KUTZTOWN, Pa. – The Shepherd University tennis teams dropped a pair of matches to Kutztown for PSAC East tennis action at Kutztown on Sunday. The men (2-8, 0-1 PSAC East) dropped a 6-1 decision to Kutztown (3-4, 1-0 PSAC East), while the women (3-5, 0-1 PSAC East) suffered a 4-3 setback to Kutztown (4-3, 1-0 PSAC East)

The women's team got singles wins from senior Marketa Beladova (Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic/Iowa Central Community College), sophomore Ximena Bolanos Tellez (Mineral de la Reforma, Mexico/Colegio Makarenko), and sophomore Allison Cronk Manhattan Beach, California/Mira Costa/Westcliff).

Senior Nicholas Espinoza (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Colegio Aleman Humboldt/Iowa Central Community College) recorded a 6-2, 7-6 (11-9) singles win for the men.

The Rams return to action on Monday when they travel to Bloomsburg for a 1 p.m. match. 

Women Results 

Shepherd            3

Kutztown            4

 Kutztown, PA 

March 24, 2024
 

Doubles Results  

1. Alejandra Vera/Emma Semery (KUTZ-W) def. Marketa Beladova/Ximena Bolanos (SHEP-W) 6-2

2. Bieke Roovers/Sarah Lazarchak (KUTZ-W) def. Isabella Mascari/Allison Cronk (SHEP-W) 6-3

3. Ava Lewis/Mallory Barndt (KUTZ-W) def. Kayda Shives/Brianna Caceda (SHEP-W) 6-4

Singles Results 

1. Marketa Beladova (SHEP-W) def. Alejandra Vera (KUTZ-W) 6-3, 6-1

2. Ximena Bolanos (SHEP-W) def. Bieke Roovers (KUTZ-W) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5                                                                                                          

3. Emma Semery (KUTZ-W)  def. .Isabella Mascari (SHEP-W) 6-2, 7-5                                                                                                

4. Allison Cronk (SHEP-W) def. Ava Lewis (KUTZ-W) 6-3, 6-0

5. Sarah Lazarchak (KUTZ-W) def. Kayda Shives (SHEP-W) 7-5, 6-0

6. Mallory Barndt (KUTZ-W) def. Brianna Caceda (SHEP-W) 6-1, 6-0

Men's Results 

Shepherd            1

 Kutztown            6

 

Kutztown, PA 

March 24, 2024

Doubles Results  
 

1. Gonzalo Barcelo/Joaquin Perez (KUTZ-M) def. Arka Genguly/Nicholas Espinoza (SHEP-M) 6-1

2. Dang Nguyen/Henrique Rocha (KUTZ-M) def. Curry Taylor/Hamilton Hall (SHEP-M) 6-1

3. Sebastian Arizpe/Justin Gincauskas (KUTZ-M) wins by default 

Singles Results 

1. Gonzalo Barcelo (KUTZ-M) def. Arka Genguly  (SHEP-M) 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5)

2. Nicholas Espinoza (SHEP-M) def. Dang Nguyen (KUTZ-M) 6-2, 7-6 (11-9)

3. Joaquin Perez (KUTZ-M) def. Curry Taylor (SHEP-M) 6-1, 6-1

4. Emmitt Robinson (KUTZ-M) def. Hamilton Hall (SHEP-M) 6-0, 6-2

5. Henrique Rocha (KUTZ-M) def. Khalid Alsadek (SHEP-M) 6-0, 6-1

6. Neal Devkaran (KUTZ-M) def. wins by default