Men's Tennis Picks Up First Conference Victory Over UConn

Saturday, February 18

Philadelphia, Pa.

5:30 PM

Temple University

UConn

Men's Tennis Picks Up First Conference Victory Over UConn

2.18.17 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – In its second American Athletic Conference dual of the 2017 season, Temple men's tennis grabbed its first conference victory with a 7-0 win over the UConn Huskies. Four Owls were able to post wins in both doubles and singles play.

Florian Mayer and Thomas Sevel faced off against Huskies' pair Hank Hill and Justin Warren to pick up a 6-1 victory. Uladzimir Dorash and Francisco Bohorquez followed up with a 7-5 doubles win over UConn's Arnaud Valentin and Jacob Appleton.

The Owls were lights out in singles play led off by Artem Kapshuk's win over Husky leader Christopher Toner. Dorash, Sevel, Mayer, Bohorquez and Filip Stipcic followed in that respective order, all posting wins to secure the 7-0 final score.

Now standing 4-5 overall and 1-1 in the American Athletic Conference, Temple will look towards a non-conference matchup at George Washington University on Wednesday, February 22.

Results
Doubles
1. Parker Goldstein/Christopher Toner (UConn) def. Artem Kapshuk/Vineet Naran (TU), 6-3
2. Florian Mayer/Thomas Sevel (TU) def. Hank Hill/Justin Warren (UConn), 6-1
3. Uladzimir Dorash/Francisco Bohorquez (TU) def. Arnaud Valentin/Jacob Appleton (UConn), 7-5

Singles
1. Artem Kapshuk (TU) def. Christopher Toner (UConn), 6-2, 6-0
2. Uladzimir Dorash (TU) def. Parker Goldstein (UConn), 6-1, 6-3
3. Thomas Sevel (TU) def. Arnaud Valentin (UConn), 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
4. Florian Mayer (TU) def. Jacob Appleton (UConn), 7-6(5), 1-6, 6-1
5. Francisco Bohorquez (TU) def. Justin Warren (UConn), 6-2, 6-0
6. Filip Stipcic (TU) def. Hank Hill (UConn), 6-3, 6-4