Thursday, April 26
Orlando, FL
9AM
University of Richmond
4
vs
0
La Salle
Spiders Down La Salle, Advance to A-10 Quarterfinals
04/26/2018 | Men's Tennis
ORLANDO, Fla. – The University of Richmond men's tennis team used a comeback in doubles play to switch the momentum and take a 4-0 win over No. 12 seed La Salle in the 2018 Atlantic 10 Championship First Round on Thursday morning.
The Explorers put the pressure on early with a 6-3 win at No. 1 doubles. The Spider pair of Brice Polender and Klein Evans fell behind early on court 2, but were able to bounce back to a 6-3 victory to tie things up. Matt Fernandez and George Lovitt sealed the point for the Spiders with a 6-2 win on court 3.
After dropping his doubles matchup, senior James Aronson came out firing in singles action, dominating La Salle's Rogelio Gonzalez on court 3, 6-1, 6-0. Evans then posted his second comeback of the day on court 4 to extend the Spider lead with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Tomas Christian.
It was Lovitt who would clinch the win for the Spiders, downing Patrick Pascual at No. 5, 6-1, 6-2.
The Spiders have a quick turnaround, returning to action in the A-10 quarterfinal round on Friday, April 27. They will face No. 4 seed George Washington for the second time this season, with match time set for 9 a.m. at the USTA National Campus.
#5 Richmond 4, #12 La Salle 0
SINGLES
1. Caleb Troy (UR) vs. Francesco Mowrey (LAS) 6-2, 4-3, DNF
2. Matthew Fernandez (UR) vs. Connor Merrill (LAS) 6-4, 2-2, DNF
3. James Aronson (UR) def. Rogelio Gonzalez (LAS) 6-1, 6-0
4. Klein Evans (UR) def. Tomas Christian (LAS) 6-3, 6-2
5. George Lovitt (UR) def. Patrick Pascual (LAS) 6-1, 6-2
6. Joseph Nardini (UR) vs. Colin Lucius (LAS) 6-3, 4-2, DNF
Order of Finish: 3, 4, 5
DOUBLES
1. Francesco Mowrey/Tomas Christian (LAS) def. Caleb Troy/James Aronson (UR), 6-3
2. Brice Polender/Klein Evans (UR) def. Connor Merrill/Rogelio Gonzalez (LAS), 6-3
3. Matthew Fernandez/George Lovitt (UR) def. Joseph Diorio/Colin Lucuis (LAS), 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
The Explorers put the pressure on early with a 6-3 win at No. 1 doubles. The Spider pair of Brice Polender and Klein Evans fell behind early on court 2, but were able to bounce back to a 6-3 victory to tie things up. Matt Fernandez and George Lovitt sealed the point for the Spiders with a 6-2 win on court 3.
After dropping his doubles matchup, senior James Aronson came out firing in singles action, dominating La Salle's Rogelio Gonzalez on court 3, 6-1, 6-0. Evans then posted his second comeback of the day on court 4 to extend the Spider lead with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Tomas Christian.
It was Lovitt who would clinch the win for the Spiders, downing Patrick Pascual at No. 5, 6-1, 6-2.
The Spiders have a quick turnaround, returning to action in the A-10 quarterfinal round on Friday, April 27. They will face No. 4 seed George Washington for the second time this season, with match time set for 9 a.m. at the USTA National Campus.
#5 Richmond 4, #12 La Salle 0
SINGLES
1. Caleb Troy (UR) vs. Francesco Mowrey (LAS) 6-2, 4-3, DNF
2. Matthew Fernandez (UR) vs. Connor Merrill (LAS) 6-4, 2-2, DNF
3. James Aronson (UR) def. Rogelio Gonzalez (LAS) 6-1, 6-0
4. Klein Evans (UR) def. Tomas Christian (LAS) 6-3, 6-2
5. George Lovitt (UR) def. Patrick Pascual (LAS) 6-1, 6-2
6. Joseph Nardini (UR) vs. Colin Lucius (LAS) 6-3, 4-2, DNF
Order of Finish: 3, 4, 5
DOUBLES
1. Francesco Mowrey/Tomas Christian (LAS) def. Caleb Troy/James Aronson (UR), 6-3
2. Brice Polender/Klein Evans (UR) def. Connor Merrill/Rogelio Gonzalez (LAS), 6-3
3. Matthew Fernandez/George Lovitt (UR) def. Joseph Diorio/Colin Lucuis (LAS), 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
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