Box Score LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – Coppin State's men's tennis team put up a great fight but fell at Rider University, 5-2 on Saturday afternoon.
The Eagles earned the doubles point with victories in the No. 1 and 3 flights. In the first spot, the duo of
Henrique Sada and
Prabh Bal were victorious, 7-6 (7-3) while
Jorge Rodriguez Rey and
Sam Scala-McNeill cruised to a 6-2 win.
Rodriguez Rey got the lone singles victory for Coppin State, defeating Javier Melendez in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4. Bal and McNeill both won four games in the opening set of their losses while McNeill also got three games in the second set.
CSU wraps up the regular season against Morgan State at 3 pm on Monday, April 15.
Doubles Competition
No. 1:
Henrique Sada/
Prabh Bal (CSU) def. Lysander Almonte/Nick Salazar (RID), 7-6 (3)
No. 2: Griffin Clark/Brandon Gildea (RID) def.
Quincy Pettis/
Zaipo Oula (CSU), 6-0
No. 3:
Jorge Rodriguez Rey/
Sam Scala-McNeill (CSU) def. Peter Komosinski/Javier Melendez (RID), 6-2
Singles Competition
No. 1:
Jorge Rodriguez Rey (CSU) def. Javier Melendez (RID), 6-1, 6-4
No. 2: Peter Komosinski (RID) def.
Prabh Bal (CSU), 6-4, 6-1
No. 3: Lysander Almonte (RID) def.
Henrique Sada (CSU), 6-0, 2-0 (injured)
No. 4: Ryan Ciaccio (RID) def.
Sam Scala-McNeill (CSU), 6-4, 6-3
No. 5: Griffin Clark (RID) def.
Quincy Pettis (CSU), 6-2, 6-0
No. 6: Nick Salazar def.
Zaipo Oula (CSU), 6-0, 6-0
