Men's Tennis Falls Shorts in Late Rally Against Queens (N.Y.)

PHILADELPHIA – Thomas Jefferson University men's tennis (0-2) tied the match at 3-3 after securing the third, second, and fifth singles match but were unable to take the sixth spot as the Rams fell 4-3 to Queens College (N.Y.) in Friday afternoon action. 

WHAT HAPPENED 

• Jefferson dropped the doubles point. They lost the second doubles match but Matt Cizmarik and Antonio Mateos Melenchon fought to win the third match 7-6 (6-2). Queen's ended up edging out the Rams 7-6 (7-5) in the first position 

• After going down 3-0 from the fourth and first singles matches, Jefferson went to win three straight matches to even it out. Mateos Melenchon won the third spot, Jules Thibault secured the second position, and Quentin Duvinage fought back from a 6-1 first set to take the second and third for an even 3-3 score with the sixth position still going 

• Jefferson was unable to keep the ball rolling, falling in the last set 7-6 (8-6), 7-5 as the Knights won 4-3 

DOUBLES RESULTS 
1. Lucas Foix Sotos / Samuel Linck (QC) def. Nicholas Trebuchet / Jules Thibault (JEFF) 7-6 (7-5) 
2. Adam Laur / Alexis Gibiard (QC) def. Elliot Jarosz / Filip Slavkovic (JEFF) 6-2 
3. Matt Cizmarik / Antonio Mateos Melenchon (JEFF) def. Tim Andersson / David Cerne (QC) 7-6 (7-2) 

SINGLES RESULTS 
1. Viktor Hockl (ADE) def. Nicholas Trebuchet (JEFF) 6-1, 6-4 
2. Jules Thibault (JEFF) def. Tim Andersson (QC) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 
3. Antonio Mateos Melenchon (JEFF) def. Alexis Gibiard (QC) 6-2, 6-4 
4. Samuel Linck (QC) def. Johary Rabetrano (JEFF) 6-1, 6-2 
5. Quentin Duvinage (JEFF) def. Pablo Serrano (QC) 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 
6. Caleb Brightman (QC) def. Filip Slavkovic (JEFF) 7-6 (8-6), 7-5 

UP NEXT 
Jefferson will prepare for early Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) preview when they take on Chestnut Hill College on Monday, September 29.