VILLANOVA, Pa.- The Wildcats faced off with Georgetown on early Saturday morning on West Campus and fell in a 5-2 loss.
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Villanova claimed the first team point of the match taking both No. 2 and 3 doubles. The team of
Trey Fourticq and
Tighe Brunetti defeated Arthur O'Sullivan and Akira Morgenstern after a hard fought 7-6 (5) battle.
Justin Suarez and
Ryan Nguyen took on Harry Yang and Derek Raskopf in the No. 3 spot for the 6-4 win.
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The Wildcats struggles in singles falling in every match expect for one. Brunetti was the lone Villanova win on the day taking on Kieran Foster at No. 2 singles and coming out with the 6-4, 6-3 victory. Butler defeated Villanova 5-3 as a team.
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The Wildcats return to action for their final match of the season tomorrow Sunday, April 16 for senior day versus Lafayette. Match time is set for 12:30 pm.
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Doubles
- Robinson/Gordon (VU) vs. Fellows/Foster (GU): 6-2 Georgetown
- Brunetti/Fourticq (VU) vs. O'Sullivan/Morgenstern (GU): 7-6 (6) Villanova
- Nguyen/Suarez (VU) vs. Yang/Raskopf (GU): 6-4 Villanova
Order of Finish:
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Singles
- Robinson (VU) vs. Fellows (GU): 7-5, 6-2 Georgetown
- Brunetti (VU) vs. Foster (GU): 6-4, 6-3 Villanova
- Gordon (VU) vs. O'Sullivan (GU): 6-0, 6-0 Georgetown
- Suarez (VU) vs. Raskopf (GU): 6-2, 6-3 Georgetown
- Nguyen (VU) vs. Pablo (GU): 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3) Georgetown
- Fourticq (VU) vs. Yang (GU): 7-6 (5), 6-1 Georgetown
Order of Finish:
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Final Score: Georgetown wins 5–2 over Villanova
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