Men's Tennis Makes a 2-0 Weekend with Win Over Saint Francis

Saturday, March 5

Cincinnati, Ohio

3:00 PM

Xavier University

Saint Francis

Men's Tennis Makes a 2-0 Weekend with Win Over Saint Francis

03.05.22 | Men's Tennis

Box Score Results

Musketeers head to Orlando to face Creighton, LIU next week

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier men's tennis closed out the weekend at 2-0, picking up a 5-2 win over Saint Francis at the Jim and Mary Brockhoff Family Tennis Facility on Saturday afternoon.

The Musketeers now head to Orlando to face Creighton and LIU next week.

THE MATCH

In doubles action, Xavier picked up the first decision on the No. 3 court, 6-2, for Charlie Temming and Shashank Reddy, and secured the point on the No. 2 court, with a 6-2 win for Brett Winters and Cambell Nakayama. Diego Nava and Ryan Cahill fell 6-3 on the No. 1 court.

Caden Kammerer made it a 2-0 Xavier lead with a 6-3, 6-1 win on the No. 5 court, then Cambell Nakayama pushed it to a 3-0 Xavier lead with a 6-2, 6-2 win on No. 6.

Charlie Temming picked up the deciding point, taking a 6-3, 6-2 win on the No. 3 court to make it 4-0 Musketeers.

Marco Pennelli picked up the final point for the Musketeers, 6-1, 6-4, on the No. 4 court.

SFU picked up the final two points in three sets, a 6-0, 2-6, 6-1 win on the No. 2 court against Ryan Cahill and and a 7-5, 1-6, 10-6 win on the No. 1 court against Brett Winters.

RESULTS

Singles competition
1. VARELLA, Fabio (SFUM) def. Brett Winters (XU-M) 7-5, 1-6, 10-6
2. FUSTE, Marc (SFUM) def. Ryan Cahill (XU-M) 6-0, 3-6, 6-1
3. Charlie Temming (XU-M) def. TEIXEIRA, Andrew (SFUM) 6-3, 6-2
4. Marco Pennelli (XU-M) def. VINCES, Daniel (SFUM) 6-1, 6-4
5. Caden Kammerer (XU-M) def. BANTI, Christian (SFUM) 6-3, 6-1
6. Cambell Nakayama (XU-M) def. PALKO, Zachary (SFUM) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. FUSTE, Marc/VARELLA, Fabio (SFUM) def. Diego Nava/Ryan Cahill (XU-M) 6-3
2. Brett Winters/Cambell Nakayama (XU-M) def. BANTI, Christian/GARCIA, Jordi (SFUM) 6-2
3. Charlie Temming/Shashank Reddy (XU-M) def. PALKO, Zachary/TEIXEIRA, Andrew (SFUM) 6-2

Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,6,3,4,2,1)