Virginia Wesleyan University mens tennis started the Spring season with a dual match against Christopher Newport University.
The match was slated to be played outside but after unexpected rain, it was moved indoors at James River Country Club.
The Marlins begun doubles play strong and had a brake on both court 1 and 2 but were unable to hold off the Captains and lost both matches 8-5. The third doubles pair of Francis Cabaddu and Tudor Vlad also lost 8-3.
In singles competition, the Marlins were unable to change the momentum. The Captains closed the match when Rafael Rullan Zarraga and Carlos Rullan Zarraga fell at the #2 and #4 positions in 2 sets.
Trailing behind 0-5, the Marlins continued the battle on the remaining courts. Senior Felix Bevc was able to take his match to a third set but lost 11-9 in the tiebreaker.
The Marlins will resume competition on Feb 17th, when they travel to Misenheimer, NC to face host Pfeiffer University and Piedmont University in a 3- way dual match rotation. The matches are scheduled to begin at 10am and 2pm.
Doubles:
- Rafael Rullan Zarraga / Carlos Rullan Zarraga vs. Vincent Truong / Nesh Kumaresan 5-8
- Alen Curovic / Felix Bevc vs. Ashton Legum / Eddy Porsmyr Hansen 5-8
- Francis Cabaddu / Tudor Vlad vs. Gus Mitchell / Ahun Vodela 8-3
Singles:
- Felix Bevc vs. Eddy Porsmyr Hansen 2-6, 6-3, 0-1 (9-11)
- Rafael Rullan Zarraga vs. Nesh Kumaresan 3-6, 1-6
- Hubert Parawa vs. Truong Vincent 1-6, 5-7
- Carlos Rullan Zarraga vs. Ryan Monroe 3-6, 1-6
- Alen Curovic vs. Gus Mitchell 4-6, 5-7
- Tudor Vlad vs. Ashton Legum 2-6, 3-6
