Box Score Cincinnati, Ohio – The Fordham men's tennis team traveled out to Ohio o Friday and saw its four-match winning streak snapped as the Rams were edged by Xavier University, 4-3, at Eastern Hills Indoor.
The match came down to the final single competition between Fordham's
Max Green and Xavier's Srdan Pejic at second singes. Green dropped the first set, 7-5 but came back to take the second, 6-3. The third set was a marathon session but Pejic pulled out a 7-6 (5) win to give the Musketeers the victory.
Doubles
1. Brett Winters/Matthew Graft (XUM) def.
Fabian Mauritzson/
Lutwin de Macar (FOR), 6-4
2.
Max Green/
Finn Kemper (FOR) def. Jan Vrba/Michael Lee (XUM), 6-3
3. Srdan Pejic/Shashank Reddy (XUM) def.
Alex Makatsaria/
Jofre Segarra (FOR), 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles
1. Brett Winters (XUM) def.
Fabian Mauritzson (FOR), 6-1, 6-2
2. Srdan Pejic (XUM) def.
Max Green (FOR), 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5)
3.
Lutwin de Macar (FOR) def. Matthew Graft (XUM), 7-5, 6-2
4.
Alex Makatsaria (FOR) def. Shashank Reddy (XUM), 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
5.
Finn Kemper (FOR) def. Aaron Thompson (XUM), 6-3, 6-3
6. Michael Lee (XUM) def.
Jofre Segarra (FOR), 6-2, 6-0
Order of finish: 1, 6, 5, 3, 4, 2
What's Next?
The Rams remain in Ohio to face Saint Louis University on Saturday, March 7, at 6:00 p.m. and the University of Dayton on Sunday, March 8, at 9:30 a.m. with both matches being played at the South Regency Tennis Center in Miamisburg, Ohio.