Augustana Men’s Tennis Begins 2024 Season on the Road – Augustana University Athletics

BOX SCORE 1 KEARNEY, Neb. – The Augustana men’s tennis team opened the 2024 season with back-to-back matches against non-conference opponent MSU Denver and MIAA foe Newman. The Vikings fell in both matches.

Inside the Matchup       
Final: Augustana 2, MSU Denver 5
Records: Augustana (0-1), MSU Denver (2-0)

Summary

Singles

Henry Dornbusch (AU) fell to Jeanloup Auzias (MSUD), 6-2, 6-7.
Thomas Kano (AU) fell to Juho Kantola (MSUD), 4-6, 4-6.
Joseph Plachy (AU) fell to Alejandro Jimenez (MSUD), 1-6, 1-6. 
Sebastian Garcia (AU) defeated Marco Jalalian (MSUD), 7-5, 6-3.
Clayton Poppenga (AU) defeated Alessandro Munoz (MSUD), 8-4.
Christian Cortinas (AU) fell to Maximo Lawlor (MSUD), 7-9.  

Doubles 

Dornbusch/Kano (AU) defeated Juho/Marco (MSUD), 7-5.
Plachy/Poppenga (AU) fell to Auzias/Jimenez (MSUD), 3-6.
Garcia/Meg Siritaworachan (AU) fell to Munoz/Reid Rainwater (MSUD), 3-6.

Inside the Matchup
Final: Augustana 3, Newman 4
Records: Augustana (0-2), Newman (1-1)

Summary

Singles

Dornbusch (AU) fell to Kurt Suarez Bruckner (NU), 7-6 (3), 1-6, 10-8.
Kano (AU) fell to Ali Mounir (NU), 7-6 (6), 6-3, 11-9.
Jose Velasco (AU) defeated Luca Penteado (NU), 6-2, 3-6, 10-8.
Plachy (AU) fell to Isfan Makhmudov (NU), 6-4, 6-3.
Garcia (AU) defeated Nicolo Lippolis (NU), 4-6, 6-4, 10-7.
Poppenga (AU) defeated Andrea Torrini (NU), 6-3, 6-2. 

Doubles 

Dornbusch/Kano (AU) defeated Mounir/Enrico Belardo (NU), 6-3.
Plachy/Poppenga (AU) fell to Penteado/Bruckner (NU), 4-6.
Garcia/Siritaworachan (AU) fell to Lippolis/Andrea Bramati (NU), 4-6.

Up Next
Augustana is set for its home opener on February 17 as it hosts Northwestern (Iowa). 

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