HANOVER, Ind. -- The play of Shawnee State men's tennis players Ishmael Dowuona and Ryan Fox proved to be rock-solid once again for the men's tennis program -- as Dowuona and Fox teamed up to claim a triumph at No. 1 doubles, then won their respective showings at No. 1 singles and No. 2 singles to lead the Bears in action Saturday at the Zeddies Tennis Center in Hanover, Ind.
Dowuona and Fox claimed an impressive victory at No. 1 doubles as the pair defeated Hanover's Jake Fascione and Mario Bravo by a 6-3 margin.
The pair then continued their standout play into singles competition -- with Dowuona defeating Fascione by a 7-5, 6-4 margin at No. 1 singles. Fox then claimed a win at No. 2 singles -- as the sophomore was leading 4-3 over Bravo in the opening set when Bravo retired from the match due to injury.
Daniel Cristobal and Adam Stanley were competitive at No. 3 and No. 4 singles as well -- with Cristobal winning 15 games in a three-set battle with Hanover's Sebastian Vogel at No. 3 singles and Stanley winning 10 games in his own three-set contest with Hanover's Jaya Sivesh at the No. 4 position. The pair also teamed up to take two games at No. 3 doubles together.
A full list of results are as follows:
Doubles
No. 1 doubles -- Ishmael Dowuona/Ryan Fox (Shawnee State) def. Jake Fascione/Mario Bravo (Hanover) 6-3
No. 2 doubles -- Aiden Pine/Taylor Pack (Shawnee State) lost to Jaya Sivesh/Alberto Castillo (Hanover) 6-0
No. 3 doubles -- Adam Stanley/Daniel Cristobal (Shawnee State) lost to Ilya Gromochecko/Sebastian Vogel (Hanover) 6-2
Singles
No. 1 singles -- Ishmael Dowuona (Shawnee State) def. Jake Fascione (Hanover) 7-5, 6-4
No. 2 singles -- Ryan Fox (Shawnee State) def. Mario Bravo (Hanover), 4-3, ret.
No. 3 singles -- Daniel Cristobal (Shawnee State) lost to Sebastian Vogel (Hanover), 3-6, 6-4, 6-7
No. 4 singles -- Adam Stanley (Shawnee State) lost to Jaya Sivesh (Hanover) 2-6, 6-2, 2-6
No. 5 singles -- Aiden Pine (Shawnee State) lost to Alberto Castillo (Hanover) 1-6, 2-6
No. 6 singles -- Taylor Pack (Shawnee State) lost to Ilya Gromochecko (Hanover) 0-6, 0-6
Additional
The men's and women's tennis programs at Shawnee State conclude their fall schedules with scheduled matches at Mount Vernon Nazarene. Match time is set for 3 p.m. for both programs.
