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Men's Tennis Opens Temple Invite with Strong Performance
10.12.18 | Men's Tennis
PHILADELPHIA— Temple men's tennis performed well in the opening day of the Temple Invite. The team hosted Morgan State at the TU Pavilion for their first matches of the tournament. Day one consisted of a round of doubles followed by a round of singles.
Notes
> Alberto Caceres Casas and Mark Wallner had great success on the day, as a pair and individually. The tandem defeated Ramakrishan/Kharchev of Morgan State 8-2. Casas emerged victorious over Oguzhan Ceylan 6-1, 6-2 while Wallner downed Arjun Ramakrishnan 6-1, 6-1.
> The duo of Paolo Cucalon and Uladzimir Dorash also notched a win for the Owls. Cucalon/Dorash topped Rawal/Gupta 8-5.
> Cucalon and Eric Biscoveanu also came away with victories in singles. Cucalon defeated Nihit Rawal 6-4, 7-5 while Biscoveanu handled Sebastian Lopez 6-1, 6-3.
Results
Doubles- Temple vs. Morgan State
> Cherry Flight- Casas/Wallner (Temple) def. Ramakrishnan/Kharchev (Morgan State), 8-2
> White Flight- Cucalon/Dorash (Temple) def. Rawal/Gupta (Morgan State), 8-5
> Black Flight- Ceylan/Lopez (Morgan State) def. Biscoveanu/Bohorquez (Temple), 8-7 (5)
Singles- Temple vs. Morgan State
> Cherry Flight- Casas (Temple) def. Ceylan (Morgan State), 6-1, 6-2
> White Flight- Cucalon (Temple) def. Rawal (Morgan State), 6-4, 7-5
> Black Flight- Wallner (Temple) def. Ramakrishnan (Morgan State), 6-1, 6-1
> Blue Flight- Gupta (Morgan State) def. Dorash (Temple), 6-0, 6-4
> Green Flight- Biscoveanu (Temple) def. Lopez (Morgan State), 6-1, 6-3
> Purple Flight- Kharchev (Morgan State) def. Haelen (Temple), 4-6, 7-5, 10-7
Next Up
> The Owls will continue competition at the Temple Invite on Saturday, Oct. 13. On day two, Temple will face Mount St. Mary's in a round of singles and a round of doubles. Play will begin at 12 p.m.
Notes
> Alberto Caceres Casas and Mark Wallner had great success on the day, as a pair and individually. The tandem defeated Ramakrishan/Kharchev of Morgan State 8-2. Casas emerged victorious over Oguzhan Ceylan 6-1, 6-2 while Wallner downed Arjun Ramakrishnan 6-1, 6-1.
> The duo of Paolo Cucalon and Uladzimir Dorash also notched a win for the Owls. Cucalon/Dorash topped Rawal/Gupta 8-5.
> Cucalon and Eric Biscoveanu also came away with victories in singles. Cucalon defeated Nihit Rawal 6-4, 7-5 while Biscoveanu handled Sebastian Lopez 6-1, 6-3.
Results
Doubles- Temple vs. Morgan State
> Cherry Flight- Casas/Wallner (Temple) def. Ramakrishnan/Kharchev (Morgan State), 8-2
> White Flight- Cucalon/Dorash (Temple) def. Rawal/Gupta (Morgan State), 8-5
> Black Flight- Ceylan/Lopez (Morgan State) def. Biscoveanu/Bohorquez (Temple), 8-7 (5)
Singles- Temple vs. Morgan State
> Cherry Flight- Casas (Temple) def. Ceylan (Morgan State), 6-1, 6-2
> White Flight- Cucalon (Temple) def. Rawal (Morgan State), 6-4, 7-5
> Black Flight- Wallner (Temple) def. Ramakrishnan (Morgan State), 6-1, 6-1
> Blue Flight- Gupta (Morgan State) def. Dorash (Temple), 6-0, 6-4
> Green Flight- Biscoveanu (Temple) def. Lopez (Morgan State), 6-1, 6-3
> Purple Flight- Kharchev (Morgan State) def. Haelen (Temple), 4-6, 7-5, 10-7
Next Up
> The Owls will continue competition at the Temple Invite on Saturday, Oct. 13. On day two, Temple will face Mount St. Mary's in a round of singles and a round of doubles. Play will begin at 12 p.m.
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