Sept. 18, 2016 Final Stats
LATHAM, NY - Siena Men's Tennis continued their winning ways with a 7-0 sweep of Holy Cross. The Saints have not played Holy Cross since the 2012-13 season where Siena won 6-1.
Siena started the match off by taking the doubles point after winning all three doubles matchups. Cameron Kirkwood & Jace Koretz on court one and Alessandro Saglia & Geovanny Mendoza on court two both won their respective matches 6-4. Diego Lebron and Peter Galante took a 6-3 win on court three for the quick 1-0 start.
Saglia quickly picked up another point for Siena as he defeated Henry Harrs 6-1, 6-1. Koretz put the Saints up 3-0 with a 6-1, 6-2 victory in the number four position. Kirkwood continued to hold off Pat O'Shea on court one with a 6-4, 6-3 victory. It wasn't long before Mendoza picked up a point for the Saints. He defeated Peter Campito 6-3, 6-1. Lebron took the win in the five position with a 7-6 (4-0), 6-1 win. In his Siena debut, Alexandros Giannakitisidis picked up a 6-3, 6-2 victory on court six to complete the Siena sweep.
Siena will head to Brooklyn, New York on Sunday, Oct. 2nd to battle Saint Francis (NY).
Singles competition
1. Kirkwood, Cameron (SIE) def. O'Shea, Pat (HC-M) 6-4, 6-3
2. Saglia, Alessandro (SIE) def. Harrs, Henry (HC-M) 6-1, 6-1
3. Mendoza, Geovanny (SIE) def. Campito, Peter (HC-M) 6-3, 6-1
4. Koretz, Jace (SIE) def. Lutz, Elmar (HC-M) 6-1, 6-2
5. Lebron, Diego (SIE) def. Murphy, Matthew (HC-M) 7-6 (4-0), 6-1
6. Giannakitisidis, Ale (SIE) def. Cimini, Ton (HC-M) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Kirkwood, Cameron/Koretz, Jace (SIE) def. O'Shea, Pat/Cimini, Ton (HC-M) 6-4
2. Saglia, Alessandro/Mendoza, Geovanny (SIE) def. Harrs, Henry/Murphy, Matthew (HC-M) 6-4
3. Lebron, Diego/Galante, Peter (SIE) def. Campito, Peter/Lutz, Elmar (HC-M) 6-3
Match Notes Holy Cross 1-2 Siena 2-0