WEST WINDSOR, N.J. - After besting #7 Saint Francis U (Pa.) in the NEC Championship first round, FDU men's tennis toppled #3 Sacred Heart in a pair of 4-0 sweeps to move to the NEC championship final as the Knights chase their 15th NEC crown. The two-time defending champions will face #1 St. Francis Brooklyn for the title and a trip to the NCAA tournament on Sunday, April 16 at 10 a.m. at Mercer County Park in West Windsor, N.J.
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Doubles
First Doubles:Â
Justas Trainauskas/
Thomas Linley (FDU) def. Adam Kush/Gregory Troyan (SFU), 6-4
Second Doubles:Â
Mehdi Dhouib/
Younes Adnane (FDU) vs. Christian Banti/Patrick Reese (SFU), 3-5, unfinished
Third Doubles:Â
Gryffin Minor/
Teodors Pukse (FDU) def. Matt Kozar/Zachary Palko (SFU), 6-2
Singles
First Singles: Trainauskas (FDU) def. Kush (SFU), 6-1, 6-2
Second Singles: Pukse (FDU) def. Banti (SFU), 6-1, 6-2
Third Singles:
Arjun Sriram (FDU) vs. Jordi Garcia (SFU), 6-2, 5-2, unfinished
Fourth Singles:
Joshua Oboniye (FDU) def. Troyan (SFU), 7-5, 6-3
Fifth Singles: Minor (FDU) vs. Kozar (SFU), 3-6, 6-4, unfinished
Sixth Singles: Linley (FDU) vs. Reese (SFU), 6-3, 5-6, 1-0, unfinished
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Doubles
First Doubles:Â
Justas Trainauskas/
Thomas Linley (FDU) vs. Lefteri Apostolou/Alberto Mello (SHU), 4-5, unfinished
Second Doubles:Â
Mehdi Dhouib/
Younes Adnane (FDU) def. Charlie Levinson/Antoine Hernandez (SHU), 6-2
Third Doubles:Â
Gryffin Minor/
Teodors Pukse (FDU) def. Matyas Vencl/Darius Eftekhar (SHU), 6-2
Singles
First Singles: Trainauskas (FDU) vs. Apostolou (SHU), 6-1, 5-6, unfinished
Second Singles: Dhouib (FDU) def. Vencl (SHU), 6-2, 6-2
Third Singles: Pukse (FDU) vs. Mello (SHU), 7-6 (7-1), 3-1, unfinished
Fourth Singles: Arjun Srirma (FDU) def. Hernandez (SHU), 6-1, 6-0
Fifth Singles:
Joshua Oboniye (FDU) vs. Eftekhar (SHU), 6-7 (1-7), 2-5, unfinished
Sixth Singles: Minor (FDU) def. Arya Alla (SHU), 6-1, 2-6, 6-1
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