Men's Tennis | 1/20/2017 3:36:00 PM
RICHMOND, Va. – On Friday, the Howard University men's tennis team dropped a pair of matches at the VCU 4-1 Invitational. The Bison (0-3) struggled as they fell to James Madison, 5-0, and the Rams, 3-0.
JMU 5 vs. Howard 0
Doubles
1. Alex Berdnikoff/Mijan Ruzic (JMU) def. Laguna Foster, Jr./Cole Gittens (HU), 6-3, 7-5
Singles
1. Theophile Lanthiez (JMU) def. Ismael Kaouache (HU), 6-4, 6-4
2. Sebastian Salinas (JMU) def. William Jones III (HU), 6-4, 6-4
3. Damon Roberts (JMU) def. Karim Shokeir (HU), 6-1, 6-1
4. Tate Steinour (JMU) def. Spencer Kelly (HU), 6-4, 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 4, Doubles, 1, 2
VCU 3 vs. Howard 0
Doubles
1. Vitor Lima/Philip Mobius (VCU) vs. Karim Shokeir/Sagar Ragu (HU), 6-1, 6-4
Singles
1. Daryl Monfils (VCU) vs. Ismael Kaouache (HU), 6-4, 4-1
2. Marten Jonsson (VCU) vs. William Jones III (HU), 6-2, 6-0
3. Arvid Noren (VCU) vs. Spencer Kelly (HU), 6-0, 6-2
4. Louis Ishizaka (VCU) vs. Cole Gittens (HU), 6-4, 3-2
Order of finish: 3, 2, Doubles
The Bison will host its home opener on Saturday, Jan. 21 when it welcomes Saint Francis University to the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation's East Capitol Campus at noon.
