Men's Tennis Takes Down Rider

Tuesday, April 1

Lawrenceville, NJ

2:00 PM

Temple University

Rider University

Photo by: Paige Wisehaupt

Men's Tennis Takes Down Rider

4.1.25 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – Men's tennis secured a dominant 6-1 victory over Rider, taking the doubles point and winning five of six singles matches in a strong all-around performance.

How It Happen

The Owls opened with commanding doubles play, claiming wins on courts two and three to take the opening point. Martim Marujo and Aayush Bhat set the tone at No. 2, securing a 6-3 victory over Giacomo Ghitti and Dylan Lachmanen. Erden Er and Alberto Blumenschein followed up with a 6-2 win over Vishal Ganeshan and Ibragim Turgambekov at No. 3, clinching the doubles point for Temple.
Temple carried the momentum into singles, with Maj Najvirt Kolaric dominating at No. 2, shutting out Axel Engstrom, 6-0, 6-0. Dante Russo kept the energy high with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Cole Thurgur at No. 3. Marujo battled through a three-set thriller at No. 1, outlasting Matteus Froberg Dahlin, 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-4.
Er continued Temple's success with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Matthew Griscti at No. 4, while Blumenschein added another point with a 6-1, 7-5 triumph over Cooper Dillon at No. 5. Rider secured its lone victory at No. 6, where Giacomo Ghitti edged out Harshith Pennabadi in a tight 9-8(6) battle.

Results
Doubles
1. Matteus Froberg Dahlin/Cole Thurgur (RID) def. Dante Russo/Maj Najvirt Kolaric (TEM), 4-3 UF
2. Martim Marujo/Aayush Bhat (TEM) def. Giacomo Ghitti/Dylan Lachmanen (RID), 6-3
3. Erden Er/Alberto Blumenschein (TEM) def. Vishal Ganeshan/Ibragim Turgambekov (RID), 6-2
Singles
1. Martim Marujo (TEM) def. Matteus Froberg Dahlin (RID), 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-4
2. Maj Najvirt Kolaric (TEM) def. Axel Engstrom (RID), 6-0, 6-0
3. Dante Russo (TEM) def. Cole Thurgur (RID), 6-1, 6-3
4. Erden Er (TEM) def. Matthew Griscti (RID), 6-4, 6-2
5. Alberto Blumenschein (TEM) def. Cooper Dillon (RID), 6-1, 7-5
6. Giacomo Ghitti (RID) def. Harshith Pennabadi (TEM), 9-8(6)

Order of finish:
Doubles: 3,2
Singles: 2,3,1,4,5,6

UP NEXT
Men's tennis will be back home to host Drexel University on Thursday, April 3, at 11:00 AM.

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