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Men's Tennis

Dragons down Huskies 8-1

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The Tiffin University Men's Tennis team competed at home against Michigan Tech on Sunday. The Dragons were victorious 8-1.

Doubles

1st Doubles went well for the Dragons as Ludena/Cutting were tested, but prevailed 8-6 over Michigan Tech's Neto/Duhnsen.

2nd Doubles was much smoother as the captains paired up for a solid 8-4 victory that featured strong net play from the Dragon veterans.

3rd Doubles was the quickest doubles match on the day for the Dragons as Kopronica/Lezama continued their strong start in conference play with a convincing 8-3 victory over Pae/Prochnow.

Singles

1st singles was pure Dragon domination as TU's Luis Ludena won a 6-1, 6-1 decision over Mario Neto. Ludena has had a strong showing so far in conference play and looks to compete at the top spot this season.

2nd singles was much of the same as Lezama keeps climbing in a convincing 6-1, 6-1 win. Lezama has had a great first weekend for the Dragons and continues to build his confidence week to week.

3rd singles was the lone falter for the Dragons as a tough 0-6, 3-6 loss by TU's Cutting to a strong Michigan Tech player in Built Yumuang.

4th singles got the Dragons back on track as Mangone won a marathon match by a score of 3-6, 6-1, 10-6. Mangone's comeback was pushed to a third set tie breaker due to time constraints.

5th singles was all Dragons as Justin Kopronica defeated Ricardo Paes 6-0, 6-0. The freshman Kopronica has had a strong weekend and plays a vital part in the Dragons success thus far.

6th singles featured the other Dragon captain as Fernandes posted a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Jack Prochnow of Michigan Tech to give the Dragons an 8-1 victory.

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Players Mentioned

Luis Ludena

Luis Ludena

Junior
Justin Kopronica

Justin Kopronica

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Luis Ludena

Luis Ludena

Junior
Justin Kopronica

Justin Kopronica

Freshman