Box Score MILLERSVILLE, Pa. - Millersville men's tennis very nearly handed Edinboro its first PSAC loss and snapped a lengthy winning streak Saturday, but the visiting Fighting Scots had just enough in singles competition to edge the Marauders, 4-3.
Edinboro extended its winning streak to eight, improving to 8-3 overall and 5-0 in PSAC play. Millersville falls to 2-5 overall and 2-2 in PSAC action.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Marauders notched the doubles point thanks to wins by
Carlos Martinez-Lucas and
Frank Yanni and
Santiago Ramos and
Zach Pernia. Martinez-Lucas and Yanni won 6-4 in the No. 1 flight, and Ramos and Pernia won by the same score at No. 3 doubles.
• In singles, Martinez-Lucas topped Takahiro Inoue 6-3, 6-1, bouncing back from his first PSAC loss on Friday. In the No. 6 singles spot,
Zach Pernia outlasted Kai Chin Chen, 6-3, 3-6, 10-6. Edinboro, however, won at No. 2 through No. 5 singles. At No. 3 singles,
Santiago Ramos led Thibault Dorval 3-1 before having to retire.
POSTMATCH REACTION FROM COACH MATT HELSEL
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On the challenge of back-to-back matches: "Edinboro played well. It's asking a lot to play a team of that caliber so soon after a three-and-a-half hour match yesterday that taxed us so much mentally and physically. I'm proud of how well we played considering that, and I'm very proud of what we did this weekend. I'm excited to get our guys rested and healthy and ready to go for the final stretch."
NOTES
• Edinboro is currently ranked No. 4 in the ITA Atlantic Regional rankings.
• Pernia won his team-best sixth match, improving to 6-1. Martinez-Lucas boosted his singles record to 4-2 while he and Yanni are now 5-1 in singles and unbeaten in PSAC action.
UP NEXT
• Millersville plays four matches in the next eight days. First up is a home match against Division I Villanova on April 13 at 2 p.m.