By: Justin DeWeese
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The men's tennis team will face Indiana Wesleyan in the Crossroads League tournament after falling to #25 Marian 6-1 and (RV) Grace 4-0 on Tuesday.
Filippo Gallo continued his momentum against Marian after a 4-1 record in singles last week. He defeated Jona Henze in no. 2 singles 3-6, 6-1, (10-8).
Kevin Bollmann and
Mario Gomez defeated Henze and Shadi Al Tori 6-4 in no. 3 doubles, but Marian won the team point 2-1. The Knights took the match 6-1 and improved to 5-2 this season.
The no. 2 doubles team of
Matija Margetic and
Pedro Scattolon won 6-2 against Grace's Javier Gallego and Pablo Gregori, but the Lancers defeated the Maple Leafs or were leading in every other matchup. Grace stayed undefeated for the year, moving to 7-0.
Goshen will face Indiana Wesleyan in the 4-5 matchup of the Crossroads League Quarterfinals on Tuesday, September 20. Both teams are 5-3 in conference this season, and Goshen defeated the Wildcats 4-3 last week.
Marian 6, Goshen 1
Singles
1. Mark Griffin (M) def.
Matija Margetic 6-3, 4-6, (10-7)
2.
Filippo Gallo (G) def. Jona Henze 3-6, 6-1, (10-8)
3. Andrew Ilett (M) def.
Pedro Scattolon 6-1, 6-0
4. Dmitrii Voshchenkov (M) def.
Kevin Bollmann 6-3, 6-1
5. Jones McNamar (M) def.
Mario Gomez 6-1, 6-2
6. Ashwin Bhat (M) def.
Insee Akarapan 6-1, 7-5
Doubles - Marian won team point 2-1
1. Griffin/Ilett (M) def. Akarapan/Gallo 7-6(2)
2. Armando Lopez/Jacob Wittenbaum (M) def. Margetic/Scattolon 7-5
3. Bollmann/Gomez (G) def. Shadi Al Tori/Henze 6-4
Grace 4, Goshen 0
Singles
1. Facundo Paredes (Gr) def.
Matija Margetic 6-4, 6-0
2. Javier Gallego (Gr) def.
Filippo Gallo 6-2, 6-4
3. Pablo Gregori (Gr) def.
Pedro Scattolon 6-3, 6-4
4. David Sandi (Gr) led
Kevin Bollmann 7-6(3)
5. Ramiro Candia (Gr) led
Mario Gomez 6-1, 5-2
6. Nicolas Doria (Gr) led
Insee Akarapan 6-3, 3-2Â
Doubles - Grace won team point 2-1
1. Juan Antinori/Paredes (Gr) def. Akarapan/Gallo 6-4
2. Margetic/Scattolon (Go) def. Gallego/Gregori 6-2
3. Candia/Doria (Gr) def. Bollmann/Gomez 6-1