Spiders Down Bryant, 4-3

Saturday, February 3

Annapolis, MD

2PM

University of Richmond

Bryant

02/03/2018 | Men's Tennis

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The University of Richmond men's tennis team is no stranger to dramatic matches this season.

The Spiders played their third 4-3 match of 2018 on Saturday afternoon and came out on top, defeating Bryant in a neutral-site matchup in Annapolis.

"What a great team win," head coach Houston Barrick said after the match. "Doubles was a tough loss for us, as we were serving for the match at No. 3 doubles but couldn't close it out. To rally back and grab four singles wins like we did was so exciting."

Caleb Troy and James Aronson pulled off a 7-5 win on court 1 over Bryant's Matt Kuhar and Artor Jakubowski, but the Bulldog posted wins on courts 2 and 3 to take a 1-0 lead.

The Spiders took control in singles play, winning on four of six courts to post a 4-3 win. Aronson logged his second win of the day with a 6-0, 6-3 defeat of Jorge Isaias Ortiz-Garcia at No. 4. Matt Fernandez took down Jakubowski on court 3, 6-3, 6-3, while Klein Evans defeated Guido Argentini, 6-3, 6-1.

With both squads tied at 3-3, it was freshman Joe Nardini who was left battling in a third set on court 6. The rookie pulled off a 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 win over Trent Massam to clinch the match for Richmond and move to 2-0 in dual match play as a Spider.

"Joe left everything he had out on the court and played his best when his team needed him the most," Barrick added. "Joe has worked hard all year long, and I couldn't be happier to see him succeed."

The Spiders will now stay in Annapolis to face host Navy on Sunday, February 4. Match time is set for 1 p.m.

Richmond 4, Bryant 3
SINGLES
1. Matt Kuhar (BU) def. Caleb Troy (UR) – 7-5, 6-2
2. Luke Lorenz (BU) def. Brice Polender (UR) – 6-4, 6-2
3. Matt Fernandez (UR) def. Artor Jakubowski (BU) – 6-3, 6-3
4. James Aronson (UR) def. Jorge Isaias Ortiz-Garcia (BU) – 6-0, 6-3
5. Klein Evans (UR) def. Guido Argentini (BU) – 6-3, 6-1
6. Joe Nardini (UR) def. Trent Massam (BU) – 7-5, 5-7, 6-4

DOUBLES
1. Caleb Troy/James Aronson (UR) def. Matt Kuhar/Artor Jakubowski (BU) – 7-5
2. Trent Massam/Jorge Isaias Ortiz-Garcia (BU) def. Brice Polender/George Lovitt (UR) – 6-3
3. Luke Lorenz/Grant Pertile (BU) def. Klein Evans/Matt Fernandez (UR) – 7-5