The Youngstown State men's tennis team opened their fall tournament season on a strong note winning the doubles title and two of three singles draws as action concluded on Sunday at the YSU Indoor Tennis Center.
Winning singles draws were Alexis Maulouet (A draw) and Alex Woiten (C draw) while Rafael Le Fur and Maulouet collected a hard-fought doubles crown.
To claim the A draw title, Maulouet went 3-0 in the event. He capped off the title with a 6-2, 3-6, 10-5 win over Xavier's Alexander Kotarski on Sunday afternoon.
To claim the C draw title, Woiten had to win a pair of matches on Sunday taking down a pair of Cast Western players. In the finals, he beat Shay Gupta by a 7-6 (0), 6-4 score.
In doubles, Maulouet and Le Fur were a perfect 4-0 for the event. After winning twice on Saturday, the duo won two more matches on Sunday.
In the final against Kotarski and Nick Herdoiza of Xavier, the contest went to a tiebreaker. At 7-6, the Musketeers fought off a match point. The Penguins regrouped in the tiebreaker scoring four straight points after the set was tied 1-1. At 5-2, the Guins won the last two points to claim the win.
YSU is back in action starting on Friday at the Toledo Invitational.
YSU Results
Singles
Vonbank (YSU) def. Yu-Shun Lai 7-5, 7-6 (13-11)
George Kosseifi (CWU) def. Ceradelli (YSU) – Won by injury default
Maulouet (YSU) def. Fabricio Sosa (EU) – 6-2, 4-6, 10-5
Jon Totorica (CWU) def. Le Fur (YSU) – 6-3, 6-4
Woiten (YSU) def. Manning (DUQ) – 6-0, 6-0
Haita (YSU) def. Tancredi Alfano (DUQ) – 6-1, 6-1
Leon Chen (CWU) def. Gippet (YSU) – 1-6, 6-2, 13-11
Alexander Kotarski (XU) def. Vonbank (YSU) – 7-4 (6), 6-2
Maulouet (YSU) def. JT Bilski (CW) – 6-4, 6-4
Leon Grassnickel (EU) def. Haita (YSU) – 6-1, 4-0 (retired)
Gippet (YSU) def. Luke Saylor (CW) – 6-4, 6-2
Aril Kayra Tuna (DUQ) def. Le Fur (YSU) – 3-6, 6-2, 10-6
Woiten (YSU) def. Justin Prochnow (CW) – 6-2, 6-2
Woiten (YSU) def. Shay Gupta (CW) – 7-6 (0), 6-4
Maulouet (YSU) def. Alexander Kotarski (XU) – 6-2, 3-6, 10-5
Doubles
Vogelaar/Kayra Tuna (DUQ) def. Mishiro/Voiten (YSU) – 8-7 (10-8)
Gippet/Haita (YSU) def. Saylor/Mcrae (CWU) – 8-6
Maulouet/Le Fur (YSU) def. Alfano/Cianciotti (DUQ) - 8-4
Vonbank/Van Craenenbroeck (YSU) def. Sosa/Correia (DUQ) – 8-2
Gippet/Haita (YSU) def. Grassnickel/Amsellem (EU) – 8-6
Kyle Totorica/Andrew Spurck (XU) def. Vonbank/Van Craenenbroeck (YSU) – 8-5
Nick Herdoiza/Kotarski (XU) def. Gippet/Haita (YSU) – 8-7 (7-3)
Maulouet/Le Fur (YSU) def. Patel/Liu (DUQ) – 8-2
Maulouet/Le Fur (YSU) def. Herdoiza/Kotarski (XU) – 8-7 (7-2)
