Dean Polisena won his first match of the season 6-1, 6-1 over Moravian's Matt Tuorto

March 26, 2016

Men’s Tennis Opens Landmark Play With Win Over Moravian

HUNTINGDON, Pa.- The Juniata men’s tennis team began Landmark Conference play against Moravian on Saturday afternoon at Raffensberger Courts. The Eagles had a resounding 8-1 win over the Greyhounds.

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Moravian College	Juniata Eagles
Score	1	8

Doubles

Dean Polisena / Roy Liberman def. Matt Tuorto / John Wylie 9-7
Logan Moore / Dan Ansel def. Giovanni Lombardi / C.J. Widdifield 8-2
Bryan Gregory / Owen Grafe def. David Wilson / Issac Schefer 8-2

Singles

Dean Polisena def. Matt Tuorto 6-1 , 6-1
John Wylie def. Matyas Kohout 6-0 , 6-3
Roy Liberman def. Giovanni Lombardi 6-1 , 6-2
Bryan Gregory def. C.J. Widdifield 6-0 , 6-4
Logan Moore def. David Wilson 6-0 , 6-2
Daichi McAuliffe-Uch def. Peter Demyan 6-1 , 6-0

HUNTINGDON, Pa.- The Juniata men's tennis team began Landmark Conference play against Moravian on Saturday afternoon at Raffensberger Courts. The Eagles had a resounding 8-1 win over the Greyhounds.

Both second and third doubles had identical 8-2 wins. At first doubles, Roy Liberman (Montevideo, Uruguay/EIHU) and Dean Polisena (Adelaide, Australia/Saint Ignatius) had to battle with Moravian's Matt Tuorto and John Wylie but were able to come away with a 9-7 win.

In singles play, Polisena picked up his first win of the season as he knocked off Tuorto 6-1, 6-1. Liberman won his fourth match in a row and eighth of the season with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Giovanni Lombardi. Bryan Gregory (Glen Mills, Pa./Garnet Valley) improved to 7-3 in 2016 with a 6-0, 6-4 triumph against C.J Widdenfield. Other winners included Logan Moore (Chadds Ford, Pa./Unionville) and Daichi McAuliffe-Uchida (Wantage, N.J/High Point Regional HS).

The Eagles travel to Scranton next Saturday to play the Royals. Match time will be at 1 p.m.