Pictured Above: Sophomore Hans Ohrner (Credit: Dave Saffran)
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Newark, NJ – The Wagner men's tennis team earned its fifth victory of the season, defeating Saint Peter's of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), 6-1, on Friday afternoon.
The Seahawks improve to 5-4 on the season while the Peacocks fall to 2-11.
The Green & White swept through doubles play in earning the first point of the match.
Anatoliy Lashkul and
Dale Sandy bested the pairing of Piotr Sowinski/Ivan Knezevic, 6-1. In No. 3 doubles, the tandem of
Ilya Kneppelhout and
Charlton Boyd got past Doug Nover/Sebastian Ferrer, 6-3. At No. 2 play,
Dylan Walters and
Eric Poland edged out Hector Jacome/John Oxner, 7-5.
In singles play, Wagner took a 3-0 lead in the match after Poland defeated Ignacio Tintore (2-6, 6-0, 6-2) while
Hans Ohrner defeated Oxner, 6-3; 6-3, at No. 3 action. For Poland, it marked his 39th career singles win while Ohrner reached the 25-win mark.
Saint Peter's picked up its lone victory of the match as Sowinski bested Lashkul, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, at No. 2.
The Seahawks wrapped up the match as Walters, Kneppelhout and Boyd each won their matches, with Walters and Kneppelhout need a third set in order to achieve the victory. For Boyd, his victory marked the 65th of his career, while improving to a team-best 17-2 in match play.
The Green & White will next be in action on March 20 as they square off against NJIT.
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