Delaware) – 6-3
Pierre Humayou/Hussein El Tawil (Drexel) def. Udayan Bhakar/Alexandre Gluck (Delaware) – 6-4

SINGLES (4, 1, 3, 5, 6)
Karol Malirz (Delaware) def. Alan Jesudason (Drexel) – 7-6 (3), 6-3
Hussein El Tawil (Drexel) vs. Nikolaj Talimaa (Delaware) – DNF, 6-2, 4-6, 4-1
Javier Ruiz (Delaware) def. Alex De Sousa (Drexel) – 6-3, 7-5
Tobey Lock (Delaware) def. Alessio Azzalini (Drexel) – 6-3, 6-2
Egor Kirakosov (Drexel) def. Udayan Bhakar (Delaware) – 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
Alexandre Gluck (Delaware) def. Josue Guzman (Drexel) – 6-4, 7-6 (6)

UP NEXT
Delaware will take on the winner of #3 Elon on Saturday at 3 p.m.

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