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Owls Rally at Home, Defeat Morgan State 5-2
2.21.26 | Men's Tennis
PHILADELPHIA - The Temple Men's Tennis team turned things around at home, winning their first match of the season against Morgan State 5-2.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The duos Lance Cochran, Pranav Nemani and Alberto Blumeschein, Oliver Aguilar won the doubles point for the Owls at the home opener.
- Aayush Bhat and Alberto Blumenschein each tallied a point for Temple in singles play, winning their matches in two clean sets.   Â
- Oliver Aguilar fought hard to defeat Morgan State's Majdi Ben Abdelwahed, taking their match to a tie-breaking set.
RESULTS
Doubles
Lance Cochran, Pranav Nemani (TEM) def. Majdi Ben Abdelwahed, Yessine Kerouat (MOR) 6-3
Alberto Blumenschein, Oliver Aguilar (TEM) def. Roman Filima, Rhajzon Rankins (MOR) 7-6 (2)
Ilya Maltsev, Abdulraheem Isa (MOR) def. Matteo Crespi, Harshith Pennabadi (TEM) 7-6 (3)
Singles
Aayush Bhat (TEM) def. Rhajzon Rankins (MOR) 6-3,6-3
Ilya Maltsev (MOR) def. Matteo Crespi 6-2, 6-2
Oliver Aguilar (TEM) def. Majdi Ben Abdelwahed (MOR) 7-6, 4-6, 7-4
Alberto Blumenschein (TEM) def. Yessine Kerouat (MOR) 6-2, 6-1
Pranav Nemani (TEM) def. Abdulraheem Isa (MOR) 6-4, 6-3
UP NEXT
With their Navy match canceled due to inclement weather, the Owls will head to Florida for a four-match trip, starting with a match against North Carolina A&T on Monday, March 2. Start time is set for 2:30 p.m.
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