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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
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Marcus Smith
Marcus Smith

MTEN: Smith, Leithner Advance At Farnsworth Invitational

10/5/2018 11:38:00 PM

Princeton, NJ - Marcus Smith and Jan Leithner each won their singles matches on day one of the Farnsworth Invitational at Princeton University Friday. The pair also teamed up to go 1-1 in doubles play.

Smith defeated David Gorshein of Army West Point, 6-4, 6-2 in his first match. Leithner also picked up a win over an Army West Point cadet, downing Anat Mundra by scores of 7-6 (6) and 6-2.
In doubles play, the pair defeated Gorshein and Mundra, 8-6, before falling to Princeton's Justin Barki and Jimmy Wasserman, 8-4.

Shawn Jackson and Ryan Hardin were also in action for the Pride. Jackson fell, 7-5 and 6-3, to Kabir Sarita of Princeton and Hardin lost to Princeton's Noah Agarwal, 6-1, 6-3. The pair also went 0-2 in doubles play, falling 8-3 to Agarwal and Sarita in their first match. Jackson and Hardin then lost to NJIT's Tom Antoljak and George Svensson, 8-4.

The Farnsworth Invitational continues Saturday.  

Hofstra Results
Doubles
Noah Agarwal/Kabir Sarita (Princeton) def. Ryan Hardin/Shawn Jackson (Hofstra), 8-3
Marcus Smith/Jan Leithner (Hofstra) def. David Gorshein/Anat Mundra (Army), 8-6
Justin Barki/Jimmy Wasserman (Princeton) def. Marcus Smith/Jan Leithner (Hofstra), 8-4
Tom Antoljak/George Svensson (NJIT) def. Ryan Hardin/Shawn Jackson (Hofstra), 8-4
 
Singles
Kabir Sarita (Princeton) def. Shawn Jackson (Hofstra), 7-5, 6-3
Noah Agarwal (Princeton) def. Ryan Hardin (Hofstra), 6-1, 6-3
Marcus Smith (Hofstra) def. David Gorshein (Army West Point), 6-4, 6-2
Jan Leithner (Hofstra) def. Anat Mundra (Army West Point), 7-6(6), 6-2
 
 
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