Ithaca Blanks Alfred in E8 Opener
ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Ithaca men's tennis team (2-4, 1-0 Empire 8) opened Empire 8 competition with a convincing 9-0 victory over Alfred (7-4, 0-1 Empire 8) Tuesday evening at Glazer Arena inside of the Athletics & Events Center. Only one match was stretched to a third set.
Five Bombers were winners in both singles and doubles play. Ithaca returns to action Saturday at Utica for a 1 p.m. match.
Alfred vs Ithaca
03/27/12 at Ithaca, N.Y.
(Glazer Arena)
Ithaca 9, Alfred 0
Singles competition
1. Jimmy NEWTON (IC) def. Nick Schneider (AUMEN) 6-4, 6-2
2. Dan YOUNG (IC) def. Nathan Garletts (AUMEN) 6-2, 6-2
3. Griffin REID (IC) def. Stefan Nonnemann (AUMEN) 6-0, 4-6, 10-7
4. Kyle RIETHER (IC) def. Peter Benoit (AUMEN) 6-0, 6-1
5. David ANDERSEN (IC) def. Michael Graham (AUMEN) 6-1, 6-3
6. Justin LEVINE (IC) def. Lucas Krenzer (AUMEN) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. David ANDERSEN/Jimmy NEWTON (IC) def. Stefan Nonnemann/Nick Schneider (AUMEN) 8-4
2. Justin LEVINE/Dan YOUNG (IC) def. Peter Benoit/Nathan Garletts (AUMEN) 8-5
3. Dan LEVINE/Kyle RIETHER (IC) def. Michael Graham/Kyle McDevitt (AUMEN) 8-0
Team Records:
Alfred 7-4, 0-1 Empire 8
Ithaca 2-4, 1-0 Empire 8
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,1,2,3,5,6)