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Firebirds Earn Two Singles Wins in Hard-Fought Battle Against St. Thomas Aquinas
Posted: Apr 19, 2025

Firebirds Earn Two Singles Wins in Hard-Fought Battle Against St. Thomas Aquinas

Sparkill, NY – The University of the District of Columbia men's tennis team showed resilience and grit on the road against East Coast Conference powerhouse St. Thomas Aquinas College, earning two singles victories in a 5-2 setback on Saturday.

Despite dropping the doubles point with losses on all three courts, the Firebirds bounced back with competitive play in singles action. Sebastiano Palma and Ghali Ouajahat Filali delivered standout performances to secure UDC's two points on the day.

Palma was dominant at No. 6 singles, defeating Alberto Espinosa Navarro in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2. At the No. 5 spot, Filali showed tremendous perseverance, rallying after a tough first set to edge Henry Ronnberg in a thrilling match tiebreaker, 0-6, 7-6(2), 1-0(10).

Senior Louka Queguiner nearly pulled off another win for UDC at No. 2 singles, battling through three intense sets before falling in a close tiebreaker, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5).

Doubles
1. Newman/Ronnberg (STAC) def. Mangeon/L. Queguiner 6-0
2. Lominoque/Kuroda (STAC) def. Palma/E. Queguiner 6-2
3. Sramek/Tauson (STAC) def. Karos/Ouajahat Filali 6-1
 
Singles
1. Seth Newman (STAC) def. Louis Mangeon 5-0 ret.
2. Don Vinz Lominoque (STAC) def. Louka Queguiner 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5)
3. Victor Tauson (STAC) def. Elouan Queguiner 6-4, 6-4
4. Ondrej Sramek (STAC) def. Oskar Karos 6-3, 7-6(1)
5. Ghali Ouajahat Filali def. Henry Ronnberg (STAC) 0-6, 7-6(2), 1-0(10)
6. Sebastiano Palma def. Alberto Espinosa Navarro (STAC) 6-2, 6-2
 
Order of Completion
Doubles: 1, 3*, 2
Singles: 1, 3, 4*, 5, 2, 6
 
UDC (8-7, 3-3 ECC) earned the #3 seed in the ECC Championship and will head to Flushing N.Y. on April 25 for a rematch against the #2 seeded St. Thomas Aquinas College. The match is slated to begin at noon.