The Panthers were forced to play the match down one player as Richard Ferguson was forced out of the match due to a family emergency. In the five singles matches that took the court, the Panthers played the Bears to close score lines, but Uladzislau Litvinchuk was the only Panther to win a set. He captured the second set of his match before falling in a three-set battle at third singles.
Match Results
Singles
1. Nicolas Auruccio (NYIT) d. Sander Brenner (ADE) 6-4, 6-4
2. Tomas Lieb (NYIT) d. Chiwete Njokanma (ADE) 7-6(3), 6-3
3. Jaime Salvador d. Uladzislau Litvinchuk (ADE) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
4. Nicolas Jubera (NYIT) d. Justin Vijungco (ADE) 7-5, 6-4
5. Nicolas Heintz (NYIT) d. Ryan Villarruel (ADE) 6-1, 6-2
6. Mircea Dimofte (NYIT) d. Richard Ferguson (ADE) default (family emergency)
Doubles
1. Auruccio/Dimofte (NYIT) d. Brenner/Litvinchuk (ADE) 8-3
2. Marcon/Peixoto (NYIT) d. Villaruel/Njokanma (ADE) 8-6
3. Jubera/Lieb (NYIT) win by default
Up Next
The Panthers return to action the weekend of September 21-23, when they travel to Philadelphia, PA to compete in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East Region Championship on the campus Chestnut Hill College.
