UDC Men’s Tennis Falls to Jefferson University 5-2

Philadelphia, Pa. -The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) men's tennis team was defeated 5-2 by Jefferson University in a competitive non-conference match on Sunday. Despite winning two of three doubles matches, the Firebirds were unable to carry the momentum into singles play, dropping their season record to 1-1.

Doubles:

• UDC's No. 2 doubles pair, Sebastiano Palma and Elouan Queguiner, earned a 6-2 victory over Jefferson's Slavkovic and Rabetrano.
• At No. 3 doubles, the Firebirds' duo of Oskar Karos and Ghali Ouajahat Filali also secured a win, defeating Thibault and Mateos Melenchon 6-3.
• Jefferson's No. 1 doubles team, Soto Ballester and Anthony Moukarzel, overcame UDC's top duo, Louis Mangeon and Louka Queguiner, with a 6-2 victory, but UDC claimed the doubles point by winning two out of three matches.

Singles:

• Mario Antonio Marales defeated UDC's Louis Mangeon 6-3, 6-3 at No. 1 singles.
• Jules Thibault edged out Louka Queguiner in a three-set thriller at No. 2 singles, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5).
• Anthony Moukarzel claimed a 6-0, 6-4 win over Sebastiano Palma at No. 3 singles.
• UDC's lone singles victory came from Elouan Queguiner, who battled back to defeat Enrique Soto Ballester 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 at No. 4 singles.
• Jefferson rounded out the match with victories by Antonio Mateos Melenchon over Ghali Ouajahat Filali (4-6, 6-2, 6-3) at No. 5 singles and Johart Rabetrano defeating Oskar Karos 6-4, 7-6(1) at No. 6 singles.

Order of Completion:

• Doubles: 2, 1, 3*
• Singles: 3, 1, 4, 2, 6*, 5

UDC (1-1) will conclude their Fall schedule on Friday, hosting Salem University at 2:00pm.