Norfolk State Wins First Home Match In Three Years

NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State men’s tennis team began the home portion of its 2016 spring season on Thursday morning with a 4-3 win over Fairmont State at the NSU Tennis Complex.

The Spartans won the top three singles matches and both contested doubles matchups to improve to 2-10 on the year. NSU competed for the first time on its home court in three seasons after several years of renovations to the facility.

Fairmont State (3-9) lost despite taking the No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles matches due to NSU’s short-handed lineup. The Spartans, though, won both of the other doubles contests to win the doubles point.

Sophomore Fatehdeep Singh and freshman Flavian Fernandez topped Micah Hornak and Aaron Leo by a 6-1 score at the top spot. At No. 2 doubles, freshmen Benedikt Henning and Dan Dumitrascu earned a 6-0 sweep of Noah Weber and Ryan Leo.

Pejic was cruising through his match at No. 2 singles against Matheus Rodrigues, winning the first set 6-0 and going up by a 5-0 score in the second set before Rodrigues retired. Henning and Dumitrascu also earned easy victories as well.

Henning topped Hornak at the No. 1 spot in the lineup, 6-1 and 6-1, while Dumitrascu made quick work of Aaron Leo at the third slot, 6-0 and 6-1.

“It was a great day for the Spartan men to christen our new tennis facility with a win in its first match,” said head coach Worth Richardson. “Mentally and physically, we struggled at the bottom of our singles lineup but our top 3 and our doubles were lights out today.”

Fernandez was up by scores of 6-4 and 2-1 over Ryan Leo at the No. 5 position but retired after NSU had already secured the match win. Alec Moran posted Fairmont State’s only earned win, 6-3, 6-3 at the No. 4 spot over Singh.

For more information visit www.nsuspartans.com.

BCU Men Take Fifth Win In A Row

Orlando, Fl. -- Bethune-Cookman won its fifth straight match Thursday with

a 4-3 victory over Farleigh-Dickinson at Sanlando Park.

Walid Gtari's victory at No. 2 singles moved the Wildcats (9-9) back to .500 for the first time since Feb. 6. This was the third time this season B-CU has won a match decided on the final point.

Alvaro Barrera and Justin Hall's win at No. 3 doubles helped Bethune-Cookman secure the doubles points. In singles play, the Wildcats got Barrera's 12th single win of the season and an Alexander Chepik win at No. 1 singles.

For more information visit www.bcuathletics.com