FAIRMONT, W. Va. (March 29, 2015) – The Edinboro men's tennis team defeated Fairmont State 8-1 after being edged by West Virginia Wesleyan 5-4 on Sunday in Fairmont, W. Va. The Fighting Scots moved to 9-6 on the season with the split. Fairmont State dropped to 4-5 while West Virginia Wesleyan improved to 3-5 with the win.

West Virginia Wesleyan 5, Edinboro 4
 
The matchup featured two regionally-ranked opponents as Edinboro is fifth in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association Atlantic Region Rankings, while the Bobcats are fifth.
 
The tandem of Matias Aignasse and Bruno Borja won its third doubles match in a row with an 8-5 at the No. 2 doubles slot.
 
In singles play, Vitor Albanese defeated Joel Izquierdo 6-2, 6-4 at the top singles position. Izquierdo is the 10th-ranked player in the latest ITA Atlantic Region Singles Rankings.
 
Borja and Juan Estepa collected victories at No. 3 and No. 5 singles, respectively.
 
Singles Competition

1. Vitor Albanese (EDIN-M) def. Joel Izquierdo (WVW) 6-2, 6-4

2. Jacobo Rendon (WVW) def. Matias Aignasse (EDIN-M) 6-4, 6-3

3. Bruno Borja (EDIN-M) def. Ramon Rodriguez (WVW) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2

4. Aitor Reparaz (WVW) def. Daniel Fernandez (EDIN-M) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

5. Juan Estepa (EDIN-M) def. Tim Stephens (WVW) 6-4, 7-5

6. Nathan Savill (WVW) def. Anmol Sandhu (EDIN-M) 6-3, 6-1

 
Doubles Competition

1. Joel Izquierdo/Aitor Reparaz (WVW) def. Vitor Albanese/Brandon Romain (EDIN-M) 8-3

2. Matias Aignasse/Bruno Borja (EDIN-M) def. Jose Titonel/Andre Fernandes (WVW) 8-5

3. Nathan Savill/Jacobo Rendon (WVW) def. Juan Estepa/Daniel Fernandez (EDIN-M) 9-8

 
Edinboro 8, Fairmont State 1

The Fighting Scots swept doubles play, as Albanese and Brandom Romain won 8-2 at the top singles spot, while Estepa and teammate Daniel Fernandez earned an 8-1 triumph at No. 2 doubles followed by Anmol Sandhu and Rafaele Fusulan topped their opponent 9-7 at third doubles.
Edinboro won five of six singles matches on the day, with Borja, Fernandez, Estepa, Romain and Fusulan all picking up wins.

Singles Competition

1. Bruno Borja (EDIN-M) def. Aaron Leo (FSU) 8-2

2. Daniel Fernandez (EDIN-M) def. Zach Hatfield (FSU) 8-1

3. Juan Estepa (EDIN-M) def. Connor McMorrow (FSU) 8-4

4. Brandon Romain (EDIN-M) def. Alec Moran (FSU) 8-4

5. Raffaele Fusulan (EDIN-M) def. Noah Weber (FSU) 8-4

6. David Bannister (FSU) def. Francisco Lopez (EDIN-M) 8-1

 
Doubles Competition

1. Vitor Albanese/Brandon Romain (EDIN-M) def. Aaron Leo/Zach Hatfield (FSU) 8-2

2. Juan Estepa/Daniel Fernandez (EDIN-M) def. Noah Weber/Connor McMorrow (FSU) 8-1

3. Anmol Sandhu/Raffaele Fusulan (EDIN-M) def. David Bannister/Alec Moran (FSU) 9-7