Huntington dominates Goshen in season opener

GOSHEN, Ind. – The #21 Huntington men's tennis team opened up the year by dominating Goshen 6-1 Saturday morning at Goshen Jr. High School.

The Foresters swept doubles play and then kept things rolling by winning five of their six singles matches to make quick work of the Maple Leafs. All five wins in singles play were in straight sets as HU easily cruised to their first win of the season and first win in league play.

Next up for HU (1-0, 1-0) is a trip to Adrian on Tuesday.

SINGLES RECAP
#1 – Filippo Gallo (GC) def. Andres Jimenez (HU) 3-6, 6-4, 11-9
#2 – Mateo Ameller (HU) def. Matija Margetic (GC) 6-2, 6-0
#3 – Valentin Mussi (HU) def. Pedro Scattolon (GC) 6-3, 6-3
#4 – Agustin Agosto (HU) def. Mario Gomez (GC) 6-2, 6-1
#5 – Pablo Lopez Real (HU) def. Insee Akarapan (GC) 6-4, 6-1
#6 – Cristian Rodriguez (HU) def. Brandon Lomas (GC) 6-1, 6-0

DOUBLES RECAP
#1 – Agosto/Mussi (HU) def. Gallo/Akarapan (GC) 6-3
#2 – Jimenez/Real (HU) def. Margetic/Scattolon (GC) 6-4
#3 – Ameller/Augusto Fajardo (HU) def. Gomez/Lomas (GC) 6-1

The Huntington University Foresters compete in 18 intercollegiate sports for men and women. In the past decade, Huntington has produced 154 NAIA All-America honors and 501 All-America Scholar Athlete honors. Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest.