Regular Season Comes to a Close
STEVENS v Bowdoin
Sophomore
Matthew Heinrich pulled-out a big win at first singles Sunday against No. 12 Bowdoin College, but the Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis team dropped the match 8-1.
With the loss, Stevens ends its regular season at 11-11 while Bowdoin moved to 10-8. The match marked the eighth time that the Ducks have faced a nationally ranked opponent this spring.
Bowdoin seized control of the match early with a doubles sweep. Heinrich and freshman
Brett Derrington teamed together for the first time at first doubles in an 8-1 loss to senior Sam King and sophomore Luke Trinka before the freshman team of
Michael Feldman and
Charles Drake dropped an 8-4 decision at No. 2 to juniors Noah Bragg and Kyle Singer.
Bowdoin completed the doubles sweep with an 8-6 win at No. 3 for senior Chris Lord and sophomore Chase Savage over sophomores
Tyler Tisdale and
Ben Foran. The loss is just the second of the year for the Stevens duo.
Stevens lost at fourth singles before Bowdoin clinched the match at No. 3 for King over Feldman 6-3, 6-1. Senior Peter Davis continued the win streak with a 7-5. 6-2 win at No. 6 over Tisdale, followed by a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 5 for freshman Hugh Mo over freshman
Antonio Perich.
Foran dropped a close match in a second-set tiebreaker at No. 2 to the region's No. 10 player in sophomore Luke Trinka, but Heinrich got the Ducks a point with a hard-fought battle at No. 1 against junior Noah Bragg, the No. 8 ranked singles player in the northeast. Heinrich took the first set in a tiebreaker, and after dropping the second 6-2, rallied to take the third in another tiebreaker.
The win was Heinrich's team-leading eighteenth of the season.
ITHACA v Connecticut College
The Ithaca College men's tennis team wrapped up its regular season with a non-conference match Sunday afternoon at Glazer Arena against Connecticut College. The visiting Camels scored a 7-2 victory. Ithaca recognized seniors
David Andersen,
Griffin Reid and Kyle Van Delden prior to the start of the match. The Bombers (9-7) return to action in an Empire 8 semifinal next weekend against St. John Fisher.
Ithaca's victories came in singles matches.
Chris Hayes posted a 6-1, 6-4 win at fourth singles to get Ithaca on the board.
Justin Levine came through with a three-set victory at fifth singles by scores of 6-4, 3-6, 10-7.
ST. JOHN FISHER v UTICA
The St. John Fisher College men's tennis team clinched the No. 3 seed in the Empire 8 Conference championship on Saturday, as the Cardinals cruised to a 9-0 win at Utica College. The victory raises Fisher's record to 9-8 overall and 5-2 in the Empire 8 Conference. The win also pushes Fisher's winning streak to five matches.
Fisher swept all three doubles matches to take the early lead.
Nathaniel Ligon and
Jacob Zarzycki won 8-4 at first doubles, while
Adam Moran and
Daniel Tedesco picked up an 8-2 win at second doubles.
Robin Lalisse and
Vichaka Khoy won all eight games at third doubles.
In singles action,
Pat McGrath won it straight sets (6-3, 6-1) at first singles, while senior
Sheldon Mitchell cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 victory at second singles. Ligon (third), Zarzycki (fourth), Moran (fifth) and
Kyle Stich (sixth) all won their singles match, 6-0, 6-0.