Posted: Apr 04, 2022
Philadelphia, Pa. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Tennis team suffered a 4-3 setback to Chestnut Hill College on Monday in non-conference action.
The Griffins took two of three doubles matches to earn their first team point. The lone Spartan victory came via the pair of Ivan Laiz and Julius Upel, who won 6-4 at No. 3.
Chestnut Hill went up 2-0 on an early singles match victory, before Ludovico Truffelli scored a 6-4, 6-4 triumph at the No. 3 position. The hosts then took a commanding 3-1 advantage, but Eduard Simo's 6-3, 7-5 win at No. 4 kept STAC alive in the contest. However, it would be short lived, as the Griffins closed out the match with a 6-4, 6-1 advantage in the No. 5 spot. Ivan Laiz finished the day with a 6-0, 6-1 victory for the Spartans at the No. 6 position.
Chestnut Hill went up 2-0 on an early singles match victory, before Ludovico Truffelli scored a 6-4, 6-4 triumph at the No. 3 position. The hosts then took a commanding 3-1 advantage, but Eduard Simo's 6-3, 7-5 win at No. 4 kept STAC alive in the contest. However, it would be short lived, as the Griffins closed out the match with a 6-4, 6-1 advantage in the No. 5 spot. Ivan Laiz finished the day with a 6-0, 6-1 victory for the Spartans at the No. 6 position.
STAC 4/CHESTNUT HILL 3 - OFFICIAL RESULTS
DOUBLES
1. Tom Pitchley & Joseph Gregory Kvint (CHC) def. Ludovico Truffelli & Eduard Simo (STAC), 6-1
2. Noah Cutting & Mark Gladkyy (CHC) def. Lennart Lehmann & Odysseas Papaioannou (STAC), 6-3
3. Ivan Laiz & Julius Upel (STAC) def. Domagoj Dugandzic & Joao Sousa (CHC), 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 2*, 3
SINGLES
1. Tom Pitchley (CHC) def. Maximilian Kendler (STAC) 6-0, 3-6, 6-4
2. Noah Cutting (CHC) def. Lennart Lehmann (STAC) 6-3, 7-6
3. Ludovico Truffelli (STAC) def. Joseph Gregory Kvint (CHC) 6-4, 6-4
4. Eduard Simo (STAC) def. Joao Sousa (CHC) 6-3, 7-5
5. Domagoj Dugandzic (CHC) def. Odysseas Papaioannou (STAC) 6-4, 6-1
6. Ivan Laiz (STAC) def. Mark Gladkyy (CHC) 6-0, 6-1
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1, 4, 5*, 6
Chestnut Hill Record: 7-2, 4-0 CACC
STAC Record: 10-5, 1-1 ECC
Notes: Ivan Laiz won both his singles and doubles matches on the day.
Up Next: St. Thomas Aquinas heads to Queens College, to face the Knights in ECC action, on Friday, April 8 (1:00 p.m.).