FROSTBURG, Md. – The Frostburg State Men's Tennis team concluded their season with a 5-2 home victory over Salem (WV) on Friday afternoon.
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Prior to the match, FSU honored its trio of seniors in Matt Bolen, Cian Cabodevilla, and Nate Burkhardt.
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The sides split their doubles matches to start, as Bolen and sophomore Viktor Boban cruised to a 6-0 win at No. 2, while the Tigers won 6-2 at the No. 3 spot. To decide who would get the meet point at No. 1, juniors Cole Alcala and German Diaz were locked into a back-and-forth battle, eventually coming out on top 7-6 to give FSU an early lead.
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In singles play, Boban took a 7-5, 6-2 sweep at No. 3, though SU responded with straight-set wins at Nos. 1 and 6 to pull to a tie in the meet. Diaz and Bolen both were forced into marathon matches and each passed their respective tests at Nos. 2 and 4, the former winning 6-0, 6-7, 11-9 while the latter came out with a 6-7, 7-5, 10-5 decision that secured the meet win. Junior Noah Fisher tacked on a bonus point in another three-setter, winning 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 for the 5-2 final score.
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With the win, Frostburg ends their regular season at 5-10, while Salem drops to 3-11.
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Doubles Competition
Cole Alcala / German Diaz def. Pablo Guillen / Daniel Paipa 7-6
Matt Bolen / Viktor Boban def. Simon Braeuning / Daniel Dodd 6-0
Enrico Pucci / Roberto Ducoing def. Nate Burkhardt / Cian Cabodevilla 6-2
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Singles Competition
Skander Mezouar def. Cole Alcala 6-4, 6-2
German Diaz def. Daniel Paipa 6-0, 6-7, 11-9
Viktor Boban def. Simon Braeuning 7-5, 6-2
Matt Bolen def. Pablo Guillen 6-7, 7-5, 10-5
Noah Fisher def. Roberto Ducoing 3-6, 6-3, 10-8
Enrico Pucci def. Jason Haley 6-3, 6-0
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