Men's Tennis Battled But Falls Short Against Delaware

Friday, February 28

Newark, DE

12:00 PM

Temple University

University of Delaware

Photo by: Robin Hsiao

Men's Tennis Battled But Falls Short Against Delaware

2.28.25 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

NEWARK, DE – Temple battled Delaware in a hard-fought match, but the Owls came up short as the Blue Hens clinched the doubles point and won four out of six singles matches.

How It Happen

In doubles play, Dante Russo and Maj Najvirt Kolaric delivered a strong performance, securing a 6-2 win over Karol Malirz and James Sclater to give Temple its sole doubles victory. Meanwhile, Martim Marujo and Adam Kresina fought hard but fell to Piotr Siekanowicz and Euan Mackenzie in a tightly contested match, 7-6(5).
Marujo battled hard in singles against Siekanowicz, winning the first set 7-6(3), but his match was unfinished at 6-6. Kresina also found himself in a competitive match against Karol Malirz, but it too went unfinished, with Kresina leading 7-5, 4-5.
On the other courts, Delaware's depth showed. Lock overcame Kolaric in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6(4), while Mackenzie defeated Russo 6-3, 6-4. Gluck made quick work of Aayush Bhat, winning 6-2, 6-2.

Results
Doubles
1. Piotr Siekanowicz/Euan Mackenzie (DEL) def. Martim Marujo/Adam Kresina (TEM), 7-6(5)
2. Dante Russo/Maj Najvirt Kolaric (TEM) def. Karol Malirz/James Sclater (DEL), 6-2
3. Alexandre Gluck/Tobey Lock (DEL) def. Pranav Nemani/Aayush Bhat (TEM), 6-4
Singles
1. Martim Marujo (TEM) v.s Piotr Siekanowicz (DEL), 7-6(3), 6-6 UF
2. Adam Kresina (TEM) v.s Karol Malirz (DEL), 7-5, 4-5 UF
3.Tobey Lock (DEL) def. Maj Najvirt Kolaric(TEM), 6-4, 7-6(4)
4. Euan Mackenzie (DEL) def. Dante Russo (TEM), 6-3, 6-4
5. Alexandre Gluck (DEL) def. Aayush Bhat (TEM), 6-2, 6-2
6. Pranav Nemani (TEM) v.s Aristotelis Bezianis (DEL), 2-0 UF

Order of finish:
Doubles: 2,3
Singles: 5,4,3

UP NEXT
Temple will travel to Irvine, CA, for an away match against the University of Portland on Sunday, Mar. 2, at 1:00 PM.

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