Baltimore, MD - Both Wagner College men's and women's tennis traveled to Baltimore, MD for a non-conference dual against the Coppin State Eagles at the Physical Education Complex, on Sunday.

On the women's side, junior Gabrielle Perraudin continues her dominate play as she defeated the Eagles Hana El Sherif, 6-1, 6-3, in the #1 singles spot. This is Perraudin's sixth consecutive victory, four coming from the #1 singles position, and two coming from the #2 singles position.

Things were looking bleak for the Seahawks as they dropped the doubles point despite a win at the #2 spot from freshman Jasmine Lin and junior Gabrielle Perraudin. Wagner made quick work on courts #1-3 before the Eagles won matches at #4 and #6 to tie the match at 3-3. With the dual tied 3-3, freshman Jasmine Lin won the match-decider in 3 sets to seal the win for Wagner, Lin battled back from a set down to win 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Junior Tara Dakic won at #2, 6-1, 6-0. Sophomore Paula Uy was up 3-0 in her first set when her opponent retired from injury.

Wagner picked up a road win on Sunday, 4-3 over Coppin State University at the courts in Clifton Park, Baltimore.

Next up, the women's tennis team will conclude their regular season against Monmouth. This dual is set for Thursday, April 13th. First serve is 2:00 pm.
 

For the men, the Seahawks were able to fight back after dropping the doubles point. Freshman Sebastian Dobson won #5 singles against Coppin State's Ulugbek Adburakhmonov, 6-0, 6-0. Right after that junior Rodrigo Perez retired Luka Markovic in #1 singles, bringing the Green & White within striking distance of the Eagles.

Senior Omar Loutfy was able to force a third set in #3 singles, but would drop the point, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.

The dual came down to #2 doubles where the score was tied 3-3, and senior Tejasvi Mehra dropped the clinching third set to Vansh Kapoor, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (6). 

Coppin State would prevail 4-3.

Next up, the men's tennis team gears up for the Northeast Conference (NEC) Tournament in West Windsor, NJ. This tournament will take place from Friday, April 14th to Sunday, April 16th. 

The Seahawks enter as the #5 seed and take on LIU on April 14th, at 9:00 am.

 

Women's Results

Wagner 4, Coppin State 3

Doubles

1. Hana ElSherif & Emperess Johnson (CSU) def Tara Dakic & Paula Uy (WAG), 6-3

2. Gabrielle Perraudin & Jasmine Lin (WAG) def Kenyange Kaounde & Mackenzie Jones (CSU), 6-4

3. Indy Ampaw & Megan Etienne (CSU) def Emma Lofstedt & Jade Schoenfeld (WAG), 6-0

Order of finish: 3, 2, 1

Singles:

1. Gabrielle Perraudin (WAG) def Hana ElSherif (CSU), 6-1, 6-3

2. Tara Dakic (WAG) def Megan Etienne (CSU), 6-1, 6-0

3. Paula Uy (WAG) def Indy Ampaw (CSU), 3-0 ret.

4. Mackenzie Jones (CSU) def Jade Schoenfeld (WAG), 6-1, 6-1

5. Jasmine Lin (WAG) def Kenyange Kaounde (CSU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2

6. Emperess Johnson (CSU) def Emma Lofstedt (WAG), 6-1, 6-0

Order of finish: 3, 2, 1, 6, 4, 5

Men's Results

Coppin State 4, Wagner 3

Doubles

1. Luka Markovic & Vansh Kapoor (CSU) def Tejasvi Mehra & Omar Loutfy (WAG), 7-6 (5)

2. Anas Haddou & Rishi Jalota (CSU) def Lucas Darling & Jai Sai Venkatramana (WAG), 7-5

3. Sebastian Dobson & Jordan Hunte (WAG) def No Players (CSU), by default 

Order of finish: 3, 2, 1

Singles

1. Rodrigo Perez (WAG) def Luka Markovic (CSU), 6-4 ret

2. Vansh Kapoor (CSU) def Tejasvi Mehra (WAG), 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (6)

3. Anas Haddou (CSU) def Omar Loutfy (WAG), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4

4. Rishi Jalota (CSU) def Jai Sai Venkatramana (WAG), 6-1, 6-3

5. Sebastian Dobson (WAG) def Ulugbek Abdurakhmonov (CSU), 6-0, 6-0

6. Lucas Darling (WAG) def No Player (CSU) by default

Order of finish: 6, 5, 1, 4, 3, 2