PHILADELPHIA -- Kutztown men's tennis put in a good showing at the top of its lineup on Monday, but it wasn't enough to fend off regionally-ranked Chestnut Hill in a season-opening 7-0 defeat.

Chestnut Hill, which was ranked fourth in the ITA East Region to end 2018-19, cruised at second and third doubles to earn the match's first point, but Renato Santos (Seixal, Portugal/Fernão Mendes Pinto) and Josh Carl (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) almost knocked off the regionally-ranked duo of Tom Pitchley and Erik Jorsal at No. 1.

Santos and Carl were tied through 12 games, but Pitchley and Jorsal pulled away to a 7-1 win in the tiebreaker to hold on for the match, 7-6, and ensure a doubles sweep for the Griffins (1-0).

Carl tested Pitchley at first singles, too, taking the first set to a tiebreaker before falling 7-6 (3). Pitchley took the second, 6-4, for the win.

Santos forced Kiki Dagneaux to extra games at second singles in a 6-2, 7-5 defeat.

Kutztown will host Albright in a scrimmage on Friday at 3 p.m., before turning its attention to the PSAC Individual Championships at Bloomsburg, Oct. 5-7.
 

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Chestnut Hill 7, Kutztown 0
Sept. 23, 2019 at Kutztown, Pa. (Chestnut Hill Tennis Courts)
 

Singles

1. Tom Pitchley (CHC) def. Josh Carl (KUTZ) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4

2. Kiki Dagneaux (CHC) def. Renato Santos (KUTZ) 6-2, 7-5

3. Antoine Gautier (CHC) def. Sebastian Arizpe Vilana (KUTZ) 6-1, 6-2

4. Erik Jorsal (CHC) def. Benjamin Kelly (KUTZ) 6-0, 6-3

5. Kaid Adler (CHC) def. Kurt Abell (KUTZ) 8-0

6. Adam Gavin (CHC) def. Logan Kemp (KUTZ), 7-1, retired

Doubles

1. Tom Pitchley/Erik Jorsal (CHC) def. Josh Carl/Renato Santos (KUTZ) 7-6 (7-1)

2. Kiki Dagneaux/Antoine Gautier (CHC) def. Sebastian Arizpe Vilana/Benjamin Kelly (KUTZ) 6-0

3. Kai Adler/Adam Gavin (CHC) def. Kurt Abell/Logan Kemp (KUTZ) 6-1

Match Notes

Kutztown 0-1

Chestnut Hill 1-0; Regional ranking #4

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

Chestnut Hill ranked No. 4 in ITA East Region

Official: None T-3:30 A-13