FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Fairmont State men's tennis defeated Walsh 6-1 on Saturday. The Falcons won two of three doubles matches, taking No. 1 and No. 3, and added five singles victories.
Prior to the match, the team honored senior
Mohamed El Helaly as he is set to graduate in December.
The Falcons earned the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3.
Haruto Kusunoki and
Noah Liedtke opened doubles with a 6-3 victory at No. 1,
Jasper de Bruijn and
Keagan Karungagaran fell 6-4 at No. 2, and
Gabriel Masu and
Gustavo Masu clinched the point with a 6-1 win at No. 3.
Kusunoki followed with a 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 win at No. 1 singles to put the Falcons ahead 2-0.
Gabriel Masu added a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 2, and Karungagaran clinched the match at No. 3 with a 6-4, 7-5 win.
After the clinch, Liedtke won 3-6, 6-2, 12-10 at No. 4 and de Bruijn added a 6-2, 2-6, 10-7 victory at No. 5.
Kilian Kok fell 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 at No. 6 as the Falcons finished with a 6-1 match victory.
Fairmont State will conclude its Fall portion of the schedule at the ITA Regional Championships in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The tournament starts on Friday, October 16.
