No. 10 Huntington Tops No. 16 Marian on the Road

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The No. 10 Huntington men's tennis team earned a signature road win Saturday afternoon, defeating No. 16 Marian University 6–1 in Crossroads League action in Indianapolis at the Healthplex. 

After dropping the doubles point, the Foresters responded in dominant fashion during singles play, winning at all six courts to run away with the team victory. 

At No. 1 singles, Julian Tantera highlighted the comeback effort with a gritty three-set win over James Ashworth, rallying 4–6, 6–3, 6–2. That result helped spark momentum across the lineup. 

Huntington continued to take control with strong performances throughout singles.

Santiago Sarudiansky earned a straight-set victory at No. 2, while Martin Capdevilla followed with a composed win at No. 3, including a tiebreak finish in the second set. 

The middle of the lineup proved decisive, as Mateo Batista battled through a three-set match at No. 4, and Javier Lopez Real added another hard-fought three-set victory at No. 5. Juan Carrasco capped off the dominant singles showing with a straight-set win at No. 6. 

With the win, Huntington adds another Top-20 victory to their resume and improves to 12-3 overall which includes a perfect 3-0 CL record. HU returns to Klopfenstein Courts on Monday to host Grace at 4:00 p.m. 

SINGLES RECAP
1. Julian Tantera (HU) def. James Ashworth (MU) 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
2. Santiago Sarudiansky (HU) def. Marc Soriano (MU) 7–5, 6–4  
3. Martin Capdevilla (HU) def. Mateo Guerin (MU) 6–2, 7–6  
4. Mateo Batista (HU) def. Marcos Ramos Cabrera (MU) 6–3, 6–7, 6–2  
5. Javier Lopez Real (HU) def. Juan Garcia-Tunon (MU) 6–4, 2–6, 6–4  
6. Juan Carrasco (HU) def. Bogdan Precupescu (MU) 6–3, 6–2 

DOUBLES RECAP
1. Tantera/Javier Lopez Real (HU) def. Ashworth/Cabrera (MU) 6–3
2. Guerin/Garcia-Tunon (MU) def. Marco Silveira/Paul Reupke (HU) 6–2
3. Soriano/Iyan Cresens (MU) def. Carrasco/Batista (HU) 7–5 

The Huntington University Foresters compete in 18 intercollegiate sports for men and women. In the past decade, Huntington has produced 181 NAIA All-America honors and 631 All-America Scholar Athlete honors. Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. Huntington has a top quartile ranking in the 2026 U.S. News Best Regional Universities Midwest Rankings.