Pittsburgh, Pa. – The Duquesne University men's tennis team secured its first win of the spring, downing Ashland 6-1 on Saturday evening at the Alpha Tennis and Fitness of Pittsburgh. With the win, the Dukes improve to 1-1 overall this season.

Duquesne captured a pair of doubles victories to take the point. Seniors Tamirlan Teberikov and Bode Vance captured a 6-1 win over Fabian Bussard and Rodrigo Ludgero in the first slot. Sophomores Keita Duclos and Alfrendo Vogelaar secure a 6-0 victory over Kaj Salzano and Omar Prince at third singles while graduate student Jin Dassanayake and sophomore Chris Cianciotti fell by a 6-4 count to Batsomi Marobela and Tomas Paskauskas at the second position.

The Dukes would secure the match by winning five singles matches on Saturday. Teberikov delt Ludgero a 6-4, 6-1 loss at the first singles while Duclos captured a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Marobela in the second slot. At third singles, Vogelaar downed Paskauskas 6-2, 6-2 before Dassanayake secured a 6-0, 6-1 victory at the fourth position over Bussard. Vance would close out the singles wins for Duquesne by downing Salzano 6-3, 6-0 at the fifth singles.

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Duquesne returns to action when it hosts Edinboro on Friday, Feb. 9, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Alpha Tennis and Fitness of Pittsburgh.

Singles Competition
1. Tamirlan Teberikov (DUQ) def. Rodrigo Ludgero (ASH) 6-4, 6-1
2. Keita Duclos (DUQ) def. Batsomi Marobela (ASH) 6-1, 6-2
3. Alfrendo Vogelaar (DUQ) def. Tomas Paskauskas (ASH) 6-2, 6-2
4. Jin Dassanayake (DUQ) def. Fabian Bussard (ASH) 6-0, 6-1
5. Bode Vance (DUQ) def. Kaj Salzano (ASH) 6-3, 6-0
6. Gabriel Seminario (ASH) def. Chris Cianciotti (DUQ) 3-1
 
Doubles Competition
1. Tamirlan Teberikov/Bode Vance (DUQ) def. Fabian Bussard/Rodrigo Ludgero (ASH) 6-1
2. Batsomi Marobela/Tomas Paskauskas (ASH) def. Jin Dassanayake/Chris Cianciotti (DUQ) 6-4
3. Keita Duclos/Alfrendo Vogelaar (DUQ) def. Kaj Salzano/Omar Prince (ASH) 6-0