Blue Jays Fend Off Griffins On Tuesday

ST. LOUIS, Mo.— The Fontbonne University men's tennis team took on Westminster in its first SLIAC outing, though the Blue Jays pulled away for the 7-2 win.

In doubles play, Adam Fuchs and Pete Hasenmueller won at the No. 1 spot, 8-2. Then, Stephen Lendy and Khoa Trieu played well against Joshua Udinyiwe and Phillip Udinyiwe, however, the twins spoiled the Griffins effort for the 9-8 win.

At the No. 3 position, the team of Jacob Lendy and Noah Coddington earned a dominant 8-3 win over Giovanni Strickland and Nick Lakowski to get the Griffins on the board.

In singles action, Khoa Trieu picked up a 6-2, 6-1 win for the Griffins at the No. 4 slot. The Blue Jays went on to win the other matches for the 7-2 victory.

Singles competition

No. 1 Adam Fuchs (Westminster) def. Sebastian Culton (Fontbonne) 6-4, 6-4

No. 2 Pete Hasenmueller (Westminster) def. Blake Wisniewski (Fontbonne) 6-2, 6-3

No. 3 Phillip Udinyiwe (Westminster) def. Stephen Lendy (Fontbonne) 6-0, 6-3

No. 4 Khoa Trieu (Fontbonne) def. Giovanni Strickland (Westminster) 6-2, 6-1

No. 5 Joshua Udinyiwe (Westminster) def. Jacob Lendy (Fontbonne) 6-2, 6-1

No. 6 Nick Lakowski (Westminster) def. Luke Darst (Fontbonne) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition

No. 1 Fuchs/Hasenmuller (Westminster) def. Culton/Wisniewski (Fontbonne) 8-2

No. 2 J. Udinyiwe/P. Udinyiwe (Westminster) def. S. Lendy/Trieu (Fontbonne) 9-8 (7-5)

No. 3 J. Lendy/Coddington (Fontbonne) def. Strickland/Lakowski (Westminster) 8-3

The Griffins return to action this Thursday against Lindenwood-Belleville. First-serve at 2:30 p.m.

Fans make sure to stay updated on fontbonnegriffins.com throughout the year for full updates and recaps on the women's tennis team.