Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 | Box Score 3 ANNAPOLIS, Md. - FDU men's tennis dominated at the season-opening Joe Hunt Invitational hosted by Navy. The three-day event began on Friday, September 16 and concluded on Sunday, Sept. 18 at the USNA Tennis Courts. The Knights went 27-18 combined between singles and doubles matches with a staggering .750 win percentage in the singles competition.

2021-22 NEC Rookie of the Year sophomore Justas Trainauskas and junior Arjun Sriram went a perfect 4-0 in singles while their seven teammates compiled 18 wins.
 

Day 3 Results

Doubles

EM Flight
Gryffin Minor/Arjun Sriram (FDU) defeated Ganguly/Morawski (St.Bonaventure) 6-0

Orange 4 Flight
Ayinala/Etterbeek (Navy) defeated Jorge Alonso-Cortes/Aryan Manchanda (FDU) 6-1

Singles

Red 1 Flight
Justas Trainauskas (FDU) defeated Hedrick Legaspi (Navy) 7-6 (6), 5-7, 13-11

Orange 1 Flight
Arjun Sriram (FDU) defeated J.J. Etterbeek (Navy) 6-3, 6-0

Pink 2 Flight
Fernando Tardin (FDU) defeated Matthew McNair (Navy) 5-7, 7-6 (4), 10-2

Yellow 1 Flight
Sebastian Lopez (Morgan State) defeated Gryffin Minor (FDU) 6-1, 6-2

EM Flight
Jorge Alonso-Cortes (FDU) defeated Mark Rubin (St. Joseph's) 6-3, 6-4

Blue 2 Flight
Artis Hart (Mary Washington) defeated Aryan Manchanda (FDU) 7-5, 6-2
 

Day 2 Results

Doubles

Navy Flight 2
Justas Trainauskas/Thomas Linley (FDU) defeated Agbo/Verdi (St. Joseph's University) 6-4

Red Flight 2
Arjun Sriram/Gryffin Minor (FDU) defeated Fenjiro/Diaz (St. Joseph's University) 6-4

Orange Flight 2
Watson/Pfab (Mary Washington) defeated Aryan Manchanda/Jorge Alonso-Cortes (FDU) 6-4

Purple Flight
Ha/Postin (George Mason) defeated Fernando Tardin/Andrei Oprisor (FDU) 6-2

Singles

Navy 2
Teodors Pukse (FDU) defeated Niles Rachal (Morgan State) Walkover (W/O)
Rithik Sardana (George Mason) defeated Teodors Pukse (FDU) 2-6, 6-1, 10-7

Yellow Flight 1
Gryffin Minor (FDU) defeated Kostas Kollias (Fairfield) 6-3, 6-7(9), 11-9
Gryffin Minor (FDU) defeated Mark Rubin (St. Joseph's University) 6-1, 7-6(3)

Blue Flight 1
Aryan Manchanda (FDU) defeated Andrew Immink (Fairfield) 7-6(4), 6-2
Aryan Manchanda (FDU) defeated Eli Gan-Dy (St. Joseph's University) 1-6, 6-0, 13-11

Green Flight 1
Jorge Alonso-Cortes (FDU) defeated William O'brien (Fairfield) 6-0, 4-6, 10-7
Jorge Alonso-Cortes (FDU) defeated Jack Campbell (St. Joseph's) 6-3, 6-3

Pink Flight 1
Griffin Schlesinger (Fairfield) defeated Andrei Oprisor (FDU) 7-5, retired

Pink Flight 2
Niza Simunyola (George Mason) defeated Fernando Tardin (FDU) 6-1, 6-1
Fernando Tardin (FDU) defeated Luke Riemann (St. Bonaventure) 6-1, 7-5

White Flight 1
Thomas Linley (FDU) defeated Flip Morawski (St. Bonaventure) 6-1, 6-0
Andrew Cooper (Mary Washington) defeated Thomas Linley (FDU) 0-6, 0-3, retired

Orange Flight 2
Arjun Sriram (FDU) defeated Rhajzon Rankins (Morgan State) 7-5, 6-0
Arjun Sriram (FDU) defeated Nassim Fenjiro (St. Joseph's) 6-2, 6-0

Red Flight 2
Justas Trainauskas (FDU) defeated Jean Marrero (St. Bonaventure) 6-0, 6-3
Justas Trainauskas (FDU) defeated Rishab Sardana (George Mason) 6-4, 6-4 
 

Day 1 Results

Doubles

Navy Flight 2
Trainauskas/Linley (FDU) defeated Gore/Summer (Fairfield) 6-3
Hedlund/Kruling (University of Delaware) defeated Trainauskas/Linley (FDU) 6-4

Red Flight 2
O'Brien/Shah (Fairfield) defeated Sriram/Minor (FDU) 6-2
Gluck/MacKenzie (Delaware) defeated Sriram/Minor (FDU) 6-4

Orange Flight 2
Lopez/Karenzi (Morgan State) defeated Manchanda/Alonso-Cortes (FDU) 7-5
Immink/Kollias (Fairfield) defeated Manchanda/Alonso-Cortes (FDU) 6-2

Purple Flight
Tardin/Oprisor (FDU) defeated Cooper/Ladehoff (Mary Washington) 6-3
Brown/Wood (Morgan State) defeated Tardin/Oprisor (FDU) 6-3

Singles

Yellow Flight 1
Gryffin Minor (FDU) defeated Aniketh Ayinala (Navy) 6-3, 1-6, 6-4

Blue Flight 1
Christian Pumpelly (Navy) defeated Aryan Manchanda (FDU) 7-5, 6-0

Green Flight 1
Cy McLeod (Navy) defeated Jorge Alonso Cortes (FDU) 6-4, 6-2

Pink Flight 1
Matthew McNair (Navy) defeated Andrei Oprisor (FDU) 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4

Pink Flight 2
Fernando Tardin (FDU) defeated Caleb Miller (Navy) 6-3, 6-1

White Flight 1
Thomas Linley (FDU) defeated Andres Ballesteros (Navy) 6-1, 6-1

Orange Flight 2
Arjun Sriram (FDU) defeated Rasmus Egehus (SBU) 6-1, 6-3

Navy Flight 2
Teodors Pukse (FDU) defeated Rishi Charan Shankar (Mary Washington) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

Red Flight 2
Justas Trainauskas (FDU) defeated Andrew Watson (Mary Washington) 6-1, 6-1
 

Quoteable

"It was a very solid weekend," remarked head coach Jeff Brandes. "Energy was high most of the time and there were a lot of positives to take into next weekend's Hofstra Invite."
 

The Road Ahead

As Brandes mentioned, the Knights next compete in the Hofstra Invitational next Saturday and Sunday, September 24 and 25, as the fall season continues.

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