Men's Tennis Records Third Straight Shutout, Blanking Post 7-0

Posted: Apr 16, 2022

Middlebury, Conn. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Tennis team registered its third straight shutout, blanking Post University, 7-0 on Saturday morning at the Edgewood Bath and Tennis Club. STAC improves to 13-7, while Post falls to 6-14 on the year.

STAC opened the day, taking two out of three matches in doubles play to secure the first team point. The duo of Odysseas Papaioannou and Maximilian Kendler captured a 6-4 victory at No. 3, followed by the No. 1 pair of Eduard Simo and Ludovico Truffelli taking a 7-6 (1) win.

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 Eagles to secure their third straight triumph. Eduard Simo picked up a 6-4, 6-1 victory at No. 2, followed by Lennart Lehmann's win 6-3, retired at the No. 3 spot. Maximilian Kendler posted a 6-2, 6-2 triumph at No. 1, with Ivan Laiz taking the No. 6 match 6-3, 6-0. Odysseas Papaioannou (7-5, 6-4) and Ludovico Truffelli (7-6 (4), 6-0) posted wins in the No. 4 and No. 5 positions, respectively to help sweep all of the individual contests.

STAC 7/POST 0 - OFFICIAL RESULTS

DOUBLES

1. Eduard Simo & Ludovico Truffelli (STAC) def. Cooper Smith & Anton Andersson (POST), 7-6 (1)

2. Gustavo Kerber & Nino Krneta (POST) def. Valentin Baranyi & Tony Khamassi (STAC), 7-6 (2)

3. Odysseas Papaioannou & Maximilian Kendler (STAC) def. Jose Nunez & Niklas Langenfield (POST), 6-4

Order of Finish: 3, 1*, 2

SINGLES

1. Maximilian Kendler (STAC) def. Gustavo Kerber (POST) 6-2, 6-2

2. Eduard Simo (STAC) def. Cooper Smith (POST) 6-4, 6-1

3. Lennart Lehmann (STAC) def. Jose Nunez (POST) 6-3, Retired

4. Odysseas Papaioannou (STAC) def. Anton Andersson (POST) 7-5, 6-4

5. Ludovico Truffelli (STAC) def. Niklas Langenfield (POST) 7-6 (4), 6-0

6. Ivan Laiz (STAC) def. Ivan Kalchanov (POST) 6-3, 6-0

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

Post Record: 6-14, 2-5 CACC

#5/#62 STAC Record: 13-7, 3-2 ECC

Match Notes: Eduard Simo, Ludovico Truffelli, Odysseas Papaioannou and Maximilian Kendler all went 2-0 on the day, posting both singles and doubles victories.

Up Next: STAC hosts Dominican College in a non-conference matchup on Thursday, April 21 at the Riley Family Tennis Courts. First serve between the Spartans and Chargers is scheduled for 3:00 p.m in Sparkill, N.Y.