Richmond Drops Tight Home Opener Against Elon

Saturday, March 2

Westhampton Courts

2:30PM

University of Richmond

Elon

03/02/2019 | Men's Tennis

RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond men's tennis team took the doubles point but Elon battled back to earn a 5-2 comeback win Saturday in the home opener at Westhampton Tennis Courts.

The Spiders won the doubles point taking wins at No. 3 and No. 1 doubles. Freshman Campbell Erwin (San Antonio, Texas) and junior Klein Evans (Raleigh, N.C.) defeated Felipe Osses-Konig and Taylor Foote, 6-4, at No. 3 doubles. Elon's Frank Frankel and Camilo Ponce won 6-2 against junior George Lovitt (Marvin, N.C.) and freshman John Walsh (Bryn Mawr, Pa.), at No. 2 doubles.

In the deciding doubles match, freshman Josh Keitelman (Chevy Chase, Md.) and junior Matt Fernandez (Richmond, Va.) won a tiebreaker 7-6 (4) against Mario Paccini and Felipe Sarrasague at No. 1 doubles. Keitelman won the match with two big serves leading 5-4 in the tiebreaker.

In singles, Elon tied the match at 1-1 after Osses-Konig won in straight sets against Evans, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 3 singles. Erwin gave Richmond a 2-1 lead with a 7-5, 6-4 win against Jacob Bicknell at No. 6 singles.

The Phoenix tied the match at 2-2 when Sarrasague won in straight sets against Fernandez, 7-6 (3), 6-1, at No. 1 singles. Senior Brice Polender (Lake Bluff, Ill.) lost a tough battle against Paccini, 7-5, 7-5, at No. 2 singles.

Elon clinched the match after Frankel rallied against Lovitt, 0-6, 6-2, 6-4, in the third set at No. 4 singles. In the final match, Elon's Ponce won two close sets against Walsh, 7-5, 7-6 (5), at No. 5 singles.

Richmond (8-3) will look to bounce back with a match against Liberty on Sunday, March 3, at 6 p.m. at the Boar's Head Resort in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Elon 5, Richmond 2
Singles
1. Felipe Sarrasague (Elon) def. Matt Fernandez, 7-6 (3), 6-1
2. Mario Paccini (Elon) def. Brice Polender (UR), 7-5, 7-5
3. Felipe Osses-Konig (Elon) def. Klein Evans (UR), 6-2, 6-2
4. Kyle Frankel (Elon) George Lovitt (UR), 0-6, 6-2, 6-4
5. Camilo Ponce (Elon) def. John Walsh (UR), 7-5, 7-6 (5)
6. Campbell Erwin (UR) def. Jacob Bicknell (Elon), 7-5, 6-4

Doubles
1. Josh Keitelman/Matt Fernandez (UR) def. Paccini/Sarrasague (Elon), 7-6 (4)
2. Frankel/Ponce def. George Lovitt/John Walsh (UR) 6-2
3. Campbell Erwin/Klein Evans (UR) def. Osses-Konig/Foote (Elon), 6-4

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