Spartans Post 6-1 Win Over Longwood

FARMVILLE, Va. – The Norfolk State men’s tennis team posted a 6-1 win against Longwood on Tuesday afternoon to extend its win streak. This is the first time in school history that the Spartans have defeated the Lancers.

The Spartans (11-6) swept the doubles competition. Sophomore Dzmitry Zyhmantovich and senior Peter Ramstromer-Pello defeated Daniel Elston and Edward Becker, 8-5, at the No. 1 spot. Junior Igor Braga and sophomore Robin Riethmueller teamed up in the No. 2 position, where they claimed an 8-6 victory over James Fudge and Steed Johnson. In the No. 3 slot, juniors Daniel Grauel and Pascal Domnik posted an 8-3 win against Bharani Sankar and Warren Bryan.

NSU went 5-1 in singles play. At the No. 2 position, Domnik upended Becker, 6-2, 6-4. Riethmueller improved to 9-5 on the season after defeating Johnson in the No. 3 spot, 6-2, 6-3. Braga claimed a 7-6(4), 7-5 win against Bryan. Ramstromer-Pello competed at the No. 5 position, where he knocked off Justin Higgs, 2-6, 6-2, 6-0. Ramstromer-Pello is now 11-5 this season in singles competition. Grauel closed things out for the Spartans with a 7-6(5), 6-1 victory over Sankar.

NSU’s only loss came at the No. 1 spot. Zyhmantovich fell to Elston, 1-6, 6-0, 4-6.

The Spartans will play their final regular season match on Saturday at Georgetown. The contest is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. at the McDonough Outdoor Tennis Complex in Washington, D.C.

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Coppin State knocks off Howard in MEAC match

BALTIMORE – In arguably the match of the season, the Coppin State men’s tennis team got crucial victories from Oleksiy Krylchuk and Reginald Robinson to defeat Howard, 5-2, in a riveting Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) match Tuesday afternoon.

With the win, the Eagles (3-8 overall, 2-1 MEAC) moved into third place in the conference. Coppin can finish no worse than third when the MEAC tournament commences next weekend in Sayre (S.C.). A win over Morgan State Friday in its regular season finale could create a three-way tie for first place.

All of the potential conference confusion came courtesy of Krylchuk at No. 1 singles and Robinson at No. 4 singles. They won tough matches to help the Eagles celebrate Senior Day in style. The day started with Krylchuk and Daniel Nino receiving a large frame that included a jersey and photos in a brief ceremony before the start of the match.

Krylchuk had an awesome day. With his dramatic 7-6, 6-2 victory, Krylchuk became the eighth Coppin State men’s tennis player to win 20 career singles matches. He is seventh all-time in tennis wins for the Eagles. He teamed with Nino to win 8-3 at No. 1 doubles. It was the final victory for the tandem on the sacred campus courts.

Robinson came through with a 7-6, 6-3 victory at No. 4 singles to cement the Eagles victory. Also claiming winning decisions for Coppin State were Patrick Thomas, 6-1, 7-5 at No. 5 singles and Roderick Peyton, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 6 singles. Tre’Vonne Peyton and Thomas posted an 8-3 victory at No. 3 doubles that helped Coppin State win the coveted doubles point.

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