Posted: Apr 03, 2019
The St. Thomas Aquinas men's tennis team lost to the University of Sciences, 4-3 on Tuesday afternoon. Luke Taplin won in both doubles and singles for the Spartans.
The Spartans won two out of three doubles matches to earn their team a point as Paul Voigt and Enej Hasicevic paired up for a 6-2 win. Gijs Offringa and Luke Taplin won 6-1 in the third flight doubles. Marcel Volz won his 8th consecutive singles match and imporves to 2-1 against regionally ranked opponents. Volz defeated Borna Markusic 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Taplin won 6-2, 6-1 in the 6th flight singles.
The Spartans will return to action on Thursday as they host Concordia at 3:00 p.m.
STAC 3, USciences 4
Doubles
1. Borna Markusic/Borna Novak (USP) def. Marcel Volz/Mitch Harrison (STAC), 6-1
2. Paul Voigt/Enej Hasicevic (STAC) def. Nathan Nguyen/Jack Kosiorowski (USP), 6-2
3. Gijs Offringa/Luke Taplin (STAC) def. Sahas Chandragiri/Evan halperin (USP), 6-1
Singles
1. Marcel Volz (STAC) def. -/17 Borna Markusic (USP), 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
2. Jack Kosiorowski (USP) def. Paul Voigt (STAC), 7-6 (4), 6-2
3. Borna Novak (USP) def. Gijs Offringa (STAC), 7-6 (3), 0-6, 7-5
4. Nathan Nguyen (USP) def. Enej Hasicevic (STAC), 6-3, 6-4
5. Sahas Chandragiri (USP) def. Mitch Harrison (STAC), 7-6 (4), 7-5
6. Luke Taplin (STAC) def. Evan Halperin (USP), 6-2, 6-1