NEWARK, Del. – Morgan State men's tennis rallied to pull out a 4-3 non-conference road victory against the Delaware Blue Hens at the Delaware Field House Outdoor Courts.
The Bears (4-12, 1-0 MEAC) opened the day with a pair of losses at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles as Delaware (6-13) took the doubles point.
The freshmen dynamic duo of Ondrei Labik and Nick Rawal recorded a 6-2 win against Tyler Flematt and Colin Wong at No. 1 doubles.
The Bears took the first two singles matches to take the early lead. Junior
Jeremy Field posted a 6-0, 6-4 victory against Blaise Casselbury at the No. 2 spot, and Rawal won his match with a score of 6-3, 6-2 against Venkatesh Ramkumar at No. 5.
The Hens eventually tied the match when Luis Marcano posted a 6-1, 6-1 decision over senior
Sagar Sathyanarayanan in No. 6 singles and Colin Wong defeated junior
Lucas Krusinski, 6-3, 6-1 in top flight action.
The Bears pulled away in the end with a pair of big wins. Labik dropped Dominick Perez 6-2, 6-2, and improved his record to 6-6 for the season.
Junior
Arjun Ramakrishnan recorded the final win of the day for the Bears by recording a tough 7-6 (7), 6-2 victory over the Blue Hens' Tyler Flematti at No. 3.
"We had a good weekend," said MSU coach
Matthew Townes. "I thought we might have an emotional low today after yesterday's big win at home, but the guys were able to continue rolling even after losing the doubles point today. We are finally starting to fire on all cylinders, just in time for conference play."
The Bears will return to action on Saturday (April 8) for a MEAC showdown against Beltway rival Howard.
Morgan State 4, Delaware 3
Sunday, April 2, 2017
Delaware Field House Outdoor Courts
Newark, Del.
Doubles
1. Ondrei Labik/Nihit Rawal (MSU) def. Tyler Flematti/Colin Wong (UD), 6-2
2. Dominick Perez/Roy Cheng (UD) def. Lucas Krusinski/Jeremy Field (MSU), 6-3
3. Blaise Casselbury/Luis Marcano (UD) def. Arjun Ramakrishnan/Sagar Sathyanarayanan, (MSU), 6-1
ORDER OF FINISH: 3, 1, 2*
Singles
1. Colin Wong (UD) def. Lucas Krusinski (MSU), 6-3, 6-1
2. Jeremy Field (MSU) def. Blaise Casselbury (UD), 6-0, 6-4
3. Arjun Ramakrishnan (MSU) def. Tyler Flematti (UD), 7-6 (7), 6-2
4. Ondrei Labik (MSU) def. Dominick Perez (UD), 6-2, 6-2
5. Nihit Rawal (MSU) def. Venkatesh Ramkumar (UD), 6-3, 6-2
6. Luis Marcano (UD) def. Sagar Sathyanarayanan (MSU), 6-1, 6-1
ORDER OF FINISH: 2, 5, 6, 1, 4, 3*
Overall Records
Delaware: 6-13, 0-2 CAA Morgan State: 4-12, 1-0 MEAC