Flushing, N.Y. – No. 10 Harford put on its second strong performance the week, knocking off Goucher College, 6-3, Saturday afternoon at the Harford Tennis Complex.
With one match left to go, the Fighting Owls own a 6-1 record against four colleges and universities this season. They also finish with a perfect 5-0 mark at home.
The Fighting Owls improve to 8-5 win the win.
How it Happened
Goucher took points in No. 2 and No. 3 doubles, leaving Harford in need of four singles victories to earn the overall win.
Thomas Norwood and
Artur Etzberger got Harford started, claiming victory as a pair in No. 1 doubles (8-6) and then pulling off straight set wins (6-0, 6-2) during No. 1 and No. 2 singles action.
Bruno Brocanelli won in dramatic fashion in No. 6 singles, coming back from a first set defeat to win after laying claim to a second and third set tiebreaker.
Harford's final two points came from
John Brett and
Nico Verdu. Brett swept Gophers No. 4 Frankie Mullinix, 6-0, 6-0. Verdu seemed to be rolling in his match, but Goucher No. 5 Omosesan Adebamgbe forced a third set before eventually falling to Harford freshman (6-2, 3-6, 6-3).
#10 Harford 6, Goucher College (GC) 3
Singles Competition
1.
Thomas Norwood (HCC) defeats Tetsuya Ota (GC), 6-0, 6-2
2.
Artur Etzberger (HCC) defeats Michael Herman (GC), 6-0, 6-2
3.
John Brett (HCC) defeats Frankie Mullinix (GC), 6-0, 6-0
4. Slade Dumas (GC) defeats
Adria Aguilar Guerrero (HCC), 6-1, 6-2
5.
Nico Verdu (HCC) defeats Omosesan Adebamgbe (GC), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
6. Bruno Broconelli (HCC) defeats Brian Kane (GC) 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 11-9
Doubles Competition
1 Norwood/Etzberger (HCC) defeats Herman/Ota (GC) 8-6
2 Adebamgbe/Dumas (GC) defeats Lopes/Brett (HCC) 8-2
3 Mullinix/Diehl (GC) defeats Cesark/Broconelli (HCC) 8-4
Up Next
Harford battles Stevenson University on the road in their regular season finale.
The opening matches are set to take place at 1 p.m.