Pirates Finish Road Trip With 7-0 Sweep Of NJIT

Sunday, February 9

Newark, NJ

12 noon

East Carolina University

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Photo by: Rob Taylor

February 09, 2020 | Men's Tennis

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NEWARK, N.J. – In the final match of a three-match road trip, the ECU men's tennis team finished the trip with a 7-0 sweep of the New Jersey Institute of Technology on Sunday afternoon.

ECU improves to 6-1 on the season and 2-1 on the road. NJIT drops to 0-3.

Just like they had in their previous five victories, the Pirates got off to a 1-0 lead by winning the doubles point. Diogo Marques and Federico Masetti dropped just one game against Ammar Fekry and Aidar Aidossov, winning 6-1 on court three. The other two matches were closer, with both tied at 5-5. Simon Labbe and Agustin Tamagnone broke that 5-5 tie against Adullah Fouad and George Svensson and pulled out a 7-5 victory on court one.

The singles matches were dominated by ECU. The Pirates did not drop a single set across the six courts. Tamagnone got the second point of the day for ECU, beating Daniel Sabogal 6-3, 6-0 on court four. His doubles partner, Labbe, was not far behind him, beating Josh Smith 6-2, 6-2 on court three.

ECU clinched the match when Marques beat Fouad 6-3, 6-4 on court one. Javier Renones completed a 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) victory against Tin Dizdarevic on court two.

Wisse Jonker and Federico Masetti joined Tamagnone in winning all three of their singles matches over the weekend. Jonker topped Fekry 6-1, 6-2 on court five while Masetti beat Aidossov 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) on court six to complete the sweep.

ECU will return home for a match against Hampton. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.., on Friday at the ECU Indoor Tennis Center.

Singles Results
1. Diogo Marques (ECU) def. Abdullah Fouad (NJIT) 6-3, 6-4
2. Javier Renones (ECU) def. Tin Dizdarevic (NJIT) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
3. Simon Labbe (ECU) def. Josh Smith (NJIT) 6-2, 6-2
4. Agustin Tamagnone (ECU) def. Daniel Sabogal (NJIT) 6-3, 6-0
5. Wisse Jonker (ECU) def. Ammar Fekry (NJIT) 6-1, 6-2
6. Federico Masetti (ECU) def. Aidar Aidossov (NJIT) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)

Doubles Results
1. Simon Labbe/Agustin Tamagnone (ECU) def. Abdullah Fouad/George Svensson (NJIT) 7-5
2. Josh Smith/Tin Dizdarevic (NJIT) vs. Wisse Jonker/Javier Renones (ECU) 6-6, unfinished
3. Diogo Marques/Federico Masetti (ECU) def. Ammar Fekry/Aidar Aidossov (NJIT) 6-1

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,3,1,2,5,6)