The St. Mary’s College of Maryland men’s tennis team took Marymount (Va.) to the final match Saturday, Oct. 10, before falling 4-3 in a non-conference dual in Arlington, Va.
Marymount’s Gunek Singh clinched it at No. 4 singles, beating senior Andrew Hand of Huntingtown (Huntingtown High) 6-3, 7-6. The Seahawks dropped to 0-2. Marymount improved to 2-0.
Doubles
Marymount took the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3. Joaquin Sigala and Daniel Henriquez edged juniors Alex Lyman and Jacob Nelson 7-5 at No. 1. Brett Neuhart and Adam Stanulis beat junior Dylan Courtney of Chaptico (Chopticon High) and first-year Oliver Emard 6-3 at No. 3.
Hand and sophomore Aidan Cron won 6-2 at No. 2 doubles over Singh and Rebhi Villasmil.
Singles
Henriquez put Marymount up 2-0 with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Lyman at No. 3. Cron got St. Mary’s College on the board at No. 2 when Sigala retired after splitting the first two sets (2-6, 6-3). Emard tied it 2-2 with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Emilio Escamilla at No. 5.
Neuhart put Marymount back in front with a 6-2, 6-3 win over sophomore Nate Willoughby at No. 6. Nelson answered at No. 1 with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Villasmil to tie the match 3-3, setting up the decisive match at No. 4.
- No. 1: Jacob Nelson (SMCM) def. Rebhi Villasmil, 6-4, 6-2
- No. 2: Aidan Cron (SMCM) def. Joaquin Sigala, 2-6, 6-3, ret.
- No. 3: Daniel Henriquez (MU) def. Alex Lyman, 6-4, 6-2
- No. 4: Gunek Singh (MU) def. Andrew Hand, 6-3, 7-6
- No. 5: Oliver Emard (SMCM) def. Emilio Escamilla, 6-3, 6-2
- No. 6: Brett Neuhart (MU) def. Nate Willoughby, 6-2, 6-3
Up next
The Seahawks play a scrimmage at Goucher today, Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 4:30 p.m., then host the Seahawk Open on Oct. 17-18 at the Somerset Tennis Complex in St. Mary’s City.
The same day, the St. Mary’s College women’s tennis team swept Marymount 7-0.
Source: SMCM Athletics.
