UDC Men’s and Women’s Tennis Teams Get Solid NCAA D2 East Region Wins
Washington, DC- The University of the District of Columbia Firebirds Men's & Women's Tennis Teams continued to solidify their overall performances on the court this past week, getting impressive wins in most of their matches.
In men's play, Tomas Gajdusek (Finance-Prague, Czech Republic) had a good week and his teammate Bruno Reich (Business Management- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) continued to perform well at the #2 position.
The Firebird Women also had outstanding performances during the week, led by freshman Jessica Nunez (Electrical Engineering- Guayaquil, Ecuador), junior Kristyna Nepivodova (Economics- Breznice, Czech Republic), and sophomore Tadai Abilla (Television Production-Galloway, NJ). Nunez, pre-season #11 ranked East Region singles player, defeated East Region #5 ranked player from Chestnut Hill in their singles match.
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Head Tennis Coach Dickie Mahaffey is pleased with his team's efforts, stating, "The matches this week were not easy. They fought some tough battles; particularly Tomas, who had an exceptional week. Bruno as well. The two continued to complement each other in solid doubles play." |
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On Sunday March 20, the Firebirds Men defeated the East Region #8 ranked Chestnut Hill College Griffins, 6-3, in match play, while the Firebird Women secured a 5-4 win over the Griffin Women.
The Firebirds Men defeated the East Region #4 ranked Philadelphia University Rams, 6-3, in match play, while the Firebirds Women secured a 9-0 over the Rams Women.
On Wednesday, March 16, both teams fell to Mount St. Mary's University. The Men were defeated 3-4, while the Women dropped their match 1-6.
The Firebirds Women defeated the Trinity University Tigers 6-0 on Tuesday, March 15.
On March 5, the Firebirds Men defeated Post University 9-0, at the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center in Washington, DC.
The Firebird Men are now 6-2 overall, and the Women are 5-9. The Men return to the court on March 23, at Georgetown University, and the Women will see action again on March 26, at Kutztown University.