Stjepan Sisko and Thawin Suksathaporn Named MAC Doubles Team of the Week
3/8/2017 9:06:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Cleveland, OH - Senior Stjepan Sisko and freshman Ernie Suksathaporn were named the Mid-American Conference Doubles Team of the Week, the league announced on Wednesday.
    "This was an incredible event and a great experience for the entire team," said head coach Al Wermer. "Stjepan and Thawin played some very solid matches and I think they adapted to outdoor play seamlessly."
    Sisko and Suksathaporn went 4-2 at No. 1 doubles last weekend at the prestigious 128th Annual Pacific Men's Doubles Championships in La Jolla, CA. After the duo dropped their first match in the Round of 128, Sisko and Suksathaporn won four-straight matches to make the consolation semifinals. The now has an overall record of 12-6 at the top spot.
    The Rockets defeated William & Mary's Addison Appleyby and Tristan Bautil, 8-5, before downing Boston College's Kevin Mullins and Sean Mullins, 8-0. Sisko and Suksathaporn were ahead 6-4, 5-4 when their UCSD opponents retired in Round 4. They bested Mattew Fisher and Justin Steuber, 6-0, 6-4, in the quarterfinals and matched up against UC Irvine's Mason Hansen and Tyler Pham in the finals. Sisko and Suksathaporn put up a hard-fought battle vs. Hansen and Pham but eventually fell, 7-5, 6-4.
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    "This was an incredible event and a great experience for the entire team," said head coach Al Wermer. "Stjepan and Thawin played some very solid matches and I think they adapted to outdoor play seamlessly."
    Sisko and Suksathaporn went 4-2 at No. 1 doubles last weekend at the prestigious 128th Annual Pacific Men's Doubles Championships in La Jolla, CA. After the duo dropped their first match in the Round of 128, Sisko and Suksathaporn won four-straight matches to make the consolation semifinals. The now has an overall record of 12-6 at the top spot.
    The Rockets defeated William & Mary's Addison Appleyby and Tristan Bautil, 8-5, before downing Boston College's Kevin Mullins and Sean Mullins, 8-0. Sisko and Suksathaporn were ahead 6-4, 5-4 when their UCSD opponents retired in Round 4. They bested Mattew Fisher and Justin Steuber, 6-0, 6-4, in the quarterfinals and matched up against UC Irvine's Mason Hansen and Tyler Pham in the finals. Sisko and Suksathaporn put up a hard-fought battle vs. Hansen and Pham but eventually fell, 7-5, 6-4.
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