Sacred Heart Downs Men's Tennis, 7-0

Stonehill

Sacred Heart

Doubles

Lefteri Apostolou / Alberto Mello (SHU)
def. Mateo Mallen / Guillaume de Benaze (STO)

6-1

Antione Hernandez / Charlie Levinson (SHU)
def. Christian Duffy / Ben Simmons (STO)

6-3

Matyas Venci / Darius Eftekhar (SHU)
def. Mark Kroll / Luke Nickerson (STO)

6-4

Singles

Lefteri Apostolou (SHU)
def. Mateo Mallen (STO)

6-4, 6-4

Matyas Venci (SHU)
def. Christian Duffy (STO)

6-2, 6-1

Alberto Mello (SHU)
def. Mark Kroll (STO)

6-2, 6-3

Antione Hernandez (SHU)
def. Guillaume de Benaze (STO)

3-6, 7-6 (7-1), 10-2

Arya Alla (SHU)
def. Nathaniel Graves (STO)

6-3, 6-2

Darius Eftekhar (SHU)
def. Donovan Rodrigues (STO)

6-3, 6-2

full stats

de Benaze battled for the Skyhawks at No. 1 doubles and No. 4 singles.

Five double-winners lead Pioneers to NEC win

TRUMBULL, Conn. (February 25, 2023) – Sacred Heart University didn't drop a match and only one set on its way to a 7-0 win over Stonehill College in a Northeast Conference dual match at the Tennis Club at Trumbull tonight.

Highlights

Junior Lefteri Apostolou led five double-winners for Sacred Heart in the win teaming up with postgrad Alberto Mello for a 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles.
Apostolou followed that up with a 6-4, 6-4 decision at No. 1 singles against Stonehill freshman Mateo Mallen.
Mello contributed a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 3 singles against Stonehill freshman Mark Kröll.
Kröll and senior Luke Nickerson fell by just a break in their match for Stonehill at No. 3 doubles.
Sophomore Guillaume Duhil de Bénazé took the first set in his match against Sacred Heart sophomore Antione Hernandez 6-3, before being edged in a second-set tiebreaker (7-1) and then Hernandez won the third set super tiebreaker 10-2 to claim the point.
Hernandez and sophomores Matyas Venci and Darius Eftekhar rounded out the double-winners for the Pioneers.

Up Next

Stonehill (6-5, 0-2 NEC) is back in action next Saturday, when it opens its spring break trip at Rollins College at 4 p.m. Sacred Heart (3-4, 2-1 NEC) visits Bryant University next Monday, March 6 at noon.

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