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Men's Tennis Clinches Victory Versus Brown to Close the ECAC Tournament
2.18.24 | Men's Tennis
PHILADELPHIA – On Sunday afternoon, Temple men's tennis (4-6) closed out the ECAC tournament, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania. The Cherry and White ended the weekend at No. 7 of 8 in the tournament. The Owls came up short as they faced off against Cornell University (4-2) and Dartmouth College (6-2), with both scores being 4-0, but finished on a high note with a 4-3 win against Brown University (3-10).
NOTES:
- Pranav Nemani clinched the winning point for Temple against Brown, with a 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 score from the fourth position, breaking the 3-3 draw and elevating the Owls to a 4-3 victory. Dante Russo, Adam Kresina, and Maj Najvirt Kolaric also earned singles points for Temple.
- Najvirt Kolaric earned his first singles and doubles wins this weekend, topping Brown's James Lian in singles play, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, and the Bears' Loruelosseu/Laffont in doubles action, 6-2, with the help of his doubles partner, Adam Kresina.
- Nemani and Alberto Blumenschein achieved their first point as a tandem against Cornell's Teodorovic/Paquette, 6-2.
RESULTS:
Day 1 vs Cornell
Doubles
1. Sinha/Mao (CORNELL) def. Adam Kresina/Maj Najvirt Kolaric (TEM), 6-0
2. Verdes/Papoe (CORNELL) def. Dante Russo/Gregoire Barety (TEM), 6-4
3. Pranav Nemani/Alberto Blumenschein (TEM) def. Teodorovic/Paquette (CORNELL), 6-2
Order of Finish: 1,2,3
Singles
1. Papoe (CORNELL) vs. Dante Russo (TEM), 7-6, 1-0 (uf)
2. Palisha (CORNELL) vs. Martim Marujo (TEM), 6-2, 4-4 (uf)
3. Teodorovic (CORNELL) vs. Adam Kresina (TEM), 4-6, 5-4 (uf)
4. Mao (CORNELL) def. Erden Er (TEM), 6-3, 6-1
5. Pinzon (CORNELL) def. Aayush Bhat (TEM), 6-0, 6-2
6. Sharma (CORNELL) def. Paul Hannack (TEM), 6-4, 6-1
Order of Finish: 4,5,6
Day 2 vs Dartmouth
Doubles
1. Ren/Knox-Jones (DARTMOUTH) vs. Dante Russo/Gregoire Barety (TEM), 5-5 (uf)
2. Takeda/Guerrero (DARTMOUTH) def. Adam Kresina/Maj Najvirt Kolaric (TEM), 6-4
3. Qudir/Groom (DARTMOUTH) def. Pranav Nemani/Alberto Blumenschein (TEM), 6-4
Order of Finish: 2,3
Singles
1. Guerrero (DARTMOUTH) def. Dante Russo (TEM), 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
2. Ren (DARTMOUTH) vs. Martim Marujo (TEM), 3-6, 6-2, 5-6 (uf)
3. Takeda (DARTMOUTH) vs. Adam Kresina (TEM), 3-6, 7-5, 5-4 (uf)
4. Groom (DARTMOUTH) def. Pranav Nemani (TEM), 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
5. Chano (DARMOUTH) vs. Aayush Bhat (TEM), 4-6, 7-4(4), 1-2 (uf)
6. Knox-Jones (DARTMOUTH) def. Alberto Blumenschein (TEM), 6-2, 6-2
Order of Finish: 6,4,1
Day 3 vs Brown
Doubles
1. Finkelstein/Bravo (BROWN) def. Dante Russo/Gregoire Barety (TEM), 7-5
2. Hernandez/Lam (BROWN) def. Aayush Bhat/Paul Hannack (TEM), 6-4
3. Adam Kresina/Maj Najvirt Kolaric (TEM) def. Loruelosseu/Laffont (BROWN), 6-2
Order of Finish: 3,2,1
Singles
1. Dante Russo (TEM) def. Hernandez (BROWN), 7-6(4), 7-5
2. Finkelsein (BROWN) def. Martim Marujo (TEM), 6-3, 6-3
3. Adam Kresina (TEM) def. Lam (BROWN), 6-4, 6-4
4. Pranav Nemani (TEM) def. Bravo (BROWN), 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-3
5. Maj Najvirt Kolaric (TEM) def. Lian (BROWN), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
6. Feldman (BROWN) def. Aayush Bhat (TEM), 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
Order of Finish: 2,3,1,5,6,4
Up Next
The Owls will return to action on March 5 where they will take on Farleigh Dickinson University at the Hecht Tennis Center.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
4,5,6
Players Mentioned
