HILTON HEAD, SC. --- Asbury tennis competed in a successful third round of matches on day three of their spring break competition on Thursday in Hilton Head, Sc. The men's team beat the Red Devils 8-1, while the women won over Dickinson 5-4.

Men's Tennis
The Asbury men's tennis team (7-1) continued their powerful 2022-2023 campaign with their third win in a row during their spring break. The Eagles defeated Dickinson 8-1 in their first matchup since 2016, which was a closer match where AU won 5-4.

Asbury took two out of their three doubles matches over Dickinson, with No. 1 team Gregorio Ingles and Alejandro Caceres beating the Red Devils 8-2.

In singles, the Eagles went on to sweep Dickinson, with each player creating a good lead over the Red Devils. No. 1 Joseph Lewis took the win 6-0, 6-1. In the No. 2 spot was Ignacio Ardiles who won 6-2, 6-3, followed by Franco Patino's No. 3 win after three sets; 6-7, 6-3, 10-7. Yousef Ismail had a complete sweep of the No. 4 singles match, beating his opponent 6-0, 6-0. Concluding the singles sweep for AU was No. 5 Alejo Britos and No. 6 Yuri Tirado, who each won their match 6-1, 6-0.

AU moves to 7-1 on the spring season and hold a three-game win streak on men's tennis.

Women's Tennis
Asbury women's tennis (2-3) competed in their third spring break match battling the Dickinson Red Devils, who previously was an unfamiliar face to AU.
After a hard fought battle, the Eagles took the win over Dickinson 5-4. 

Asbury's doubles won two of their three matches, with No. 3 pair Fernanda Heredia and Olivia Rogowski taking the win over the Red Devils, 8-4, and No. 1 pair Kourtney Kawata and Ariadna Zegarra winning 8-6.

In singles AU turned half of their matches into victories. First it was Ariadna Zegarra to take the No. 1 match with a strong win against the Red Devils, 6-3, 6-3. Asbury's Kourtney Kawata earned a strong win to take the No. 4 match, 6-2, 6-2. Also Contending for AU was Fernanda Heredia, who brought in the third singles win 6-3, 6-1.

The Asbury women move to 2-3 on the season and will look to continue their momentum in their match with Lake Forest College on Friday morning.

Men's Doubles 

D1 Ingles/Caceres (AU) def Adams/Lewis (Dickinson), 8-2

D2 Griffin/Veleanu (Dickinson) def Ismail/Patino (AU), 8-6

D3 Ardiles/Tirado (AU) def Goodman/Finnell (Dickinson), 8-4
 

Men's Singles

S1 Joseph Lewis (AU) def G. Adams (Dickinson), 6-0, 6-1

S2 Ignacio Ardiles (AU) def T. Griffen (Dickinson), 6-2, 6-3

S3 Franco Patino (AU) def L. Veleanu (Dickinson), 6-7, 6-3, 10-7

S4 Yousef Ismail (AU) def F. Anderson (Dickinson), 6-0, 6-0

S5 Alejo Britos (AU) def S. Goodman (Dickinson), 6-1, 6-0

S6 Yuri Tirado (AU) def N. Kohler (Dickinson), 6-1, 6-0


Women's Doubles

D1 Kawata/Zegarra (AU) def Fierro/Desjardins (Dickinson), 8-6

D2 Steele/Goitz (Dickinson) def Moore/West (AU), 8-3

D3 Heredia/Rogowski (AU) def Michel/Kleinman (Dickinson), 8-4


Women's Singles

S1 Ariadna Zegarra (AU) def M. Fierro (Dickinson), 6-3, 6-3

S2 A. Goitz (Dickinson) def Megan Moore (AU), 6-0, RET

S3 A. Steele (Dickinson) def Mikaela West (AU), 6-1, 6-1

S4 Kourtney Kawata (AU) def M. Michel (Dickinson), 6-2, 6-2

S5 Fernanda Heredia (AU) def I. Desjardins (Dickinson), 6-3, 6-1

S6 A. Armendarez def Olivia Rogowski (AU), 6-3, 6-1

Men's Doubles
D1 Gregorio Ingles and Alejandro Caceres; 8-2

Men's Singles
S1 Joseph Lewis; 6-0, 6-1

S2 Ignacio Ardiles; 6-2, 6-3

S3 Franco Patino; 6-7, 6-3, 10-7

S4 Yousef Ismail; 6-0, 6-0

S5 Alejo Britos; 6-1, 6-0

S6 Yuri Tirado; 6-1, 6-0


Women's Doubles
D3 Heredia/Rogowski ; 8-4

Women's Singles
S1 Ariadna Zegarra; 6-3, 6-3
S4 Kourtney Kawata; 6-2, 6-2

S5 Fernanda Heredia; 6-3, 6-1



"We played against a good team, moreover the motivation and the team bonding experiences that we have been experiencing during the past three days helped us to fight back and keep our winning streak. The team didn't have a loss yet; nonetheless, we have to keep the positive attitude and the strong teamwork discipline. We are looking forward to our last spring break game tomorrow.
Franco Patino I Freshman Men's Tennis Player


AU men's tennis and women's tennis will compete against Lake Forest College on Friday morning, both playing at 9 am. 


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