Gophers Advance to Third Straight Landmark Title Tilt, Down Catholic

May 3, 2024

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Catholic	Goucher
Score	1	5

Doubles

Gabe Naftoly / Calis Nguyen def. James Earwood / Diego Romo 8-5
Tycho Janssen / Ben Perks def. Angel Cerpa / Benedikt Rummel 8-7 (8-6)
U. Laguardia Alvarez / Tadeo Asprella def. Henry Ogden / Charles Robbins 8-1

Singles

U. Laguardia Alvarez def. Tycho Janssen FINAL - UNFINISHED
Gabe Naftoly def. James Earwood FINAL - UNFINISHED
Tadeo Asprella def. Diego Romo 6-4 , 6-2
Angel Cerpa def. Ben Perks 6-1 , 6-2
Calis Nguyen def. Charles Robbins 6-3 , 7-5
George King def. Henry Ogden FINAL - UNFINISHED

TOWSON, Md. - The Goucher College men's tennis team advanced to the Landmark Conference championship match as the top-seeded Gophers downed No 5 seed Catholic University 5-1 in a Landmark semifinal Friday afternoon at the Schroedl Tennis Center.

The Gophers (13-8, 9-0 Landmark) led 2-1 after doubles.
Tadeo Asprella and Unai Laguardia Alvarez picked up the first point of the day with an 8-1 win at No. 3.
Gabe Naftoly and Calis Nguyen held off their Catholic (14-9) opponents at No.1 for an 8-5 triumph.
The Cardinals prevailed in a tiebreaker 8-7 (8-6) at No. 2 over Benedikt Rummel and Angel Cerpa.

Cerpa bounced back with a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 4 singles to make it 3-1.
Asprella won 6-4, 6-2 at No. 3.
Nguyen clinched the match for the Gophers with a 6-3, 7-5 win at No. 5.
Goucher had won the first set in the three unfinished matches.
Laguardia Alvarez was in a third set with his opponent at No. 1, winning 6-4 before falling 6-2 in the second. The third set was tied 1-1.
Naftoly won the first set 6-4 at No. 2 and was in a second-set tiebreak when play was halted.
George King won 6-4 in the first set and led 5-4 in the second.

Goucher has won six in a row and nine of its last 10.
The Gophers will be making their third straight Landmark title match appearance and eight appearance in the last nine seasons. Goucher is 5-2 in its previous seven finals appearances, with the last championship coming in 2022.
Goucher extended its win streak against the Cardinals to 11 straight matches.
Cerpa won his fifth singles match in a row, while Asprella extended his singles win streak to four.
Laguardia Alvarez and Asprella have won six in a row in doubles, while Nguyen and Naftoly have won three straight.
Goucher's 13 wins matches the 2021-22 team.

Goucher will take on second-seeded Drew in the Landmark championship match on Sunday at 9 am indoors at Hershey Racquet Club in Hershey, Pa.
The Gophers and Rangers are meeting in the title match for the third straight year, with Goucher winning in 2022 and Drew last season.
Goucher edged Drew 5-4 in Madison, N.J. back on April 13.