KUTZTOWN, Pa. -- Kutztown University men's tennis swept doubles and won 5-of-6 matches in singles to defeat Shepherd, 6-1, in its PSAC opener at the Keystone Courts Sunday afternoon.
The Rams (2-8, 0-1 PSAC) were unable to field a full lineup, defaulting victories to the Golden Bears (3-4, 1-0 PSAC) at third doubles and sixth singles. Kutztown took care of the rest from there.
Dang Nguyen (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) and
Henrique Rocha (Jaticua, Brazil/Escola SEB Maceio) cruised over Curry Taylor and Hamilton Hall, 6-1, at second doubles to clinch the available team point, while
Gonzalo Barcelo (San Pedro, Argentina/Nuestra Senora del Socorro) and
Joaquin Perez (Pachuca, Mexico/Escuela Americana) were 6-2 victors over Arka Genguly and Nicholas Espinoza to complete the doubles sweep.
In singles, the Maroon and Gold claimed three matches in straight sets and
Gonzalo Barcelo (San Pedro, Argentina/Nuestra Senora del Socorro) won a three-set thriller in the top flight match.
Perez bested Curry by matching 6-1 scores at No. 3 and
Emmitt Robinson (Ingersoll, Ontario/Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute) handled Hall 6-0, 6-2 at No. 4. Along with the default point at No. 6, it proved enough to secure the match for the Golden Bears.
Rocha topped Khalid Alsadek 6-0, 6-1 at No. 5 and Barcelo outlasted Genguly in a third-set tiebreaker 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (5) at No. 1.
Kutztown will try to improve to 2-0 in league play when it heads to West Chester for a 2 p.m. match this Thursday, March 28.
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