Men's Tennis Blanks Cross-Town Rivals Dominican, 7-0

Posted: Apr 21, 2022

Sparkill, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Tennis team ran its current win-streak to four matches with a 7-0 shutout victory over cross-town rival Dominican College on Thursday afternoon at the Riley Family Tennis Courts.

STAC improves to 14-7 on the strength of its fourth consecutive blanking, while Dominican drops to 5-7 on the year.

STAC opened the day, sweeping all three matchups in doubles play to secure the first team point. The duo of Valentin Baranyi and Julius Upel captured a 6-1 victory at No. 2, followed by the No. 3 pair of Odysseas Papaioannou and Tony Khamassi taking a 6-2 win. The top pairing of Eduard Simo and Ludovico Truffelli closed things out with a 6-4 triumph. Truffelli's victory sets a new program record for doubles victories in a season with 18.

Once the Spartans secured their initial point, there was no turning back. St. Thomas Aquinas jumped right into singles play, taking all six matches from the Chargers to secure their fourth straight shutout victory. Ludovico Truffelli picked up a 6-1, 6-1 triumph at No. 4, followed by Lennart Lehmann's win 6-1, 6-2 in the No. 2 spot. Eduard Simo posted a 6-4, 6-4 victory at No. 1, with Odysseas Papaioannou taking the No. 3 match 6-3, 6-4. Ivan Laiz (6-3, 6-0) and Valentin Baranyi (6-3, 6-1) posted wins in the No. 5 and No. 6 positions, respectively to help sweep all of the individual contests.

STAC 7/DOMINICAN 0 - OFFICIAL RESULTS

DOUBLES

1. Eduard Simo & Ludovico Truffelli (STAC) def. Marcos Lee & Anthony Kwok (DOM), 6-4

2. Valentin Baranyi & Julius Upel (STAC) def. Guilherme Salim & Skylar Ross (DOM), 6-1

3. Odysseas Papaioannou & Tony Khamassi (STAC) def. Tanaka Chabata & Faris Hadir (DOM), 6-2

Order of Finish: 2, 3*, 1

SINGLES

1. Eduard Simo (STAC) def. Guilherme Salim (DOM) 6-4, 6-4

2. Lennart Lehmann (STAC) def. Marcos Lee (DOM) 6-1, 6-2

3. Odysseas Papaioannou (STAC) def. Anthony Kwok (DOM) 6-3, 6-4

4. Ludovico Truffelli (STAC) def. Tanaka Chabata (DOM) 6-1, 6-1

5. Ivan Laiz (STAC) def. Ander Cantero Sadaba (DOM) 6-3, 6-0

6. Valentin Baranyi (STAC) def. Qalib Bahadurali Ladhani (DOM) 6-3, 6-1

Order of Finish: 4, 2, 1*, 3, 5, 6

Dominican Record: 5-7, 3-5 CACC

#6/#60 STAC Record: 14-7, 3-2 ECC

Match Notes: 1. Ludovico Truffelli set a new program record for doubles wins in a season with 18. 2. Eduard Simo, Ludovico Truffelli, Valentin Baranyi and Odysseas Papaioannou all went 2-0 on the afternoon with both doubles and sinlges victories.

Up Next: STAC hosts the University of the District of Columbia in the team's regular season finale on Saturday, April 23 at the Riley Family Tennis Courts. First serve between the Spartans and Firebirds is scheduled for 1:30 p.m with Senior Day festivities to precede the matchup.