By Alexandria Sedlak
Sunday, April 22 was a good day for the Fordham men’s tennis, as the team played its last regular season home match before heading to the A10 Championships next weekend. The Rams defeated Baruch College 5-2, winning the doubles point and four out of six singles points. Baruch also was down a player, causing the team to forfeit both a doubles and a singles match.
Fordham won all three of the doubles matches to secure the doubles point. The first doubles match went to freshman Alex Makatsaria and sophomore Gabriel Mashaal by default. Sophomore Steven Duka and senior Joseph Kavaloski played second doubles and won their match against Baruch’s Leonard Margolis and Clement Lacoudre 6-1. Seniors Harris Durkovic and Cameron Posillico defeated their opponents Judah Wertenteil and Jeremy Berman in the third doubles position with the same score of 6-1.
In singles play, winning four out of six matches was enough to score Fordham a victory. Posillico, playing first singles, dropped his match 3-6, 3-6 against opponent Leonard Margolis, while Duka lost his second singles match against Marco Gobbato. Duka played a long match and fought tirelessly, but ultimately dropped the game by a mere two points, 6-2, 4-6, 8-10.
Then came the wins for Fordham. Durkovic won his third singles match 6-1, 6-3 against Clement Lacoudre. In fourth singles, Kavaloski defeated his opponent Jeremy Berman 6-1, 6-1. Another sweep came in the fifth singles match. Sophomore Jeremy Chung won his match 6-0, 6-0 against Baruch’s Judah Wertenteil. Finally, Mashaal, lined up for the sixth singles position, won by default as Baruch was short players. This gave Fordham an additional four points, tallying up a score of 5-2 against Baruch.
It was a great win for the Rams and gives them confidence moving into the Atlantic 10 Championships. April 22 was also Senior Day for the men’s tennis team, with three seniors being honored and recognized for their achievements on the team throughout their four years at Fordham. Captain Harris Durkovic, Joseph Kavaloski and Cameron Posillico were the seniors honored on this day. They each received a bouquet of flowers and a blown-up picture of their forehand swings from head coach Mike Sowter.
The Rams return to action for their final tournament of the season. With the regular season over now, they are moving into the A10 Championships, taking place from Thursday, April 26 to Sunday, April 29. The team will be travelling down to Florida to compete at the USTA National Campus in Orlando.
