Comeback Victory For Ithaca At St. Lawrence
Canton, N.Y. - The Ithaca men's tennis team rallied for a 5-4 dual-match victory at St. Lawrence on Saturday afternoon at Newell Field House in Canton. The Bombers trailed 2-1 after doubles matches were completed and were behind 4-2 during singles matches, before winning the final three matches on court and getting the team's first dual-match victory of the season. Ithaca (1-1) is ranked 17th in the Northeast Region, and St. Lawrence fell to 0-4.
The Bomber comeback started at second singles where Griffin Reid rallied after dropping the first set of his match to win the second set 6-4 and went on to a 6-1 win in the decisive third set. David Andersen picked up a win at fourth singles with another rally. Andersen trailed 0-3 and 3-5 in the third set, fought off three match points and went on to win the set 7-6, with a 7-3 score in the tiebreaker. The clinching point came at sixth singles where Justin Levine won 6-0, 7-6, with a 7-5 score in the tiebreaker.
Ithaca returns to action March 13 on its spring training trip, facing Connecticut College in Hilton Head, S.C.
Ithaca 5, St. Lawrence 4
Canton, N.Y.
(Newell Field House)
Singles Results:
1. Michael Hayden (SLU) def. Jimmy Newton (IC) 6-4, 6-1
2. Griffin Reid (IC) def. Thomas Luchars (SLU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
3. Kyle Riether (IC) def. Alan Shortz (SLU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Dave Andersen (IC) def. Tom Timpone (SLU) 6-0, 3-6, 7-6(3)
5. Matt Burke (SLU) def. Ryan Zuckerman (IC) 6-2, 7-6(4)
6. Justine Levine (IC) def. Sam Mullin (SLU) 6-0, 7-6(5)
Doubles Results:
1. Michael Hayden/Thomas Luchars (SLU) def. Dave Andersen/Jimmy Newton (IC) 8-3
2. Matt Burke/Alan Shortz (SLU) def. Dan Levine/Kyle Riether (IC) 9-7
3. Justin Levine/Derryk Williams (IC) def. Tim Knowles/Chris Rogers (SLU) 8-3
Team Records:
St. Lawrence: 0-4
Ithaca: 1-1; #17 in the Northeast Region