Men's Tennis back in action at William Jewell on Friday

Men's Tennis | 3/7/2024 6:42:00 PM

Emporia State Hornet Men (4-3, 1-0 MIAA)
at William Jewell Cardinals (4-6, 0-0 GLVC)
Friday, March 8 • 12:00 p.m. • Clayview Country Club • Liberty, Mo.
Up Next: Men vs. West Chester
Monday, March 11 • 2:00 p.m. (CT) • Oak Street Park Community Center • Kissimmee, Fla.
 
TAKING LIBERTY
The Emporia State men take on William Jewell in Liberty, Mo. before embarking on a Spring Break trip to Florida for three duals.
 
LAST SERVE
The Hornets were shutout 7-0 by the Muleriders.  Southern Arkansas won all three doubles matches with Lleyton Fosha and Elvin Selimovic finishing the closest at 7-5 in the #3 position.
Three of the singles matches went to a third set.  Anton Sarunic fell 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3 at #1, Diego Calvin lost 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (5) at #3, and Hachem Fahem went down 3-6, 7-6 (5), 1-0 (10-5 at the #5 slot.
 
ABOUT THE HORNETS
The Hornet men are 4-3 on the season. They have won three of their last five duals including an MIAA/GAC North Division opening win at Augustana.
Anton Sarunic is ranked #58 in the nation in singles this spring.  He has an 8-7 overall record with a 3-4 mark in spring dual action.
Mostafa Elbasnaly opened the season with six straight wins, four of them at #3 singles before moving up to #2 for the last three matches. He is 6-1 on the season, all in dual action.
Hachem Fahem picked up a win against Augustana on February 26 in his first action of the year and is 1-2 overall.
Sergio Vera Martin is 7-7 overall with a 2-3 record mostly at #2 singles this spring.  
Harrison Brown is 8-6 overall with a 2-2 mark this spring at #5 and #4 singles.
 
UP NEXT
The Hornets travel to Florida for three matches in the Orlando area.