Men's Tennis Faces Busy Week Ahead

NEWARK, DE - Temple men's tennis will face a challenging stretch of matches this week, starting with the University of Delaware on Friday, February 28, in Newark, DE. The team will then head to California for matches against the University of Portland, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, Loyola Marymount University, UC San Diego, and concluding the week with a match against Weber State University on March 6.

SCOUTING TEMPLE

Temple took an early lead against Norfolk State with strong singles performances, as senior Martim Marujo won at No. 1, and senior Dante Russo secured a 6-4, 7-6(1) victory.
Erden Er, from Turkey, added another point for Temple with a win at No. 5 singles, leveling the match at 3-3.
The Owls secured the doubles point with strong performances at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. The pairs of Marujo and Adam Kresina, along with Russo and Maj Najvirt Kolaric, clinched the 4-3 win for Temple.

SCOUTING DELAWARE

Delaware struggled against Princeton, losing in both doubles and singles. Meeceah Bigun was the only Delaware player to secure a win, while Princeton dominated the rest of the match.

SCOUTING PORTLAND

Portland men's tennis enters the ITA rankings at No. 72, marking their first appearance since 2017. With a 3-3 record, including a win over No. 65 Utah State, the Pilots aim to stay in the rankings and improve their performance against tough teams like UC Irvine and Temple.

SCOUTING UC IRVINE

UC Irvine men's tennis battled hard but ultimately fell 4-0 to No. 6 Stanford, snapping their three-match win streak. Despite strong performances from Noah Zamora and Andy Nguyen at the top of the singles lineup, who each pushed their opponents to third sets, they couldn't secure a comeback.

SCOUTING UC RIVERSIDE

UC Riverside secured a 4-2 victory over undefeated Azusa Pacific to improve to 2-2 at home. The Highlanders took the doubles point, with wins from Aarav Sane/Lucas Ibarrondo Suarez and Alexey Efremov/Lucas Mszyca. Justin Lamy and Ryan Huynh added singles wins, and Ibarrondo Suarez clinched the match 7-6, 6-4 at No. 3.

SCOUTING LOYOLA MARYMOUNT

LMU earned a 4-2 win over Utah, securing their second victory of the week. After securing the doubles point, Cesar Cruz gave the Lions the lead with a win at No. 3. Sebastian Nothhaft followed with a 6-4, 7-5 victory at No. 2, and Jacopo Denitto clinched the match at No. 6.

SCOUTING UC SAN DIEGO

UC San Diego won the doubles point but fell 5-2 to Grand Canyon. Carson Lee secured a win at No. 1 singles, but the Lopes dominated with three straight singles victories. The Tritons battled in the final two matches, but Grand Canyon clinched the win. UC San Diego will look to improve consistency moving forward.

SCOUTING WEBER STATE

Weber State men's tennis defeated Idaho State 4-3 to improve to 2-0 in Big Sky Conference play. The Wildcats secured the doubles point with a comeback win from William Zulch and Tristan Sarap, who triumphed 7-5. In singles, Tristan Sarap, Liam Day, and Ken Minh earned victories, with Minh clinching the match with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 win.

UP NEXT
Temple will return to action on Saturday, March 15, traveling to St. Bonaventure, N.Y., for an away match against St. Bonaventure University at 10:00 AM.

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Men's Tennis Faces Busy Week Ahead

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Players Mentioned

Erden Er

Adam Kresina

Martim Marujo

Maj Najvirt Kolaric

Dante Russo

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Men's Tennis Faces Busy Week Ahead

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Players Mentioned

Erden Er

Adam Kresina

Martim Marujo

Maj Najvirt Kolaric

Dante Russo

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