Kutztown University Athletics

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Kutztown men's tennis concluded the regular season portion of its fall schedule with positive momentum, defeating Moravian University 6-1 Wednesday afternoon at the Hoffman Tennis Courts in Bethlehem.
 
The Golden Bears went 4-2 overall in the fall, with victories over West Liberty, Franciscan and Drew, along with the Greyhounds.
 
On Wednesday, KU won five of the six singles matches, with three of the five going to a third set. Dang Nguyen (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam/European International School), the top singles player in the lineup, won 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 1-0 (10-6). Nikita Safonov (Podolsk, Russia/N.N. Godovikov Polytechnic College) at No. 5 battled back to win 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-6), and No. 6 Luis Lopes (Piracicaba, Brazil/Colegio Saber) was victorious 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6). In the middle of the lineup, the No. 3 singles player, Nacho Costa Cadilla (Buenos Aires, Argentina/St. Matthews College) recorded a 7-5, 6-4 win and Henrique Rocha (Jaticua, Brazil/Escola SEB Maceio) was on the winning end of a 6-2, 6-2 match at No. 4.
 
The Maroon and Gold earned the doubles point with victories at No. 1 and No. 3, as Nguyen/Rocha downed Enzo Guarda/Joey Kelly 6-4, and Raphael Hoareau Lebon (Saint-Joseph, Réunion/Lycee de Vincendo)/Lopes defeated Luke Appleman/Armaan Malik 6-4.
 
Kutztown's team dual matches are done until the spring season, which kicks off on Saturday, Feb. 27, against Dickinson at the Hershey Raquet Club. KU will have a few individuals compete in the ITA Atlantic Regional Championships this Friday and Saturday at Bloomsburg University.

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