Temple University Athletics
Saturday, February 20
Greensburg Racquet Club
5:00 p.m.
Temple University
5
vs
2
Youngstown State
Photo by: Mitchell Leff
Men’s Tennis Extends Winning Streak With 5-2 Win Over Youngstown State
2.20.16 | Men's Tennis
GREENSBURG, Pa. – The Temple men's tennis team continued to be a dominant force, winning its seventh straight match on Saturday night after defeating Youngstown State, 5-2.
"The guys played well today, especially in doubles. I'm really happy with the way everyone came out in the beginning of the match and fought to pick up the doubles win," said head coach Steve Mauro. "There were also some strong performances in singles and we hope to keep our streak alive against St. Francis."
The Owls swept the singles point with a 6-1 win from Hicham Belkssir and Vineet Naran at the first flight and a 6-3 victory from Uladzimir Dorash and Florian Mayer at the third flight.
In singles, the Owls continued to be strong as Mayer defeated the Penguins' Gabriel Tolesani, 6-3, 6-1 at the fifth flight. Youngstown State picked up its first point of the game when Bassem El Mekawi beat Dorash, 6-1, 6-4 at the fourth flight.
Temple's Filip Stipcic put the Owls up 3-1 after recording a 6-1, 7-5 win at the sixth flight over Agustin Reyes. The Penguins would close the gap to 3-2 after Luke Purser defeated Nicolas Paulus, 7-5, 6-4 at the third flight. The Owls picked up the win when Artem Kapshuk defeated Matthew Krtizinger, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3) at the second flight.
The Owls move to 9-1 on the season and will face Saint Francis [Pa]. on February 21 at 10:00 a.m.
Temple 5, Youngstown State 2
Doubles:
1) Hicham Belkssir/Vineet Naran (Temple) def. Hugo Morth/Agustin Reyers (YSU), 6-1
2) Artem Kapshuk/Nicolas Paulus (Temple) def. Matthew Kritzinger/Luke Purser (YSU), 6-3
3) Uldazimir Dorash/Florian Mayer (Temple) def. Bassem El Mekawi/Gabriel Tolesani (YSU), 6-3
Singles:
1) Santiago Canete (Temple) def. Hugo Morth (YSU), 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
2) Artem Kapshuk (Temple) def. Matthew Kritzinger (YSU), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3)
3) Luke Purser (YSU) def. Nicolas Paulus (Temple), 7-5, 6-4
4) Bassem El Mekawi (YSU) def. Uldazimir Dorash (Temple), 6-1, 6-4
5) Florian Mayer (Temple) def. Gabriel Tolesani (YSU), 6-3, 6-1
6) Filip Stipcic (Temple) def. Agustin Reyes (YSU), 6-1, 7-5
Order of Finish
Doubles: 1,3,2
Singles: 5,4,6,3,2,1
"The guys played well today, especially in doubles. I'm really happy with the way everyone came out in the beginning of the match and fought to pick up the doubles win," said head coach Steve Mauro. "There were also some strong performances in singles and we hope to keep our streak alive against St. Francis."
The Owls swept the singles point with a 6-1 win from Hicham Belkssir and Vineet Naran at the first flight and a 6-3 victory from Uladzimir Dorash and Florian Mayer at the third flight.
In singles, the Owls continued to be strong as Mayer defeated the Penguins' Gabriel Tolesani, 6-3, 6-1 at the fifth flight. Youngstown State picked up its first point of the game when Bassem El Mekawi beat Dorash, 6-1, 6-4 at the fourth flight.
Temple's Filip Stipcic put the Owls up 3-1 after recording a 6-1, 7-5 win at the sixth flight over Agustin Reyes. The Penguins would close the gap to 3-2 after Luke Purser defeated Nicolas Paulus, 7-5, 6-4 at the third flight. The Owls picked up the win when Artem Kapshuk defeated Matthew Krtizinger, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3) at the second flight.
The Owls move to 9-1 on the season and will face Saint Francis [Pa]. on February 21 at 10:00 a.m.
Temple 5, Youngstown State 2
Doubles:
1) Hicham Belkssir/Vineet Naran (Temple) def. Hugo Morth/Agustin Reyers (YSU), 6-1
2) Artem Kapshuk/Nicolas Paulus (Temple) def. Matthew Kritzinger/Luke Purser (YSU), 6-3
3) Uldazimir Dorash/Florian Mayer (Temple) def. Bassem El Mekawi/Gabriel Tolesani (YSU), 6-3
Singles:
1) Santiago Canete (Temple) def. Hugo Morth (YSU), 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
2) Artem Kapshuk (Temple) def. Matthew Kritzinger (YSU), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3)
3) Luke Purser (YSU) def. Nicolas Paulus (Temple), 7-5, 6-4
4) Bassem El Mekawi (YSU) def. Uldazimir Dorash (Temple), 6-1, 6-4
5) Florian Mayer (Temple) def. Gabriel Tolesani (YSU), 6-3, 6-1
6) Filip Stipcic (Temple) def. Agustin Reyes (YSU), 6-1, 7-5
Order of Finish
Doubles: 1,3,2
Singles: 5,4,6,3,2,1
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Hugo Morth / 0 [YSU]
265
647
#2 Singles Match
12
Matthew Kritzinger / 0 [YSU]
66
77
#3 Singles Match
12
Luke Purser / 0 [YSU]
76
54
#4 Singles Match
12
Bassem El Mekawi / 0 [YSU]
66
14
#5 Singles Match
12
Gabriel Tolesani / 0 [YSU]
31
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Agustin Reyes / 0 [YSU]
15
67
Order of Finish:
5,4,6,3,2,1
Players Mentioned
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