Saturday, March 18
Radford, Va.
1:00 PM
Radford University
3
vs
4
New Mexico
Radford Falls in Tight 4-3 Contest Against New Mexico
3/18/2023 5:12:00 PM | Men's Tennis
RADFORD, Va. – The Radford men's tennis program battled in a tight 4-3 loss to New Mexico Saturday afternoon, fighting windy and chilly conditions to the final court against a strong opponent.
The cold evening got its start with a tightly contested doubles point that set the tone for the match. Robert Hagen and Charles Courteau picked up a dominant 6-2 win on court three to get Radford in position for the point. On court one, the dominant duo of Demis Taramonlis and Konstantinos Raptis outlasted their opponents to win 7-5 and clinch the 1-0 advantage.
In an afternoon full of tight battles, Guilherme Severin worked with ease on court four singles. The junior stayed hot with a 6-4, 6-3 win to put Radford back up 2-1. After a rough start, Raptis rebounded and earned a mentally tough victory on court three. Raptis came back for the three-set 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 win to make it 3-2 Radford.
It came down to the final court, the top flight, where Taramonlis was attempted a comeback of his own. After a tough first set, and trailing 4-1 in the second set, Taramonlis battled all the way back to force a third set. Taramonlis would lead in that final set, but the close match slipped away 1-6, 6-4, 5-7 and sealed the Highlanders fate in the 4-3 loss.
UP NEXT
Radford's will be on the road for a pivotal road match-up with UNC Asheville on Monday, March 20th. The Highlanders will tip-off at 1 p.m. against the Bulldogs as conference play starts to heat up.
Follow Men's Tennis on Social Media
For more information on the Radford Men's Tennis team follow @RadfordMTennis on Twitter and Instagram, as well as Radford Men's Tennis on Facebook.
The cold evening got its start with a tightly contested doubles point that set the tone for the match. Robert Hagen and Charles Courteau picked up a dominant 6-2 win on court three to get Radford in position for the point. On court one, the dominant duo of Demis Taramonlis and Konstantinos Raptis outlasted their opponents to win 7-5 and clinch the 1-0 advantage.
In an afternoon full of tight battles, Guilherme Severin worked with ease on court four singles. The junior stayed hot with a 6-4, 6-3 win to put Radford back up 2-1. After a rough start, Raptis rebounded and earned a mentally tough victory on court three. Raptis came back for the three-set 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 win to make it 3-2 Radford.
It came down to the final court, the top flight, where Taramonlis was attempted a comeback of his own. After a tough first set, and trailing 4-1 in the second set, Taramonlis battled all the way back to force a third set. Taramonlis would lead in that final set, but the close match slipped away 1-6, 6-4, 5-7 and sealed the Highlanders fate in the 4-3 loss.
UP NEXT
Radford's will be on the road for a pivotal road match-up with UNC Asheville on Monday, March 20th. The Highlanders will tip-off at 1 p.m. against the Bulldogs as conference play starts to heat up.
Follow Men's Tennis on Social Media
For more information on the Radford Men's Tennis team follow @RadfordMTennis on Twitter and Instagram, as well as Radford Men's Tennis on Facebook.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
123
AZKARA, Arda / 0 [UNM]
647
165
#2 Singles Match
12
ABDULSALAM, Rafael / 0 [UNM]
77
66
#3 Singles Match
123
NOROOZIAN, Aram / 0 [UNM]
631
366
#4 Singles Match
12
MATSUSHITA, Ryoma / 0 [UNM]
43
66
#5 Singles Match
12
SAMAHA, Georgio / 0 [UNM]
66
24
#6 Singles Match
12
MAGGS, Alex / 0 [UNM]
66
24
Order of Finish:
6,4,5,3,2,1
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