ANNAPOLIS, Md. --
Aniketh Ayinala (Fr., Charlotte, N.C.), J.J. Etterbek (Fr., Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) and
Luke Garner (So., Arnold, Md.) each posted singles and doubles victories during a 6-1 win by the Navy men's tennis team over Fairleigh Dickinson (2-5), Friday evening at the Tose Family Tennis Center in Annapolis. The Mids (8-10) also lost a 7-0 decision at NJIT (9-0) Friday afternoon.
Navy won the first two doubles matches to finish against Fairleigh Dickinson to take a 1-0 lead. Ayinala and Etterbeek combined for a 6-2 win at the No. 3 flight in the first match to finish. Garner and
Sasha Panyan (Jr., Lutherville, Md.) then tallied a 7-5 victory at No. 1 doubles to give the Mids the 1-0 lead.
Christian Pumpelly (Sr., Atlanta, Ga.) made the score 2-0 when he posted a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles. Garner followed with a 6-0, 6-3 victory at the No. 3 flight, then Etterbeek clinched the match with his 6-0, 6-4 win at No. 4 singles.
Additionally,
Gavin Segraves (Sr., Charlottesville, Md.) recorded a 6-3, 6-4 victory at No. 2 singles and Ayinala closed out play with a 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-4) win at the No. 5 flight.
Navy will play two more matches Saturday. The Mids will face Villanova at 10 a.m. in Annapolis and play at Princeton at 10:30 a.m.
NJIT 7, Navy 0
Doubles -- NJIT wins the doubles point (3-2)
1. Perez Ramps, Pablo / Smith, Josh (NJIT) vs. Nguyen, Nathan / Nguyen, Nicholas (NAVY) 4-4, unfinished
2. El Kholti, Amine / Skorjanc, Nejc (NJIT) def. Ballesteros, Andres / Liu, Eric (NAVY) 6-2
3. Jenlkins, Wil / Townes, Samuel (NJIT) def. Carol, Dylan / McNair, Matthew (NAVY) 6-1
Singles (4-1-3-2-6-5)
1. Perez Ramps, Pablo (NJIT) def. Nguyen, Nicholas (NAVY) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
2. El Kholti, Amine (NJIT) def. Nguyen, Nathan (NAVY) 6-3, 6-4
3. Callo Von Platen, Os (NJIT) def. McNair, Matthew (NAVY) 6-0, 6-2
4. Jenlkins, Wil (NJIT) def. Liu, Eric (NAVY) 6-2, 6-0
5. Petrov, Pavel (NJIT) def. Ballesteros, Andres (NAVY) 6-3, 6-2
6. Kanektar, Ashwin (NJIT) def. Carol, Dylan (NAVY) 6-1, 6-3
Navy 6, Fairleigh Dickinson 1
Doubles -- Navy wins the doubles point (3-1-2)
1. Garner, Luke / Panyan, Sasha (NAVY) def. LINLEY, Thomas / TRAINAUSKAS, J. (FDU) 7-5
2. MINOR, GRYFFIN / OBONIYE, Joshua (FDU) def. Pumpelly, Christian / Segraves, Gavin (NAVY) 7-6 (9-7)
3. Ayinala, Aniketh / Etterbeek, J.J. (NAVY) def. MANCHANDA, Aryan / SRIRAM, Arjun (FDU) 6-2
Singles (6-3-4-1-2-5)
1. TRAINAUSKAS, J. (FDU) def. Panyan, Sasha (NAVY) 6-2, 7-5
2. Segraves, Gavin (NAVY) def. SRIRAM, Arjun (FDU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Garner, Luke (NAVY) def. OBONIYE, Joshua (FDU) 6-0, 6-3
4. Etterbeek, J.J. (NAVY) def. LINLEY, Thomas (FDU) 6-0, 6-4
5. Ayinala, Aniketh (NAVY) def. MINOR, GRYFFIN (FDU) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-4)
6. Pumpelly, Christian (NAVY) def. MANCHANDA, Aryan (FDU) 6-2, 6-0