WEST CHESTER, PA – St. Thomas Aquinas College men’s tennis swept all three doubles matches en route to a tough road victory over West Chester University, 6-3.  Taking a 3-0 into singles action, the Spartans held off the hard-charging Golden Rams to win at second, third, and sixth singles to win the match.  

Andreu Ferragut ’18 (Palma de Mallorca, Spain) avenged a loss to Tony Deimler a year ago to win at second singles, 7-5, 6-3 in what is turning out to be one of the best rivalries on the East Coast.  With the match at 4-1 in favor of the Spartans, Aaron Stahl ’18 (Dusseldorf, Germany) won at third singles 6-3, 6-4 for the decisive fifth point while Roger Almato ’19 (Vic, Spain) won 6-3, 6-1 at sixth singles to round out the scoring.  Javier Munoz ’17 (Sevilla, Spain) lost in the third set match tie break.  

Munoz, Stahl, and Ferragut have combined for an 11-6 overall record in singles play so far this season. With the win, St. Thomas Aquinas remains undefeated on the season at 4-0.  

West Chester, who swept both matches against the Spartans a year ago and finished the season ranked #8 in the Atlantic Region polls, falls to 1-1.  The Spartans return to action at home on Friday, October 9 vs. Kutztown University at 1:30 PM.

St. Thomas Aquinas College def. West Chester University, 6-3

Singles
1.  Charlie Rushing (WCU) def. Javier Munoz (STAC) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8)
2.  Andreu Ferragut (STAC) def. Tony Deimler (WCU) 7-5, 6-3
3.  Aaron Stahl (STAC) def. Lucas von der Heyde (WCU) 6-3, 6-4
4.  Lars Kristiansen (WCU) def. James Bruce (STAC) 6-2, 7-5 
5.  Troy Donato (WCU) def. Hugo Preussler (STAC) 6-3, 6-0 
6.  Roger Almato (STAC) def. Keanu Travalino (WCU) 6-3, 6-1 

Doubles
1. Munoz/Stahl (STAC) def. Deimler/von der Heyde (WCU) 8-4 
2. Ferragut/Bruce (STAC) def. Rushing/Kristiansen (WCU) 9-7 
3. Preussler/Almato (STAC) def. Donato/Travalino (WCU) 8-4 
Match Notes:

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 4-0
WEST CHESTER 1-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,6,3,1,4,2)