The men's tennis team split a pair of home matches over the
weekend, blanking Drexel, 7-0, on Feb. 23, before dropping a tough
5-2 decision vs. Richmond the following day. Both matches were
played indoors at Twin Lakes RC.
UMBC did not drop a set in the victory over the Dragons. The No.
2 and 3 doubles matches were tightly contested, but the Retrievers
prevailed, 8-6, in each contest. Senior Gaulthier
Berret (Lagny Sur Marne, France) combined with freshman Justin Carter (Randallstown, Md.) to post a convincing
8-3 triumph at the No. 1 position.
Carter continued his strong play, defeating Badr Ouabdelmoumen,
6-4, 7-5, at the No. 1 singles match. Berret overwhelmed Dan
Koehler, 6-1, 6-0, at the No. 4 slot, leading the Retrievers to the
sweep of the six singles matches.
Carter and Berret got UMBC off to a solid start in doubles vs.
Richmond as they prevailed, 8-6 at the No. 1 slot. The doubles
point came down to the No. 3 position, but Alex Drean
(Bayonne, France) and Daniel Gray
(Bowie, Md./The Bullis School) fell by the slimmest of margins, 8-7
(5).
Berret completed his 4-0 weekend by defeating Sebastien Fauchet,
6-4, 6-1. Freshman Eliott
Loubatie (Paris, France) also captured a victory over Aaron
Wicker, 6-1, 6-4.
The Retrievers (2-4) travel to Philadelphia for matches at St.
Joseph's (March 1) and Penn (March 2) this weekend.
