MEN’S TENNIS

The #RV Huntington men’s tennis team swept the 24th-ranked Marian Knights on Thursday in Crossroads League semi-final action. After taking the doubles point, Santiago Sarudiansky and Andres Jimenez won the #1 and #2 singles to set up Martin Capdevilla at #4 singles to clinch the match. 

SINGLES RESULTS
#1 – Santiago Sarudiansky (HU) def. James Ashworth (MU) 6-2, 7-5
#2 – Andres Jimenez (HU) def. Tjark Kunkel (MU) 6-3, 6-1
#3 – Julian Tantera (HU) vs. Jan Bartolome (MU) 6-7 (6), 4-3, DNF
#4 – Martin Capdevilla (HU) def. Juan Garcia-Tunon (MU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
#5 – Pablo Lopez Real (HU) vs. Marco Ramos Cabrera (MU) 7-5, DNF
#6 – Juan Carrasco (HU) vs. Jones McNamar(MU) 1-6, 6-4, 3-2 DNF

DOUBLES RESULTS
#1 – Andres Jimenez/Julian Tantera (HU) def. James Ashworth/Tjark Kunkel (MU) 6-4
#2 – Juan Garcia-Tunon/Marco Ramos Cabrera (MU) def Santiago Sarudiansky/Cristian Rodriguez (HU) 6-0
#3 – Martin Capdevilla/Pablo Lopez Real (HU) def. Jan Bartolome/Jones McNamar (MU) 6-4 

THE ESSENTIALS
Location: Klopfenstein Courts | Huntington, Ind.
Records: HU 9-1, 7-1 | Marian 7-3, 6-2
W/L Streaks: HU W-3 | Marian L-1
NAIA Top-25 Rankings: HU – #RV | Marian- #24

LOOKING FORWARD
Crossroads League tournament finals are scheduled for Saturday, October 5. The Foresters will travel to top seeded Grace to take on the #20 nationally ranked Lancers in a rematch of an intense battle that took place in mid-September. The doubles matches will begin at 11:00 a.m. at the Dan Cramer Tennis Courts in Winona Lake, Indiana.