Men's Tennis Suffers 4-3 Setback to Rockhurst

Posted: Mar 15, 2022

Orlando, Fla. – The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Tennis team continued its Florida Spring Break trip with a 4-3 setback to Rockhurst University on Tuesday afternoon.

STAC opened the contest, taking the doubles point on the strength of victories by No. 1 doubles by Eduard Simo and Ludovico Truffelli, 6-1, the No 2. pair of Odysseas Papaioannou and Tony Khamassi, 6-3 and then the No. 3 doubles team of Ivan Laiz and Julius Upel, 7-3.

In singles action, Rockhurst took the first two matchups, to take a commanding 3-0 advantage. STAC would battle to break the shutout, with two straight wins of their own, as Lennart Lehmann scored a 7-5, 7-6 victory at No. 3, before Odysseas Papaioannou scored a 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 triumph. However, despite the Spartans fight in all of their singles contests, Rockhurst picked up the match-clinching point via a 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 win at the No. 6 position.

ROCKHURST 4/STAC 3 - OFFICIAL RESULTS

DOUBLES

1. Eduard Simo & Ludovico Truffelli (STAC) def. Semen Tsyrenov & Louis Keiner (ROCK), 6-1

2. Odysseas Papaioannou & Tony Khamassi (STAC) def. Andres Sahagun & Joe Harris (ROCK), 6-3

3. Ivan Laiz & Julius Upel (STAC) def. Agustin Cortes & Santiago Rodriguez (ROCK), 7-5

Order of Finish: 1, 2*, 3

SINGLES

1. Semen Tsyrenov (ROCK) def. Maximilian Kendler (STAC) 7-5, 7-5

2. Louis Keiner (ROCK) def. Eduard Simo (STAC) 6-2, 7-6

3. Lennart Lehmann (STAC) def. Agustin Cortez (ROCK) 7-5, 7-6

4. Odysseas Papaioannou (STAC) def. Santiago Rodriguez (ROCK) 3-6, 6-1, 1-0

5. Cris Cequea-Rivero (ROCK) def. Ludovico Truffelli (STAC) 7-5, 7-5

6. Andres Sahagun (ROCK) def. Ivan Laiz (STAC) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0

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

Rockhurst Record: 5-2, 0-0 GLVC

STAC Record: 8-2, 0-0 ECC

Notes: Odysseas Papaioannou won both his doubles and singles matches on the afternoon. The match spanned two days due to rain suspending Tuesday's match, forcing a Wednesday finish.

Up Next: STAC continues its Sunshine State Spring Break trip, taking on Bentley University on Thursday, March 17.