Firebirds Defeat Catholic University Cardinals, 5-4, in Men’s Tennis

Washington, DC: September 22, 2010—Freshman Carlos Quiroga (Electrical Engineering-Valencia, Venezuela) played the decisive role in the University of the District of Columbia Firebirds Men's Tennis defeat of the Catholic University Cardinals, today, at the Catholic University Tennis Courts in Washington, DC. Quiroga's thrilling, come from behind, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1, defeat of Cassian Utrie clinched the victory and gave the Firebirds a, 5-4, win over the Cardinals, with just enough sunlight to complete the match.

Results:

UDC – 5, Catholic – 4

Doubles

1.            Quiroga/Uzcategui def. Utrie/Peters (CUA) 8-4

2.            Gajdusek/Jayatilleke def. Nogales/Roman (CUA) 8-3

3.            DNP (incomplete UDC lineup)

Singles

1.            Tomas Gajdusek def. Bernardo Nogales (CUA) 6-1, 6-3

2.            Carlos Quiroga def. Cassian Utrie (CUA) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1

3.            Miguel Uzcategui def. Joe Peters (CUA) 6-1, 6-1

4.            Jean Paul Roman (CUA) def. Lalindra Jayatilleke 6-0, 6-1

5.            Brian Bradley (CUA) def. Karlon Bernard 6-0, 6-0

6.            DNP (incomplete UDC lineup)

UDC – 5

CUA – 4

Season Record (W-L): 1 – 0

The Firebirds return to the courts again on September 29, for a 3 p.m. match against the across town rivals, Howard University Bison.