Posted: Apr 11, 2025

Firebirds Face Tough Battle Against Spartans in Conference Match Up

Boyds, MD- The University of the District of Columbia men's tennis team battled valiantly against East Coast Conference powerhouse St. Thomas Aquinas on Friday afternoon but came up short in a 6-1 loss at the Montgomery TennisPlex. Louka Queguiner went undefeated on the day with hard-fought singles and doubles victory, but the Spartans' depth proved too much to overcome.

UDC's highlight of the day came in No. 1 doubles, where the duo of Louis Mangeon and Louka Queguiner edged STAC's top tandem of Seth Newman and Henry Ronnberg in a tiebreaker, 7-6(5).

In singles, Louka Queguiner continued his strong form for UDC. After dropping the first set 5-7 to Lorenzo Meschini, Queguiner stormed back to take the next two sets 6-2, 6-4, earning the Firebirds their lone point of the match.

UDC fought closely in several other matches. Oskar Karos battled to a narrow 7-5, 7-6(3) loss to Don Vinz Lominoque, and Elouan Queguiner kept pace with Victor Tauson in both sets before falling 6-4, 6-3. Louis Mangeon dropped a competitive match at the top spot against Seth Newman (6-4, 6-3), while Sebastiano Palma and Ghali Ouajahat Filali were unable to overcome strong opponents at No. 5 and No. 6.

Doubles

1. Mangeon/L. Queguiner def. Newman/Ronnberg (STAC) 7-6(5)

2. Lominoque/Kuroda (STAC) def. Palma/E. Queguiner 6-0

3. Sramek/Tauson (STAC) def. Karos/Vatteroni 6-2

Singles

1. Seth Newman (STAC) def. Louis Mangeon 6-4, 6-3

2. Louka Queguiner def. Lorenzo Meschini (STAC) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4

3. Don Vinz Lominoque (STAC) def. Oskar Karos 7-5, 7-6(3)

4. Victor Tauson (STAC) def. Elouan Queguiner 6-4, 6-3

5. Ondrej Sramek (STAC) def. Sebastiano Palma

6-1, 6-2

6. Henry Ronnberg (STAC) def. Ghali Ouajahat Filali 6-2, 6-3

UDC (8-6, 3-2 ECC) is back in action on Monday to take on Virginia State University at the UDC Tennis Courts. The match is slaed to begin at 1pm.

Order of Completion

Doubles: 2, 3*, 1

Single: 1, 4, 3*, 5, 2, 6