MEN’S TENNIS

The No. 10 Huntington men’s tennis team continued its strong run through Crossroads League play with a dominant 6–1 victory over (RV) Bethel University Saturday afternoon at South Bend Racquet Club.

The Foresters set the tone early by sweeping all three doubles matches to take a 1–0 lead. The duo of Julian Tantera and Santiago Sarudiansky opened with a convincing 6–2 win at No. 1, while Pablo Lopez Real and Martin Capdevilla followed with a 7–5 decision at No. 2. Juan Carrasco and Mateo Batista capped the sweep with a tightly contested 7–6 victory at No. 3.

HU carried that momentum into singles, winning five of six matches to secure the team victory.

At the top spot, Tantera delivered a straight-set win, 7–5, 6–2, over Dimitar Berdankov. Capdevilla battled through a three-set match at No. 2, rallying after a first-set loss to claim a 2–6, 7–6, 6–3 victory. Sarudiansky continued his strong play with a 6–4, 6–0 win at No. 3.

Batista added another point with a decisive 6–1, 6–4 win at No. 4, while Carrasco dominated at No. 5 with a 6–1, 6–1 performance. Bethel’s lone point came at No. 6 singles.

With the win, the Foresters (14-3) remain perfect in Crossroads League play at 5-0 and continue to build momentum as the conference schedule progresses. Huntington returns to action on Tuesday with a road trip to Goshen set to begin at 4:00 p.m.

SINGLES RECAP
1. Julian Tantera (HU) def. Dimitar Berdankov (BU) 7-5, 6-2
2. Martin Capdevilla (HU) def. Aidyn Batyrbekov (BU) 2-6, 7-6, 6-3
3. Santiago Sarudiansky (HU) def. Atanas Ivanov (BU) 6-4, 6-0
4. Mateo Batista (HU) def. Lukas Slivar (BU) 6-1, 6-4
5. Juan Carrasco (HU) def. Ostap Talama (BU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Santiago Flores (BU) def. Paul Reupke (HU) 6-2, 6-3

DOUBLES RECAP
1. Tantera/Sarudiansky (HU) def. Berdankov/Slivar (BU) 6-2
2. Pablo Lopez Real/Capdevilla (HU) def. Batyrbekov/Flores (BU) 7-5
3. Carrasco/Batista (HU) def. Talama/Ivanov (BU) 7-6