Friday, April 23
Millersville, PA
4:00 PM
Millersville University
4
vs
3
La Salle
Millersville men's tennis tops La Salle for first win over D1 team in 10 years
4/23/2021 8:55:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MILLERSVILLE, Pa. - The Millersville men's tennis team won four of six singles matches to knock off La Salle 4-3 and earn its first win over a Division I program since the fall of 2010.
The win boosted Millersville's record to 6-6 with four-straight wins. Millersville's last win over a D1 team came in October 2010 when it beat La Salle, 7-2. La Salle's record slipped to 3-9.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Carlos Martinez-Lucas and Frank Yanni scored a 6-3 win at No. 1 doubles, but the other two went to La Salle, giving the Pioneers the doubles point.
• Singles belonged the Marauders, however. Martinez-Lucas won his sixth-straight match at No. 1 singles. Santiago Ramos won a super set tiebreaker at for a win over Connor Merrill at No. 3 singles, 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (7-5). Ben Fellman won in straight sets (6-4, 6-2) in the No. 4 spot, and Ting-Yu Yen rounded out the Marauder victories with a 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (7-3) victory at No. 6.
NOTES
• Yen has won four-straight singles matches, including three since moving to the No. 6 singles spot.
• Martinez-Lucas improved to 10-2 and has won nine of his last 10 matches.
UP NEXT
• Friday's match brought Millersville's regular season to a close. The Marauders travel to Mercyhurst on April 27 for the PSAC Semifinals.
The win boosted Millersville's record to 6-6 with four-straight wins. Millersville's last win over a D1 team came in October 2010 when it beat La Salle, 7-2. La Salle's record slipped to 3-9.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Carlos Martinez-Lucas and Frank Yanni scored a 6-3 win at No. 1 doubles, but the other two went to La Salle, giving the Pioneers the doubles point.
• Singles belonged the Marauders, however. Martinez-Lucas won his sixth-straight match at No. 1 singles. Santiago Ramos won a super set tiebreaker at for a win over Connor Merrill at No. 3 singles, 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (7-5). Ben Fellman won in straight sets (6-4, 6-2) in the No. 4 spot, and Ting-Yu Yen rounded out the Marauder victories with a 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (7-3) victory at No. 6.
NOTES
• Yen has won four-straight singles matches, including three since moving to the No. 6 singles spot.
• Martinez-Lucas improved to 10-2 and has won nine of his last 10 matches.
UP NEXT
• Friday's match brought Millersville's regular season to a close. The Marauders travel to Mercyhurst on April 27 for the PSAC Semifinals.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
Rogelio Gonzalez / 0 [LA-SALLE]
30
61
#2 Singles Match
12
Nassim Fenjiro / 0 [LA-SALLE]
66
32
#3 Singles Match
123
Connor Merrill / 0 [LA-SALLE]
630
461
#4 Singles Match
12
Colin Lucius / 0 [LA-SALLE]
42
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Brandon Caban / 0 [LA-SALLE]
66
44
#6 Singles Match
123
Dylan Tull / 0 [LA-SALLE]
460
631
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