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Men's Tennis Falls 4-3 In NEC Semifinal Against Wagner

Senior Alec Dylan Foo-Kune
BOX SCORE Flash Points:
  • SFU Men's Tennis fell 4-3 in a tough NEC Semifinals match vs. Wagner on Saturday.
  • The Red Flash won three singles matches, but fell in two three-set matches.
  • Saint Francis finished the season with an 8-13 record.

NEC Championship Central | Men's NEC Bracket
 
WEST WINDSOR, N.J. ­– The Saint Francis Men's Tennis team fell 4-3 in a tight match in the NEC Semifinals against No. 2 seed Wagner on Saturday.  The Red Flash dropped the doubles point, but won three singles matches.  However, the Seahawks came out on top in two three-set matches.  The Red Flash ended the season with an 8-13 record, while Wagner improved to 14-8.
 
Senior Alec Dylan Foo-Kune (Phoenix, Mauritius/International Connections Academy (Md.)) and junior Jan Vit Suntar (Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Slovenia/Gimnazija Kranj) competed at the top doubles spot against the Seahawks' Anatoliy Lashkul and Dale Sandy.  The Red Flash duo fell 6-2.
 
At No. 2, sophomore Franz Luna (Guatemala City, Guatemala/Laurel Springs) and freshman Sebastian Pinos (Quito, Ecuador/Compuinformatica) battled Wagner's Eric Poland and Dylan Walters.  However, the SFU pair dropped a 6-1 decision to finish the Spring with a 12-9 mark.
 
Sophomore Eduardo Garcia (Toluca, Mexico/Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico) and freshman Charles Morkel (Cape Town, South Africa/Paul Roos Gymnasium) paired up at No. 3 against WC's Charlton Boyd and Ilya Kneppelhout.  The SFU duo was trailing 4-3 when the match was stopped.
 
Morkel took on Wagner's Hans Ohrner at No. 3 singles.  The Red Flash rookie claimed the first set, 6-1.  He completed a straight-set victory with a 6-3 second set.  Morkel finished the Spring with a 7-6 record.
 
Pinos battled the Seahawks' Poland at No. 4.  The SFU freshman took the opening set, 6-1.  Pinos won the next set, 6-2, to end the season with a 10-10 dual match record.
 
At No. 6, Suntar faced WC's Sandy.  After falling 6-2 in the first set, Suntar responded by winning the second set, 6-3.  In the deciding set, Suntar came out on top, 6-3.  He moved to 5-4 this Spring.
 
In the match at No. 1, Luna met the Seahawks' Walters.  The SFU sophomore won the first set, 6-1, but dropped the second set, 6-2.  In the final set, Luna fell 6-3.  Luna finished the season with an 11-10 dual match mark.
 
Foo-Kune took on Wagner's Lashkul at No. 2.  The SFU senior dropped a tough opening set, 7-6, including a 7-4 tiebreaker.  Foo-Kune bounced back for a 6-4 win in the second set.  However, Foo-Kune fell 6-3 in the final set.  He concluded the Spring with a team-best 13 wins.
 
Garcia met Wagner's Boyd at No. 5.  However, the Red Flash sophomore fell 6-1, 6-0.
 
Doubles
1. Lashkul/Sandy(WAG) def. Foo-Kune/Suntar(SFU), 6-2.
2. Poland/Walters(WAG) def. Luna/Pinos(SFU), 6-1.
3. Garcia/Morkel(SFU) vs. Boyd/Kneppelhout(WAG), 3-4, unfinished.
 
Singles:
1. Walters(WAG) def. Luna(SFU), 1-6, 6-2, 6-3.
2. Lashkul(WAG) def. Foo-Kune(SFU), 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-3.
3. Morkel(SFU) def. Ohrner(WAG), 6-1, 6-3
4. Pinos(SFU) def. Poland(WAG), 6-1, 6-2.
5. Boyd(WAG) def. Garcia(SFU), 6-1, 6-0.
6. Suntar(SFU) def. Sandy(WAG), 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.
 
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Players Mentioned

Alec Dylan Foo-Kune

Alec Dylan Foo-Kune

5' 9"
Senior
Franz Luna

Franz Luna

5' 11"
Sophomore
Jan Vit Suntar

Jan Vit Suntar

6' 1"
Junior
Charles Morkel

Charles Morkel

6' 5"
Freshman
Sebastian Pinos

Sebastian Pinos

5' 5"
Freshman
Eduardo Garcia

Eduardo Garcia

5' 6"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Alec Dylan Foo-Kune

Alec Dylan Foo-Kune

5' 9"
Senior
Franz Luna

Franz Luna

5' 11"
Sophomore
Jan Vit Suntar

Jan Vit Suntar

6' 1"
Junior
Charles Morkel

Charles Morkel

6' 5"
Freshman
Sebastian Pinos

Sebastian Pinos

5' 5"
Freshman
Eduardo Garcia

Eduardo Garcia

5' 6"
Sophomore