Posted: Apr 23, 2022
Bahdanovich Pulls off Singles Win, Firebirds Fall to STAC in Regular Season Finale
SPARKHILL, N.Y.- The University of the District of Columbia's men's tennis team concluded the regular season with a tough 1-6 loss to conference foe St Thomas Aquinas College, Saturday afternoon.
STAC took the doubles point to get the 1-0, lead going into singles play. The duo of Louis Mangeon and Maksim Bahdanovich put up a tough fight at No.1 but eventually fell 7-6(4).
Bahdanovich brought home the lone point for the Firebirds with a 6-2, 7-5 victory at No.4 singles play.
The Firebirds (5-12, 2-4 ECC) have secured themselves as the #3 seed in the ECC tournament and will head to Flushing N.Y. next Friday the 29th where they will have a rematch against STAC in the semifinals.
Doubles
1. Simo/Truffelli (STAC) def. Mangeon/Bahdanovich 7-6(4)
2. Baranyi/Upel (STAC) def. Corty Sosa/Ayala 6-2
3. Papaioannou/Khamassi (STAC) def. Bedforth/Estevez Hernandez 6-2
Singles
1. Eduard Simo (STAC) def. Louis Mangeon 6-3, 6-0
2. Lennart Lehmann (STAC) def. Mauricio Corty Sosa 6-2, 6-1
3. Odysseas Papaioannou (STAC) def. Juan Estevez Hernandez 6-0, 6-3
4. Maksim Bahdanovich def. Ivan Laiz (STAC) 6-2, 7-5
5. Valentin Baranyi (STAC) def. Jake Bedforth 6-1, 6-0
6. Julius Upel (STAC) def. Fredis Ayala 6-2, 6-1
UDC - 1
STAC - 6
Order of Completion
Doubles: 2, 3*, 1
Singles: 1, 2, 3*, 4, 5, 6