Men's Tennis Blanked at Fairfield

Stonehill

Fairfield University

Doubles

Keean Shah / Thomas Smart (FFD)
def. Jacob Borch-Nielsen / Jacob Krefting (STOM)

6-4

Nick Condos / Will O'Brien (FFD)
def. Mark Kroll / Donovan Rodrigues (STOM)

6-1

Alex Aguiar / Domagoj Stabek (FFD)
def. Mateo Mallen / Louis Coppi (STOM)

6-1

Singles

Thomas Smart (FFD)
def. Jacob Borch-Nielsen (STOM)

6-2, 6-1

Nick Condos (FFD)
def. Mateo Mallen (STOM)

6-3, 6-4

Keean Shah (FFD)
def. Jacob Krefting (STOM)

6-3, 6-3

Kostas Kollias (FFD)
def. Armaan Mullick (STOM)

6-2, 6-0

Luca Benaibbouche (FFD)
def. Louis Coppi (STOM)

6-0, 6-0

Calum Jessett (FFD)
def. Mark Kroll (STOM)

6-2, 6-0

full stats

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (April 7, 2024) – The Stonehill College men's tennis team was swept by non-conference opponent Fairfield University, 7-0, Sunday afternoon. With the loss, the Skyhawks fall to 5-12 overall, while the Stags improve to 10-8 on the year.

Highlights

Highlighting the Skyhawks competitors on the day was the doubles pairing of freshman Jacob Borch-Nielsen and junior Jacob Wilhelm Krefting.
Despite falling to senior Keean Shah and graduate student Thomas Smart at the No. 1 doubles position, the duo battled their opponents to a narrow 6-4 decision.
Shah and Smart led a trio of double winners on the day for Fairfield, as graduate student Nick Condos added his own singles and doubles triumph.
Also picking up singles victories for the Stags were sophomore Kostas Kollias, freshman Luca Benaibbouche, and freshman Calum Jessett.

How It Happened

Sophomore Alex Aguiar and freshman Domagoj Stabek took the opening match of doubles play against sophomore Mateo Mallen and senior Louis Coppi, 6-1, at No 3. Doubles.
Condos, along with junior Will O'Brien secured the doubles point for the Stags after defeating sophomore classmates Mark Kröll and Donovan Rodrigues, 6-1.
Shah and Smart capped off the sweep of doubles competition after taking down Borch-Nielsen and Wilhelm Krefting 6-4 at the No. 1 doubles slot.
Following the sweep of doubles play, the Stags continued their dominance in singles play.
Smart, Condos, and Shah each secured their individual double wins on the day after earning victories at the one through three singles positions.
Kollias, Benaibbouche, and Jessett capped off the sweep for Fairfield after not dropping a set to freshman Armaan Mullick, Coppi, and Kroll.

Up Next

Stonehill (5-12, 1-5 NEC) returns to action on Tuesday, April 9, matching up against Bentley University at the Cordish Tennis Center in Waltham, Mass., at 3:30 p.m.

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