Box Score TRUMBULL, Conn. - It was Senior Day for the Sacred Heart men's tennis team, and the four members of the Class of 2025 were nearly celebrated with a thrilling victory. Instead, the Pioneers dropped a hard-fought 4-3 decision to Colgate at the Tennis Club of Trumbull.
The four members of the Class of 2025 honored were
Darius Eftekhar,
Antoine Hernandez,
Charlie Levinson and
Matyas Vencl.
The doubles point was highly contested. Vencl and
Enrique Laennec-Baffrey posted a 6-1 win at No. 1. Colgate won at No. 3 and took the No. 2 match in a tiebreaker to earn the first point.
In singles, Vencl was a 7-6, 6-0 winner at No. 1. The Pioneers also got straight-set victories from Laennec-Baffrey at No. 2 and
Lucca Lafrance at No. 5.
Colgate improved to 9-8 with the victory. SHU is 4-8
NEXT UP
The Pioneers play at Mount St. Mary's next Sunday
Colgate 4, Sacred Heart 3
Doubles
1.
Matyas Vencl/
Enrique Laennec-Baffrey (SHU) def. Josh Israel/Benito Vlassis (CU) 6-1
2. Aidan Chung/Tim Viding (CU) def.
Paul Goncalves/
Antoine Hernandez (SHU) 7-6(2)
3. Parker McGowan/Jerome Falcon (CU) def.
Connor Liona/
Brennan Hart-Nova (SHU) 6-0
Singles
1.
Matyas Vencl (SHU) def. Benito Vlassis (CU) 7-6(3), 6-0
2.
Enrique Laennec-Baffrey (SHU) def. Aidan Lee (CU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Lochlan Seth (CU) def.
Antoine Hernandez (SHU) 6-4, 6-4
4. Josh Israel (CU) def.
Paul Goncalves (SHU) 6-4, 6-3
5.
Lucca Lafrance (SHU) def. Ben Graham (CU) 6-4, 6-1
6. Jerome Falcon (CU) def.
Charlie Levinson (SHU) 6-3, 6-4