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Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis Falls Just Short to Bethune Cookman


Orlando, Fla. -  The Fairleigh Dickinson men's tennis team looked to get back in the win column against Bethune Cookman after dropping a 5-2 setback to Quinnipiac. Early on, Bethune Cookman jumped all over the Knights stealing doubles honors and winning the first two singles matchups and unfortunately this sealed the Knights fate. Though FDU tabbed four victories to end the series, their opponent snagged a lead the Knights could not taint and would win it, 4-3. 

The pairing of Jacob Whalley (Wirral, England/Calday Grange Grammar School) and Adam Chan (Hillingdon, England/ Langley Grammar School ) came the closest to silencing Bethune Cookman. In the end however, they would fall 6-4.

For the individual portion, Gonzalo Quintana (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Colegio Particular Pert), Diogo Garnel (Lisbon, Portugal/Carcavelos Tenis), Kiran Mani (Brewster, N.Y./Laurel Springs) and William Bourne (Stamford, England/Stamford) all granted FDU victories. Quintana trumped Bethune Cookman's Jose Plazas 7-5, 3-6, 1-0, 10-5 to grant the Knights their first win. Bourne concluded action in the win column beating out PabloLopez, 7-5, 6-1.

RESULTS
Doubles
Gtari/Plazas (BC) def. Whalley/Chan - 6-4
Chepik/Almeida (BC) def. Quintana/Garnel - 6-3
Hall/Barrera (BC) def. Mani/Bourne - 6-2

Singles
Chepik (BC) def. Whalley - 3-0, retirement
Gtari (BC) def. Chan - 6-4, 6-4
Quintana def. Plazas (BC) - 7-5, 3-6, 1-0, 10-5
Garnel def. Almeida (BC) - 0-6, 6-3, 1-0, 10-7
Mani def. Barrera (BC) - 6-2, 6-2
Bourne def. Lopez (BC) - 7-5, 6-1
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Players Mentioned

William Bourne

William Bourne

6' 0"
Sophomore
Adam Chan

Adam Chan

5' 11"
Sophomore
Diogo Garnel

Diogo Garnel

6' 0"
Junior
Kiran Mani

Kiran Mani

Senior
Gonzalo Quintana

Gonzalo Quintana

5' 8"
Junior
Jacob Whalley

Jacob Whalley

6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

William Bourne

William Bourne

6' 0"
Sophomore
Adam Chan

Adam Chan

5' 11"
Sophomore
Diogo Garnel

Diogo Garnel

6' 0"
Junior
Kiran Mani

Kiran Mani

Senior
Gonzalo Quintana

Gonzalo Quintana

5' 8"
Junior
Jacob Whalley

Jacob Whalley

6' 0"
Junior
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