Emory Men's Tennis Falls Short vs. Lynn

The Emory University men’s tennis team closed out its spring break trip to Florida Thursday afternoon with a defeat to Division II power Lynn University.  The Eagles saw their dual record slip to 3-4 following a 7-2 setback to the Fighting Knights who raised their overall slate to 11-2.

Emory held a 2-1 lead after the conclusion of doubles play.  At the No. 2 spot, junior Alex Chun and sophomore Will Humphreys posted an impressive 8-0 win over the Fighting Knight’s duo of Pavanelli/Alex Voirin, ranked No. 5 among Division II doubles teams, while seniors David Caplan and Chris Redmond registered the Eagles’ other point at No. 3 doubles with an 8-2 decision over Kyle Hall/Axel Joachim.

Lynn, ranked fourth nationally among Division II teams, captured all six singles matches en route registering its fifth straight win.

Emory returns to action on Mar. 17 when it hosts Kenyon College starting at 2:30 p.m.



Lynn 7, Emory 2

Singles competition

1. #8 Alessandro Sarra (LUM) def. #4 Dillon Pottish (EUM) 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (10-4)

2. #19 Tomas Racak (LUM) def. #6 Chris Goodwin (EUM) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2

3. #32 Luca Pavanelli (LUM) def. Oliver Lopp (EUM) 6-1, 6-1

4. Alex Voirin (LUM) def. Noah Simonson (EUM) 6-1, 6-1

5. Victor Teboul (LUM) def. Colin Egan (EUM) 7-5, 6-4

6. Carlos Sanz (LUM) def. Dylan Wright (EUM) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4

 Doubles competition

1. #6 Alessandro Sarra/Tomas Racak (LUM) def. #2 Chris Goodwin/Dillon Pottish (EUM) 8-2

2. Alex Chun/Will Humphreys (EUM) def. #5 Luca Pavanelli/Alex Voirin (LUM) 8-0

3. David Caplan/Chris Redmond (EUM) def. Kyle Hall/Axel Joachim (LUM) 8-2

Match Notes:

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,4,2,5,1,6)