Rockets Slay Dragons in 5-2 win on Saturday

Saturday, February 27

Toledo, Ohio

2:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

Tiffin

Cole Shoults and the Rockets defeated Tiffin, 5-2, on Saturday at Shadow Valley Tennis Club.

Photo by: Ross Achter

2/27/2021 7:51:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score Results (PDF)

TOLEDO, Ohio – The University of Toledo men's tennis team defeated Tiffin on Saturday afternoon by a score of 5-2.

"I'm happy that we played with good enthusiasm and focused our minds on improving," head coach Al Wermer said. "These competitive matches are great for our depth."

Toledo started off the match by claiming the doubles point to take a 1-0 lead in the match. Both UT victories came rather easily as junior Cole Shoults and sophomore Krzysztof Wetoszka were victorious on court No. 1 and freshman Vlad Meluta and senior Thawin Suksathaporn won on court No. 3.

The Rockets won their singles matches on the top four courts to help clinch the 5-2 win over the Dragons. Suksathaporn defeated his Tiffin counterpart on the top court, and sophomore Max Skaer won on court No. 4 as well. A pair of freshmen, Adam Kovac and Wojciech Szczesny, were victorious on courts No. 2 and 3, respectively. Szczesny is now 3-0 in singles play this season and Skaer is 2-0 in singles contests.

The Rockets host Xavier on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Shadow Valley to conclude their weekend.

Singles
1. Thawin Suksathaporn (UT) def. Michael Gurtner (TU) 6-2, 7-6
2. Adam Kovac (UT) def. Nair Adi (TU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Wojciech Szczesny (UT) def. Joe Gilman (TU) 7-5, 6-4
4. Max Skaer (UT) def. Matthew Telford (TU) 6-1, 6-3
5. Hugo Chatras (TU) def. Luis Kleinschnitz (UT) 7-6, 0-6, 6-2
6. Gabriel de Oliveira (TU) def. Vlad Meluta (UT) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6)

Doubles
1. Cole Shoults/Krzysztof Wetoszka (UT) def. Nair Adi/Michael Gurtner (TU) 6-0
2. Hugo Chatras/Matthew Telford (TU) vs. Max Skaer/Luis Kleinschnitz (UT) no result
3. Vlad Meluta/Thawin Suksathaporn (UT) def. Gabriel de Oliveira/Joe Gilman (TU) 6-1