Men's Tennis Secures 3-0 Weekend With Strong Wins Over Fairfield and Monmouth

Sunday, March 1

West Point, N.Y.

10 AM

Army West Point

Fairfield

Men's Tennis Secures 3-0 Weekend With Strong Wins Over Fairfield and Monmouth

March 01, 2020 | Men's Tennis

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army men's tennis reclaimed their dominance Sunday afternoon in back to back win's over Fairfield and Monmouth. The Black Knights opened up the day with a 4-1 victory over Fairfield followed by a strong 4-2 battle with a top-notch Monmouth team. After a 3-0 sweep of the weekend, Army moves to 9-6 on the season before heading down to Boca Raton, Fla. for a double header with FAU and Cleveland State on March 14^th and 15^th.

The Black Knights welcomed a competitive Fairfield and Monmouth team to the Lichtenberg Tennis Center and head coach Jim Poling was very happy with the collective performance the team had this weekend.

"We had a great weekend going 3-0 against some good competition. I am proud of the guys, they were real warriors," said Poling.

MATCH 1: Army 4, Fairfield 1

After a great outing on Saturday afternoon against NJIT to move back to a winning record, the Black Knights were eager to get a shut out on home court. The No. 1 duo of Myles Conlin and AJ Woodman found success again in doubles play, moving passed Lewis Edwards and Tyler Shibles (Fairfield) 6-3. With close battles unfolding on courts two and three, team doubles fate would come down to the wire. David Gorshein and Nathan Jose would find the finish line first, securing a match opening point for the Black Knights in a 6-3 victory.

Diego Huttepain and Anant Mundra grabbed the first two point in singles play; Huttepain with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Shibles and Mundra with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Griffin Schlesinger. The clinching point hung between the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 6 bout, each matchup going into three sets. Jose found the golden ticket against Stefan Mitrovic, nailing a third set 6-4 win to seal the deal.

Doubles

Conlin/Woodman (Army) def. Edwards/Shibles (Fairfield), 6-3
Lake/Huttepain (Army) vs. Olive-Blanco/Schlesinger (Fairfield), 5-4 (unfinished)
Gorshein/Jose (Army) def. Mitrovic/Townsend Font (Fairfield), 6-3

Singles

Huttepain (Army) def. Shibles (Fairfield), 6-4, 6-1
Woodman (Army) vs. Edwards (Fairfield), 7-5, 4-6, 5-2 (unfinished)
Nikita Larichev (Army) vs. Olive-Blanco (Fairfield), 6-3, 5-7, 4-3 (unfinished)
Jose (Army) def. Mitrovic (Fairfield), 6-4, 3-6, 6-4*
Mundra (Army) def. Schlesinger (Fairfield), 6-2, 6-3
Magid (Fairfield) def. Sam Kesti (Army), 6-4, 4-6, 1-6

Order of finish: 1, 5, 6, 4*

Match 2: Army 4, Monmouth 2

The Black Knights struggled to find a win in the double's column in match number two, only securing the No. 2 bout with a 6-2 win from Lake and Larichev.

A strong effort in singles play allowed the team to bounce back as they posted a victory in the one, three, four, and six slot. Huttepain opened up singles play again with the first win of the afternoon followed by Conlin with a No.1 win over Monmouth's Max Benaim in a 6-2, 6-3 contest. Mundra secured the six with a 6-1, 6-2 victory of Zeiler opening the door for Larichev in the four to clinch the winning point. Larichev's three set (7-5, 1-6, 7-6) battle with Cooke Wharton grabbed point number four, moving the Black Knights to a 4-2 win over the Hawks.

Doubles