The UMBC men's tennis team won for the third time in four
outings when they defeatedMorgan State, 6-1, on April 7.
The Retrievers evened their spring record at 8-8 on the
campaign.
The Retrievers took the first two doubles matches that went to
conclusion and captured the doubles point. Senior Joe
Adewumi (Phoenix, Ariz.) teamed with freshman Kamal Patel
(Germantown, Md./Seneca Valley) to win an 8-1 decision at the
No. 3 slot, and a pair of first-year players, Juan Manuel Aranzazu
(Ibague, Colombia) and Daniel Gray
(Bowie, Md./The Bullis School) captured an 8-3 victory to secure
the point.
After UMBC dropped a match at the No. 1 singles position,
Aranzazu, Adewumi and Patel quickly triumphed to wrap up the match
for the hosts. Aranzazu overwhelmed Jannick Tash, 6-2, 6-1, at No.
3 singles, and Adewumi defeated Eric Ward, 6-1, 6-4 at the No. 2
position. Patel dropped just one game at the No. 6 hole, routing
James Lee, 6-0, 6-1.
Gray, in the No. 5 position and junior No. 4 Gaulthier
Berret (Lagny Sur Marne, France) added on singles
victories to finalize the scoring. Gray took down Aaron Benjamin,
6-4, 6-3, while Berret outfought Djordje Ljubinkovic, 3-6, 6-2
(10-4).
UMBC will next see action at America East
rival Binghamton on April 14.
