#RV HU tops #RV ACU, drops decision to #4 UNOH
LIMA, Ohio - Up against some of the nation's best, the #RV HU men's tennis team downed #RV Arizona Christian 4-3 in the morning before suffering a 4-0 loss to #4 UNOH in the afternoon at Westwood Tennis & Fitness Center.
Against the Firestorm, Huntington's win came down to No. 6 singles where Cristian Rodriguez made quick work of Gustavo Montoya by winning in straight sets which included not giving up a game in the second set.
With this split, the Foresters move to 13-7 on the year. HU takes on Lourdes on March 16 at 1:00 p.m.
ARIZONA CHRISTIAN
SINGLES RECAP
#1 - Hugo Abril (ACU) def. Valentin Mussi (HU) 6-1, 6-4
#2 - Jonas Wand (ACU) def. Facundo Hanni Elias (HU) 6-2, 6-2
#3 - Lennert Lemahieu (ACU) def. Andres Jimenez (HU) 6-1, 6-4
#4 - Pablo Lopez Real (HU) def. Fenosoa Rasendra (ACU) 6-1, 6-4
#5 - Agusto Fajardo (HU) def. Adrian Smith (ACU) 6-2, 6-2
#6 - Cristian Rodriguez (HU) def. Gustavo Montoya (ACU) 6-4, 6-0
DOUBLES RECAP
#1 - Mussi/Agustin Agosto (HU) vs. Abril/Wand (ACU) - DNF
#2 - Fajardo/Mateo Ameller (HU) def. Lemahieu/Rasendra (ACU) 6-4
#3 - Jimenez/Hanni (HU) def. Smith/Josiah Tanguma (ACU) 6-2
UNOH
SINGLES RECAP
#1 - Sergio Conde (UNOH) def. Facundo Hanni Elias (HU) 6-3, 6-2
#2 - Malik Omarkhanov (UNOH) def. Mateo Ameller (HU) 6-1, 6-2
#3 - Martin Stanchev (UNOH) def. Andres Jimenez (HU) 6-0, 6-2
#4 - Agustin Agosto (HU) vs. Mathieu Strauss (UNOH) - DNF
#5 - Pablo Lopez Real (HU) vs. Lucas Perez (UNOH) - DNF
#6 - Agusto Fajardo (HU) vs. Nils Messin (UNOH) - DNF
DOUBLES RECAP
#1 - Omarkhanov/Stanchev (UNOH) def. Fajardo/Mateo Ameller (HU) 6-3
#2 - Jimenez/Hanni (HU) vs. Conde/Perez (UNOH) - DNF
#3 - Strauss/Messin (UNOH) def. Lopez/Agosto (HU) 6-1
The Huntington University Foresters compete in 18 intercollegiate sports for men and women. In the past decade, Huntington has produced 154 NAIA All-America honors and 501 All-America Scholar Athlete honors. Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest.