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Men’s Tennis Wraps Strong Weekend at Saint Joseph’s Invitational
10.5.25 | Men's Tennis
PHILADELPHIA – The Temple men's tennis team delivered a strong performance in its second event of the fall campaign, competing in the Saint Joseph's Invitational held from Oct. 2–5. Freshman Oliver Aguilar put together a strong weekend, earning the top spot in the white draw and not dropping a single set the whole weekend.
How It Happened
- On the first day of the event, the Owls took home two wins in doubles, with the pair of Aayush Bhat and Alberto Blumnschein and the duo of Oliver Aguilar and Maj Najvirt Kolaric providing strong performances.
- On Saturday, Pranav Nemani earned a win against Tiago Lima of Drexel in two sets, while Aguilar downed Luckio Kombo of Haverford.
- Lastly, Aguilar finished as a singles champion in the invitational, downing Ryan Benoit of Villanova, 6-2, 6-2, to end the weekend in style.
Results
Day One
Alberto Blumenschein, Aayush Bhat D. Adam Bain, Sanjeev Chundu (Penn) 6-4
Erden Er, Harshith Pennabadi L. Euan Mackenzie, Mason Robins (Delaware) 6-3
Maj Najvirt Kolaric, Oliver Aguilar D. Stephan Gershfeld, Justin Chung (Penn) 6-3
Singles
Aayush Bhat L. Federico Garbero (DEL) 6-4, 6-2
Harshith Pennabadi L. Luke Tollenaar (DEL) 7-6(5), 6-1
Alberto Blumenschein L. Davi Carlos (SJU) 6-2, 6-1
Maj Najvirt Kolaric L. Anthony Moukarzel (DRX) 2-6, 6-2, 11-9
Erden Er L. Nicolas Trebuchet (JEFF) 4-6, 6-2, 10-7
Pranav Nemani D. Mark Rubin (SJU) 6-2, 6-3
Khai Rees L. Elliot Jarosz (JEFF) 6-1, 6-2
Oliver Aguilar D. Cameron Samek (SWA) 7-5, 6-4
Day Two
Doubles
Aayush Bhat, Alberto Blumenschein L. Federico Garbero, Itamar Tapiro (DEL) 7-5
Maj Najvirt Kolaric, Oliver Aguilar L. Soma Fukuhara, Maxime Hankins (NJIT) 6-3
Erden Er, Harshith Pennabadi D. Kush Anand, Ethan Carr (NOVA) 6-4
Singles
Aayush Bhat D. Aristotelis Bazianis (DEL) 8-7(2)
Pranav Nemani D. Tiago Lima (DRX) 6-4, 6-4
Alberto Blumenschein D. Pere Prat Turro (DEL) 9-8(7)
Maj Najvirt Kolaric L. Itamar Tapiro (DEL) 8-6
Erden Er L. Severin Risan (NJIT) 8-6
Pranav Nemani D. Fate Macalasdair (SWA) 6-3, 6-3
Khai Rees L. Juan Diego Argenal (NJIT) 8-3
Day Three
Singles
Aayush Bhat D. Lun Obrul (DRX) 8-7 (7-5)
Alberto Blumenschein L. Itamar Tapiro 8-4
Pranav Nemani L. Mason Robins 6-4, 6-2
Oliver Aguilar D. Ryan Benoit 6-1, 6-2
Up Next
The Temple men's tennis team will next prepare for the ITA Regionals. The six-day event will take place from Oct. 16 to Oct. 21.
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