Bronx, N.Y. – The Fordham University men's tennis team got back on the winning track on Sunday as the Rams defeated Wagner College, 6-1, at the Cary Leeds Center.
Fordham opened the match by taking the doubles point, winning all three doubles matches.
Giorgio Soemarno and
Nick Mueller took first doubles from Rodrigo Perez and Filippo Tonnicchi , 6-3, while
Dhillon Virdee-Oakley and
Nicholas Kanazirev were victorious at second doubles over Sebastian Dobson and Kunch Moolchandani, 7-5.
John Mascone and
Stefan Stojanovic completed the sweep for the Rams with a 6-2 win at the third spot over Aryan Gupta and Lucas Darling.
The Rams then put the match away by taking five of the six singles matches, two by default. Soemarno won at second singles over Dobson, 6-3, 6-2, Kanazirev took third singles from Darling, 6-2, 6-1, and Virdee-Oakley defeated Moolchandani at the fourth spot, 6-0, 6-1.
Fordham 6, Wagner 1
Cary Leeds Center| Bronx, N.Y.
Sunday, March 17, 2024
Singles Competition
1. Rodrigo Perez (WAG) def.
Nick Mueller (FORM) 7-6, 2-6, 13-11
2.
Giorgio Soemarno (FORM) def. Sebastian Dobson (WAG) 6-3, 6-2
3.
Nicholas Kanazirev (FORM) def. Lucas Darling (WAG) 6-2, 6-1
4.
Dhillon Virdee-Oakley (FORM) def. Kunch Moolchandani (WAG) 6-0, 6-1
5.
John Mascone (FORM) def. No player (WAG), by default
6.
Bingru Chen (FORM) def. No player (WAG), by default
Doubles competition
1.
Giorgio Soemarno/
Nick Mueller (FORM) def. Rodrigo Perez/Filippo Tonnicchi (WAG) 6-3
2.
Dhillon Virdee-Oakley/
Nicholas Kanazirev (FORM) def. Sebastian Dobson/Kunch Moolchandani (WAG) 7-5
3.
John Mascone/
Stefan Stojanovic (FORM) def. Aryan Gupta/Lucas Darling (WAG) 6-2
What's Next?
The Rams return to action on Friday, March 22, as they begin their spring break trip to Florida with a match against Union College at the USTA National Campus in Orlando at 9:00 a.m.
