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Cal Poly Men's Tennis Tops Grand Canyon in Season Opener
1/25/2020 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
SEATTLE — The Cal Poly men's tennis team opened its 2020 dual season in strong fashion Saturday evening, topping Grand Canyon University 6-1 in Seattle on the campus of the University of Washington.
Despite the start of the match being delayed two hours, the Mustangs (1-0) started strong by winning the doubles point. After the Lopes won at the No. 1 position, Cal Poly's No. 3 duo of senior Antoine Noel and freshman Alexis Delisle took their match 6-2 to even it up. The No. 2 duo of sophomore Gary Vardanyan and freshman Fernando Fonseca then clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 victory.
Cal Poly quickly took a 2-0 lead once singles began when junior Roman Shenkiryk won his match at the No. 6 spot in dominant fashion, 6-0, 6-0.
Sophomore Cambell Nakayama later made it 3-0 with a 6-2, 6-1 win at the No. 5 position. Vardanyan then clinched the win for the Mustangs with a 6-4, 6-1 victory from the No. 4 spot.
Fonseca picked up the first singles dual match win of his Cal Poly career with a 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (4) win at the No. 2 position. Noel also got a win at the No. 1 spot over Valentin Lang, 7-6, 6-7, 1-0 (10-8).
The Mustangs will stay in Seattle to face the University of Washington on Sunday at 5 p.m.
