Richmond Comeback Falls Short In 4-3 Loss Against Delaware

Saturday, March 20

Westhampton Courts

10AM

University of Richmond

Delaware

Richmond Comeback Falls Short In 4-3 Loss Against Delaware

03/20/2021 | Men's Tennis

RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond men's tennis team lost the doubles point and battled back in singles tying the match at 3-3 before falling short 4-3 against Delaware Saturday at the Westhampton Tennis Courts.

With the match tied at 3-3, freshman Sebastian Miano (Barcelona, Spain) went to a deciding third set and fell short against Guilherme Valdoleiros, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (8-6), 6-0 at No. 5 singles. Miano won a first set tiebreaker 7-6 (7-5) but couldn't close the match in a second set tiebreaker 7-6 (8-6). Valdoleiros used the momentum from the second set win and won the third set 6-0.

The Spiders (2-6) started the match by dropping the doubles point. Richmond lost two of the three doubles matches to fall behind, 1-0.

Junior John Walsh (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) and junior Campbell Erwin (San Antonio, Texas) fell to James Wilkinson and Liam Hedlund at No. 2 doubles, 6-4.

At No. 1 doubles, freshman Daniel Kliebhan (Newtown, Pa.) and junior Josh Keitelman (Chevy Chase, Md.) battled to a 6-4 win against Pierce Gilheany and Julian Chousa.

In the final doubles match, junior Alex Wernink (Glen Cove, N.Y.) and graduate student Matt Fernandez (Richmond, Va.) held a 5-2 lead before Pierre-Louis Dodens and Luis Molina stormed back to clinch the point for Delaware, 7-5.

In singles, Delaware took a 2-0 lead after Dodens won in straight sets against Kliebhan, 6-3, 6-2 at No. 2 singles. Wernink got Richmond on the board with a straight-sets win against Gilheany, 6-2, 6-0 at No. 3 singles.

Fernandez tied the match at 2-2 with a straight-sets win at No. 1 singles against Wilkinson, 6-3, 6-4. Delaware took the lead at 3-2 after Molina won against Keitelman, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6), at No. 6 singles.

Walsh tied the match at 3-3 with a comeback win at No. 4 singles against Chousa, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Walsh forced a third set by winning the second set, 6-3 and won the third 6-4.

Richmond will play again tomorrow and begin A-10 play by hosting Duquesne on Sunday, March 21 at 11 a.m.

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Delaware 4, Richmond 3
Singles competition
1. Matt Fernandez, (UR) def. James Wilkinson (UD), 6-3, 6-4
2. Pierre-Louis Dodens (UD) def. Daniel Kliebhan, (UR), 6-3, 6-2
3. Alex Wernink, (UR) def. Pierce Gilheany (UD),6-2, 6-0
4. John Walsh (UR) def. Julian Chousa (UD), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
5. Guilherme Valdoleiros (UD) def. Sebastian Miano (UR), 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (8-6), 6-0
6. Luis Molina (UD) def. Josh Keitelman (UR), 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)

Doubles competition
1. Daniel Kliebhan/Josh Keitelman (UR) def. Pierce Gilheany/Julian Chousa (UD), 6-4
2. James Wilkinson/Liam Hedlund (UD)def. Campbell Erwin/John Walsh (UR), 6-4
3. Pierre-Louis Dodens/Luis Molina (UD) def. Alex Wernink/Matt Fernandez (UR), 7-5

Match Notes:
Richmond 2-6
Delaware 3-1
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,3,1,6,4,5)

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