Marian Bumps TU from Crossroads League Tournament

Crossroads League Tournament Central

ZIONSVILLE, Ind. – The Taylor men's tennis team fell 6-1 to Marian University in the opening round of the 2018 Crossroads League Tournament on Tuesday.

With the loss, seventh-seeded Taylor (3-11, 3-6) closes their fall season while second-seeded Marian (11-1, 8-1) advances to the league semifinals.

The Trojans picked up their lone win in the No. 1 doubles position with Christen Jacquottet and Andre Danelli besting Diogo Jesus and Hunter Sylvester by a score of 9-8. After falling behind 2-1 after the three doubles matches, TU fell in the first four singles matches that followed, and the No. 4 and No. 5 singles matches were not completed.

"We had a great effort to finish strong here today," praised Coach Don Taylor. "Even though it wasn't the result we wanted, the guys played hard and were competitive. "

Taylor finishes the fall with a 3-11 record. They will return to the courts in the spring of 2019.

Marian def. Taylor; 6-1

Singles
No. 1 - Diogo Jesus (MU) def. Christen Jacquottet (TU); 6-2, 6-3
No. 2 - Hunter Sylvester (MU) def. Andre Danelli (TU); 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 - Nathan Bogle (MU) def. Salvador Lo Cascio (TU); 6-3, 6-0
No. 4 - Camilo Mesa (MU) vs. Stephen All (TU); 6-4, 2-1, unfinished
No. 5 - Ian Deiters (MU) vs. Victor Cheng (TU); 6-1, 5-3, unfinished
No. 6 - Noah Roberts (MU) def. Abraham Pauta (TU); 6-0, 6-1

Doubles
No. 1 -Danelli/Jacquottet (TU) def. Jesus/Sylvester (MU); 9-8
No. 2 - Bogle/Deiters (MU) def. Cheng/Lo Cascio (TU); 8-2
No. 3 - Roberts/Wittenbaum (MU) def. All/Graves (TU); 8-3