MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – The Frostburg State Men's Tennis team earned a hard-fought 4-3 victory over Millersville on the road Saturday afternoon.
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MU started the better of the two teams in doubles play, as they easily took the Nos. 1 and 3 matches to secure the meet point. The Bobcats had some momentum, however, as sophomore Viktor Boban and senior Matt Bolen were able to prevent a sweep by winning 6-3 at the two spot.
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FSU hit back in singles play, taking each of the top three spots, including juniors Cole Alcala (7-5, 6-2) and German Diaz (6-3, 6-2) each earned straight-set wins, while Boban took a 6-4, 3-6, 10-8 marathon match. The Marauders had a two-set win of their own at No. 5, while winning a three-setter at No. 6 despite a battle from junior Jason Haley (4-6, 6-3, 10-3. In the end, the meet came down to the four spot, where it seemed Bolen was in cruise control after a 6-0 first set win, however he dropped the second 4-6. In a back-and-forth tiebreak, he was able to come out ahead 10-7 to earn his team the 4-3 meet victory.
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With the win, Frostburg improves to 3-6 on the year, while Millersville drops to 5-5. The Bobcats return home to face West Liberty on Tuesday, April 1 at 3 p.m. Information and updates will be posted to frostburgsports.com.
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Doubles Competition
Lino Morin / Sebas Castro def. Cole Alcala / German Diaz 6-2
Matt Bolen / Viktor Boban def. Jasper de Koning / Paul Bagnouls 6-3
Wulf Sandor / Victor Suarez def. Noah Fisher / Jason Haley 6-1
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Singles Competition
Cole Alcala def. Lino Morin 7-5, 6-2
German Diaz def. Victor Suarez 6-3, 6-2
Viktor Boban def. Jasper de Koning 6-4, 3-6, 10-8
Matt Bolen def. Sebas Castro 6-0, 4-6, 10-7
Wulf Sandor def. Noah Fisher 6-3, 6-3
Joel Oetliker def. Jason Haley 4-6, 6-3, 10-3
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