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Men's Tennis to Face Siena College in Home-Opener on Saturday
2.6.24 | Men's Tennis
PHILADELPHIA- Temple men's tennis (2-4) will take on the Siena Saints at 4 p.m. at the Hecht Tennis Center on Saturday, Feb. 10. This stands as the Owls' home-opener.
THE OWLS
- The Owls split their last weekend of play with a 5-2 win against Quinnipiac and a 7-0 loss to Yale.
- Martim Marujo, Erden Er, Paul Hannack, Adam Kresina, and Pranav Nemani earned the win for Temple as each Owl scored a point in singles action.
- Temple opened their season with a win against Norfolk State, coming up short in its last three match days against Old Dominion, Toledo and Penn State.
- Dante Russo, Aayush Bhat, and Erden Er have each won two singles matches to start the season.
- After a 19-5 season, without a loss at home, Temple fell to No. 1 Memphis at USTA Tennis Center in the opening round of the AAC Championship, 4-2.
- In the fall, Temple sent two student-athletes to Tulsa, OK to participate in the ITA-All American Championship Tournament: Gregoire Barety and Dante Russo.
- As a team, the Owls kept busy in the fall. They participated in the Penn Invite playing the likes of the University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Liberty from Sept. 15-17, the ITA All-American Championship Tournament in Oklahoma from Oct. 1-3, and both Navy Invitationals from Oct. 15-17 and Nov. 9-11.Scouting Norfolk State
Scouting Siena
- The Saints are 1-4 to start the season, with losses against Dartmouth, Brown, Binghamton, and Bucknell.
- Siena was selected fifth in the MAAC Preseason Poll.
- At ITA Northeast Regionals, the tandem of Fabio Varella and Zino Varouhas-Poole, along with singles players, Maxwell Acri and Oscar Martinez participated in the Round of 64.
Be sure to follow the Temple Men's tennis team all season long by following @TempleMTennis on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook!
THE OWLS
- The Owls split their last weekend of play with a 5-2 win against Quinnipiac and a 7-0 loss to Yale.
- Martim Marujo, Erden Er, Paul Hannack, Adam Kresina, and Pranav Nemani earned the win for Temple as each Owl scored a point in singles action.
- Temple opened their season with a win against Norfolk State, coming up short in its last three match days against Old Dominion, Toledo and Penn State.
- Dante Russo, Aayush Bhat, and Erden Er have each won two singles matches to start the season.
- After a 19-5 season, without a loss at home, Temple fell to No. 1 Memphis at USTA Tennis Center in the opening round of the AAC Championship, 4-2.
- In the fall, Temple sent two student-athletes to Tulsa, OK to participate in the ITA-All American Championship Tournament: Gregoire Barety and Dante Russo.
- As a team, the Owls kept busy in the fall. They participated in the Penn Invite playing the likes of the University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Liberty from Sept. 15-17, the ITA All-American Championship Tournament in Oklahoma from Oct. 1-3, and both Navy Invitationals from Oct. 15-17 and Nov. 9-11.Scouting Norfolk State
Scouting Siena
- The Saints are 1-4 to start the season, with losses against Dartmouth, Brown, Binghamton, and Bucknell.
- Siena was selected fifth in the MAAC Preseason Poll.
- At ITA Northeast Regionals, the tandem of Fabio Varella and Zino Varouhas-Poole, along with singles players, Maxwell Acri and Oscar Martinez participated in the Round of 64.
Be sure to follow the Temple Men's tennis team all season long by following @TempleMTennis on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook!
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