PURCHASE, N.Y. - The Manhattanville University men's tennis team slated their first win of the 2025 season this afternoon. The Valiants faced off against Lehman College earning a 5-2 victory with a determined five-member squad. With these results, Manhattanville now stands at 2-2 overall while conference play still awaits.
With a five-man lineup, the Valiants had to take the third court loss from the start. Over on the No. 1 court, Lev Uitterhoeve (Maastricht, The Netherlands/Porta Mosana College) and Mario Alcala (Madrid, Spain/Hoosac School) outclassed Richie Magaribi and Hashir Rizvi, defeating the pair, 6-0. Derwin Guzman (Bronx, N.Y./Frederick Douglass Academy) and John Curtin (Brewster, N.Y./Brewster) took over on the second court, defeating Juan Rodriguez and Taishawn Brownlee 6-0 to secure the doubles point.
Springing into singles action, Manhattanville started off down one point on the No. 6 court due to limited players. Uitterhoeve leveled the singles score finishing first for the Valiants dominating Brownlee in straight games and sets 6-0, 6-0. Guzman took over the first flight outplaying Magaribi 6-1, 6-0. Soccer goalie turned tennis player Dylan Von Brook (Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd) showcased his skills defeating Kosmas Fertitta Boutis on court No. 5, 6-0, 6-2. The Valiants now stood at 4-1 with one final match still performing. Curtin had the closes match of the contest taking it to a tiebreaker. Ian Lanter took the first set for Lehman, 6-3. Fighting back point by point in the next set took the score to 7-6 in Lanter's favor.
With these results, the final score of the contest was 5-2 with Manhattanville on top. The Valiants demonstrated a prevailing performance in Manhattanville's home opener of their 2025 campaign.
Up Next
The Valiants look ahead to competing against Baruch College at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center this coming Sunday at 11:00am.
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