Cardinals Soar Past Eagles
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Catholic | Juniata | Score | 5 | 4 |
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Matt Rudolf / Allan Van Nostrand def. Ilia Buralkin / Ustav DhirDeravariya 8-7 (7-3)
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William Michelson / Seth Strawser def. David Brennan / James Schmalz 8-2
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Diego Robles-Rivero / Lucas Boyle def. Nate Whelan / Victor J. B Jung 8-7 (8-6)
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Allan Van Nostrand def. Ilia Buralkin 7-5 , 6-4
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William Michelson def. Matt Rudolf 7-5 , 5-7 , 6-2
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David Brennan def. Robert Singer 6-1 , 6-1
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Seth Strawser def. James Schmalz 6-3 , 6-1
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Diego Robles-Rivero def. Ezenna Emuka 6-1 , 6-0
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Ustav DhirDeravariya def. Lucas Boyle 6-4 , 6-3
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The men's tennis team hosted Catholic Saturday but could not come up with the win after three hours of play. The Eagles lost 5-4 against the Cardinals.
In doubles play, Ilia Buralkin (Moscow, Russia) and Utsav Dhir Deravariya (India / Sunway University) lost 87-73 while William Michelson (Old Mystic, Conn. / Stonington) and Seth Strawser (Richfield, Pa. / East Juniata) lost 8-2 and Nate Whelan (Point Pleasant Beach, N.J. / Point Pleasant Beach) and Victor J.B Jung (Normandy, France) lost 88-76.
The Eagles then went into singles play but couldn't stay in the lead. In first singles, Buralkin lost 7-5, 6-4 while Michelson won 5-7, 7-5, 2-6. Robert Singer (Olney, Md. / Sherwood) lost 6-1, 6-1 in third singles and 6-3, 6-1 in fourth singles. In fifth singles, Ezenna Emuka (Houston, Texas / William B. Travis) lost 6-1, 6-0 as Dhir Deravariya won 6-4, 6-3 in sixth singles.
The Juniata men's tennis team wraps their season 12-7 overall and 1-5 in the conference. This is the most wins in a season since 2015.