Garden City, N.Y. (March 28) -- In Northeast-10 Conference action on Friday afternoon, the Assumption College men's tennis team dropped a 5-4 final to Adelphi University.
Three-time Northeast-10 Rookie of the Week Marco Leung (Macao/The International School of Macao) picked up a straight-set win at No. 3 singles and has begun the second semester with a seven-match winning streak in singles play. Overall, Leung's last singles loss came on September 29, 2013 vs. Merrimack.
With the loss, Assumption drops to 5-6 overall and 1-4 in Northeast-10 play, while the Panthers improve to 5-4 overall and remain perfect in the league at 4-0.
Assumption is back in action on Sunday, March 30th as the Hounds host Stonehill College for a Noon start in Worcester.
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Adelphi 5, Assumption 4
03/28/14 at Garden City, N.Y.
Singles Competition
1. Chris Waung (ASM) def. Sander Brenner (ADE) 6-4, 0-6, 6-4
2. Viljami Rahnasto (ASM) def. Ryan Villarruel (ADE) 6-3, 6-1
3. Marco Leung (ASM) def. Sebastian Zapata (ADE) 6-0, 6-4
4. Chiwete Njokanma (ADE) def. Matt Surpenant (ASM) 6-1, 6-4
5. U. Litvinchuk (ADE) def. Michael Breen (ASM) 6-0, 6-0
6. Justin Vijungco (ADE) def. Matt Drolet (ASM) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles Competition
1. Chris Waung/Viljami Rahnasto (ASM) def. Ryan Villarruel/Sebastian Zapata (ADE) 8-5
2. Sander Brenner/U. Litvinchuk (ADE) def. Marco Leung/Matt Drolet (ASM) 8-1
3. Chiwete Njokanma/Justin Vijungco (ADE) def. Tom Knight/Casey Hodor (ASM) 8-1
Match Notes
Assumption 5-6. 1-4 NE-10
Adelphi 5-4, 4-0 NE-10
