Spiders Drop Close Road Match At Elon

Saturday, March 7

Elon, NC

1PM

University of Richmond

Elon

03/07/2020 | Men's Tennis

ELON, N.C. – The University of Richmond men's tennis team lost the doubles point and came close in singles before falling 5-2 on the road at Elon Saturday.

The Spiders (4-6) started the match by losing the doubles point after dropping the first two matches. At No. 2 doubles, senior Klein Evans (Raleigh, N.C.) and sophomore Campbell Erwin (San Antonio, Texas) fell to Camilo Ponce and Sam Dively, 6-3.

The Phoenix clinched the doubles point after sophomores John Walsh (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) and Alex Wernink (Glen Cove, N.Y.) lost 6-3 to Chung-Han Tsai and Dino Bonetta at No. 3 doubles.

In the final doubles match, sophomore Josh Keitelman (Chevy Chase, Md.) and senior Matt Fernandez (Richmond, Va.) were leading 4-3 against Kyle Frankel and Nicholas Condos at No. 1 doubles when the point was clinched.

In singles, Frankel won in straight sets against Fernandez, 6-2, 6-1 at No. 1 singles. At No. 4 singles, Tsai won in straight sets against senior George Lovitt (Marvin, N.C.), 6-2, 6-2.

Freshman Ricky Bell (Rockville, Md.) earned a 6-2, 6-0 win against Dively at No. 6 singles. Evans picked up a 6-4, 6-4 win against Condos at No. 2 singles.

Elon's Ponce edged Erwin, 6-4, 6-4 at No. 3 singles and Walsh fell short against Bonetta in a third-set super tiebreaker 5-7, 7-5, 10-2.

Richmond will 14 days to prepare for a home double-header against Methodist and Coppin State on March 21 at the Westhampton Tennis Courts.

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Elon 5, Richmond 2
Singles
No. 1 – Kyle Frankel (Elon) def. Matt Fernandez, 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 – Klein Evans def. Nicholas Condos (Elon), 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 – Camilo Ponce (Elon) def. Campbell Erwin, 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 – Chung-Han Tsai (Elon) def. George Lovitt, 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 – Dino Bonetta (Elon) def. John Walsh, 5-7, 7-5, 10-2
No. 6 – Ricky Bell def. Sam Dively (Elon), 6-2, 6-0

Doubles
No. 1 – Keitelman/Fernandez vs. Frankel/Condos, 4-3 unfinished
No. 2 – Ponce/Dively (Elon) def. Erwin/Evans, 6-3
No. 3 – Tsai/Bonetta (Elon) def. Alex Wernink/Walsh, 6-3

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