Lawrenceville, N.J. - Drexel men's tennis picked up its second dual match victory of the Fall season with a 7-0 shutout win over Rider on the road. The Draogns swept singles play with the top six winning in straight sets. They also won all three matches in doubles to earn a seventh team point.
Fresh off his run to the main draw at the ITA Regionals, sophomore transfer Nikoloz Kurdadze took down Will Haight 6-1, 6-0 at second singles. Mehdi Rhazali also dropped just one game in a straight set win over Greg Anastasio, 6-0, 6-1.
The men close out their fall season tomorrow in a home match against Delaware State at 2:00 p.m. on the Drexel Tennis Courts.
Singles competition
1. Rhazali, Mehdi (DRX-M) def. Anastasio, Greg (RID) 6-0, 6-1
2. Kurdadze, Nikoloz (DRX-M) def. Haight, Will (RID) 6-1, 6-0
3. Bajpai, Manu (DRX-M) def. Carpenter, Ryan (RID) 6-1, 6-2
4. Nguyen, Bryan (DRX-M) def. Ashed, Marc. (RID) 6-1, 6-0
5. Bozzo, Alessandro (DRX-M) def. Milosovici, Milo (RID) 6-4, 6-3
6. Mirchandani, Neil (DRX-M) def. Laverty, Drew (RID) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Kurdadze, Nikoloz/Bajpai, Manu (DRX-M) def. Ashed, Marc./Haight, Will (RID) 8-5
2. Rhazali, Mehdi/Nguyen, Bryan (DRX-M) def. Anastasio, Greg/Esposito, Chris (RID) 8-3
3. Mirchandani, Neil/Barnes, Alex (DRX-M) def. Olsen, Robert/Spellman, John (RID) 8-5