February 18, 2017

Men’s Tennis Opens 2017 Season with Win

SALISBURY, MD.- The Juniata men’s tennis teams began its 2017 season against Stevenson on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles cruised to a 9-0 win on the courts at Salisbury University.

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Stevenson	Juniata
Score	0	9

Doubles

Matyas Kohout / Owen Grafe def. Bryan Gieselman / Wornden Ly 8-6
Dan Ansel / Jason Gerber def. Kevin Slujtner / Douglas Vaughn 8-2
Daichi McAuliffe-Uch / Sam Wherley def. Peter Appiah / Tony Beres 8-2

Singles

Matyas Kohout def. Bryan Gieselman 6-4 , 6-2
Daichi McAuliffe-Uch def. Wornden Ly 6-3 , 6-3
Dan Ansel def. Kevin Slujtner 6-0 , 6-1
Owen Grafe def. Peter Appiah 6-1 , 6-1
Jason Gerber def. Douglas Vaughn 6-4 , 6-3
Sam Wherley def. Tony Beres 6-0 , 6-2

SALISBURY, MD.- The Juniata men's tennis teams began its 2017 season against Stevenson on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles cruised to a 9-0 win on the courts at Salisbury University.

Juniata handily won in doubles play. The closest match came at first doubles where the pair of Matyas Kohout (Prague, Czech Republic / Gymnasium Jizni Mesto) and Owen Grafe (Newton, Mass./Newtown North) defeated Bryan Giselman and Wornden Ly 8-6.

Kohout was a winner at first singles 6-4, 6-2 over Giselman. Grafe won decisively at fourth singles 6-1, 6-1 over Peter Appiah. Other winners included Daichi McAuliffe-Uchida (Wantage, NJ/High Point Regional), Dan Ansel (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township), Jason Gerber (Commack, NY/Commack), and Sam Wherley (State College, Pa./State College).

The Eagles are back in action tomorrow morning when they play the host Seagulls. Match time is at 10:00 a.m.