FLUSHING, N.Y. – Following Thursday's rain out, the Southern New Hampshire University men's tennis team kicked off the action at the ITA East Regional Championships on Friday at the Billie Jean King USTA National Tennis Center. Sophomore
Vicente Preto (Sesimbra, Portugal) moved on to the singles bracket Round of 16 and also teamed with junior
Carlos Molero (Barcelona, Spain) to advance to the Round of 16 in the doubles bracket.
Singles
#11
Vicente Preto (SNHU) def. Jose Siles Diaz (Franklin Pierce), 6-1, 6-3 – R64
#11 Preto (SNHU) v. Nathan Yacar (St. Thomas Aquinas) – R32
Alberto Espinosa (St. Thomas Aquinas) def.
Tomas Valentim (SNHU), 6-0, 6-0 – R64
Alexis Martin Gibiard (Queens, N.Y.)) def.
Carlos Molero (SNHU), 6-1, 6-2 – R64
Daniel Garcia (Franklin Pierce) def.
Tristan Chandler (SNHU, 6-1, 6-2 – R64
Elouan Boyer (Adelphi) def.
Kaixi Mi (SNHU), 6-0, 6-4 –R64
Matias Hoyos (Adelphi) def.
Sebastian Eckert (SNHU), 6-4, 6-4 – R64
Pablo Serrano (Queens (N.Y.)) def. Noah Cadhilac (SNHU), 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) – R64
Ruben Minquez Merchan (Franklin Pierce) def.
Albert Modol (SNHU), 6-2, 6-3 – R64
Doubles
Carlos Molero/
Vicente Preto (SNHU) def. Garrett Brooker/Viktor Boban (Saint Michael's), 8-2 – R32
Moleto/Preto (SNHU) vs. Ondrej Sramek/Victor Tauson (St. Thomas Aquinas) – R16
Caleb Brightman/Pablo Serrano (Queens (N.Y.)) def.
Sebastian Eckert/
Tristan Chandler (SNHU), 8-3 – R32
Jamie Macpherson/Ferm Kopplemans (Saint Michael's) def.
Albert Modol/Noah Cadhilac (SNHU), 8-7 (7-3) – R32
Lorenzo Meschini/Nathan Yacar (St. Thomas Aquinas) def.
Tomas Valentim/
Kaixi Mi (SNHU), 8-0 – R32