LORETTO, Pa. – Saint Francis University men's tennis fell 4-3 to Mount St. Mary's on its senior day, while the women's team lost 5-2.
Christian Banti,
Jordi Garcia and
Adam Kush were honored during the senior day ceremony.
Men's: Saint Francis 3, Mount St. Mary's 4
Doubles
Mount St. Mary's took all-three doubles matches to earn its victory. Kush and
Zachary Palko had the closest margin with a 7-6 (8-6) loss in the No. 1 match.
Singles
Mount St. Mary's and Saint Francis split the singles matches, which led to the Mountaineers' victory. Garcia won 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8) in the No. 1 match,
Matt Kozar won 6-2, 6-3 in the No. 4 match and
Patrick Reese won 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 (10-7) in the No. 5 match.
Women's: Saint Francis 2, Mount St. Mary's 5
Doubles
Mount St. Mary's took the doubles point with wins in the No. 1 and No. 2 matches.
Valeria Vinces and
Dominique Yeo won the No. 3 match 6-4.
Singles
The Mountaineers won four of the six singles matches to earn its victory. Yeo won the No. 2 match 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (11-9) and
Nagisa Miyake won the No. 6 match 6-2, 6-2.
Bente Vandeputte had won eight of her last nine matches prior to her 6-2, 6-2 loss in the No. 1 match.
Next
Women's tennis returns to the court on Saturday, April 1 at West Liberty, while men's tennis returns on Sunday, April 2 at Bloomsburg.