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Men's Tennis

PREVIEW: Men's Tennis at A-10 Championships

Dukes earn No. 7 seed and open play versus Fordham on Thursday

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Duquesne men's tennis team will travel to the USTA National Campus for the Atlantic 10 Championships beginning on April 28.
 
The Dukes (9-9, 2-2 A-10) earned the No. 7 seed in the tournament and will open play against No. 10 seed Fordham in an opening round dual.
 
For the Dukes, Kaipo Marshall went 8-9 on the season while playing exclusively at the No. 1 singles position. He enters the postseason with wins in two of his last three matches, including a 6-4, 7-6 win over George Mason's Rishab Sardana to close out the regular-season.
 
Alex Mascioli has been the team's winningest singles player this spring. He is 12-4 overall, 4-0 in conference play, and has won eight of his last 10 singles matches entering postseason play.
 
Tamirlan Teberikov slots just behind Mascioli with a 10-6 mark this spring in singles play.
 
In doubles play, Mascioli and Alejandro Rodriguez-Vidal have found late-season success as a team. The duo has paired up in each of the past three matches and won the No. 1 doubles position for the Dukes.
 
Marshall and Jin Dassanayake have teamed up to go 6-3 in double play this spring, however Dassanayake and Joey Matthews have paired up in the past three duals and gone 2-1 as a pairing.
 
The winning team in the opening round match between the Dukes and Rams will draw No. 2 seed Saint Joseph's in the A-10 Championship Quarterfinals on Friday, April 29 at 11:30 a.m.
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Jin Dassanayake

Jin Dassanayake

Sophomore
Alex Mascioli

Alex Mascioli

5' 10"
Senior
Auburn
Joey Matthews

Joey Matthews

6' 0"
Senior
Alejandro Rodriguez-Vidal

Alejandro Rodriguez-Vidal

5' 10"
Senior
Xavier
Kaipo Marshall

Kaipo Marshall

6' 3"
Freshman
Tamirlan Teberikov

Tamirlan Teberikov

6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jin Dassanayake

Jin Dassanayake

Sophomore
Alex Mascioli

Alex Mascioli

5' 10"
Senior
Auburn
Joey Matthews

Joey Matthews

6' 0"
Senior
Alejandro Rodriguez-Vidal

Alejandro Rodriguez-Vidal

5' 10"
Senior
Xavier
Kaipo Marshall

Kaipo Marshall

6' 3"
Freshman
Tamirlan Teberikov

Tamirlan Teberikov

6' 0"
Freshman

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