Arva Purbo, Cristobal, Stanley lead SSU men's tennis' 4-3 victory over Indiana-East
PENDLETON, Ind. -- There are few things better than grinding out a victory against a conference opponent.
The men's tennis program at Shawnee State found a way to do just that Sunday evening -- as the Bears received strong efforts from Zinedine Arva Purbo, Daniel Cristobal and Adam Stanley among others in a 4-3 victory for SSU over River States Conference foe Indiana-East in the Bears' RSC opener at the Community Sports and Wellness Center in Pendleton, Ind.
"This was the first match on both sides that I saw all of the work that we've been putting in over the last six months come to fruition," Shawnee State women's and men's head tennis coach Greg Geremia said. "We're staying focused and not letting the little things get in our heads. Now, it's time to build on it."
Doubles
In doubles play, the duo of Arva Purbo and Cristobal captured a huge win at No. 2 doubles, as the duo claimed a 7-5 victory over Indiana-East's Sachin Vanaraja and Bryce Wennen to claim a critical doubles point -- as the Red Wolves' Kyle Hollingsworth and Jace Wilkerson defeated the Bears' Aiden Pine and Adam Stanley, 6-2, at No. 1 doubles.
Taylor Pack and Aidan Gray, who competed at No. 3 doubles, won by forfeit -- giving Shawnee State the doubles point.
A full rundown of doubles results are below:
No. 1 doubles -- Kyle Hollingsworth/Jace Wilkerson (Indiana-East) def. Aiden Pine/Adam Stanley (Shawnee State), 6-2
No. 2 doubles -- Daniel Cristobal/Zinedine Arva Purbo (Shawnee State) def. Sachin Vanaraja/Bryce Wennen (Indiana-East), 7-5
No. 3 doubles -- Taylor Pack/Aidan Gray (Shawnee State) won by forfeit
Singles
Shawnee State fared well in singles competition -- especially at No. 3 and No. 4 singles, where Arva Purbo and Stanley nabbed dominant wins at their positions. Arva Purbo defeated Wilkerson by a 6-0, 6-2 count at No. 3 singles while Stanley blitzed Wennen at No. 4 singles, 6-1, 6-3, to boot. Cristobal lost at No. 1 singles, but played quite well at the position, losing by scant margins of 7-5, 7-5 to Hollingsworth at No. 1 singles.
Taylor Pack, who was slotted at No. 6 singles, won by forfeit -- giving Shawnee State the match.
A full rundown of singles results are below:
No. 1 singles -- Kyle Hollingsworth (Indiana-East) def. Daniel Cristobal (Shawnee State) 7-5, 7-5
No. 2 singles -- Sachin Vanaraja (Indiana-East) def. Aidan Gray (Shawnee State) 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 singles -- Zinedine Arva Purbo (Shawnee State) def. Jace Wilkerson (Indiana-East) 6-0, 6-2
No. 4 singles -- Adam Stanley (Shawnee State) def. Bryce Wennen (Indiana-East) 6-1, 6-3
No. 5 singles -- Clay Conner (Indiana-East) def. Aiden Pine (Shawnee State) 6-1, 6-3
No. 6 singles -- Taylor Pack (Shawnee State) won by forfeit
Additional
Shawnee State (2-4, 1-0 River States Conference) will be back in action Tuesday, March 4 through Friday, March 7 when the Bears compete against Coastal Georgia, Lake Superior State (Mich.), Morningside (Iowa) and Spring Arbor (Mich.) over their Spring Break trip to Hilton Head Island.
For a preview on that trip and recaps of the matches on that trip, visit www.ssubears.com or visit the below social media accounts.
