Temple University Athletics
Wednesday, March 2
Dallas, TX
7:00 p.m.
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Photo by: Mitchell Leff
Men's Tennis Drops Conference Match to SMU, 7-0
3.2.16 | Men's Tennis
DALLAS, TX - The Temple men's tennis team saw a nine-match winning streak come to an end on Wednesday night as they fell to conference foe SMU, 7-0. The Owls move to 11-2, 2-1 The American with their first loss since January 16.
SMU quickly took a 1-0 lead over Temple, sweeping all three doubles matches. At the third flight, Markus Kerner and Ronald Slobodchikov handed freshmen duo Uladzimir Dorash and Florian Mayer their first loss of the season in doubles competition.
In singles, the Mustangs held strong and took the win with five straight-set victories over the Owls. Dorash was the only member of the Temple lineup to be able to take his flight to three sets, but ultimately fell to Kerner, 7-6 (7-1), 3-6, 1-0 (10-1) at the fourth flight.
The Owls will be back in action Friday afternoon as they remain in Texas to face Abilene Christian.
SMU 7, Temple 0
Doubles:
1. Hunter Johnson/Yates Johnson (SMU) def. Hicham Belkssir/Vineet Naran (Temple) 7-5
2. Nate Lammons/Samm Butler (SMU) def. Artem Kapshuk/Nicolas Paulus (Temple) 6-3
3. Markus Kerner/Ronald Slobodchikov (SMU) def. Uladzimir Dorash/Florian Mayer (Temple) 6-4
Singles:
1. Nate Lammons (SMU) def. Santiago Canete (Temple) 6-1, 6-0
2. Hunter Johnson (SMU) def. Nicolas Paulus (Temple) 6-0, 7-6 (7-4)
3. Samm Butler (SMU) def. Artem Kapshuk (Temple) 6-1, 6-1
4. Markus Kerner (SMU) def. Uladzimir Dorash (Temple) 7-6 (7-1), 3-6, 1-0 (10-1)
5. Ronald Slobodchikov (SMU) def. Florian Mayer (Temple) 6-3, 6-1
6. Yates Johnson (SMU) def. Hicham Belkssir (Temple) 6-1, 6-4
Order of finish
Doubles: 2,3,1
Singles: 1,6,3,5,2,4
SMU quickly took a 1-0 lead over Temple, sweeping all three doubles matches. At the third flight, Markus Kerner and Ronald Slobodchikov handed freshmen duo Uladzimir Dorash and Florian Mayer their first loss of the season in doubles competition.
In singles, the Mustangs held strong and took the win with five straight-set victories over the Owls. Dorash was the only member of the Temple lineup to be able to take his flight to three sets, but ultimately fell to Kerner, 7-6 (7-1), 3-6, 1-0 (10-1) at the fourth flight.
The Owls will be back in action Friday afternoon as they remain in Texas to face Abilene Christian.
SMU 7, Temple 0
Doubles:
1. Hunter Johnson/Yates Johnson (SMU) def. Hicham Belkssir/Vineet Naran (Temple) 7-5
2. Nate Lammons/Samm Butler (SMU) def. Artem Kapshuk/Nicolas Paulus (Temple) 6-3
3. Markus Kerner/Ronald Slobodchikov (SMU) def. Uladzimir Dorash/Florian Mayer (Temple) 6-4
Singles:
1. Nate Lammons (SMU) def. Santiago Canete (Temple) 6-1, 6-0
2. Hunter Johnson (SMU) def. Nicolas Paulus (Temple) 6-0, 7-6 (7-4)
3. Samm Butler (SMU) def. Artem Kapshuk (Temple) 6-1, 6-1
4. Markus Kerner (SMU) def. Uladzimir Dorash (Temple) 7-6 (7-1), 3-6, 1-0 (10-1)
5. Ronald Slobodchikov (SMU) def. Florian Mayer (Temple) 6-3, 6-1
6. Yates Johnson (SMU) def. Hicham Belkssir (Temple) 6-1, 6-4
Order of finish
Doubles: 2,3,1
Singles: 1,6,3,5,2,4
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
10
Nate Lammons / 0 [SMU]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
06
Hunter Johnson / 0 [SMU]
67
#3 Singles Match
12
11
Samm Butler / 0 [SMU]
66
#4 Singles Match
123
660
Markus Kerner / 0 [SMU]
731
#5 Singles Match
12
31
Ronald Slobodchikov / 0 [SMU]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
14
Yates Johnson / 0 [SMU]
66
Order of Finish:
1,6,3,5,2,4
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