Ithaca Routs St. John Fisher 8-1; Advances To E8 Championship

Ithaca Routs St. John Fisher 8-1; Advances To E8 Championship

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MENDON, N.Y. -- The Ithaca College men's tennis team swept the singles matches in an 8-1 win over St. John Fisher in an Empire 8 semifinal match Saturday afternoon at Mendon Racquet Club. The Bombers improved to 10-7 overall this season and advance to the championship match Sunday at 11 a.m. against tournament top-seed Stevens Institute of Technology.

Ithaca led 2-1 after the completion of doubles play with wins by Wes Davis and Zach Passman at second doubles and Griffin Reid and Chris Hayes at third doubles. Hayes and Reid were 8-0 winners to give Ithaca an early lead and were followed off the court by Davis and Passman with an 8-4 win. The first doubles team of David Andersen and Justin Levine dropped their match in a tiebreaker.

Ithaca swept the singles matches. Hayes, Andersen and Passman won in straight sets to give the Bombers the required team points for the victory. Hayes and Andersen both won by 6-0, 6-2 scores. Passman was a 6-2, 7-5 winner at second singles. Reid's match at first singles was stretched to three sets, but he pulled out a 10-5 win in the superbreaker to claim that victory.

Joey Hanf and Nate Wolf won prosets at fifth and sixth singles.

Ithaca 8, St. John Fisher 1
Empire 8 Semifinal Match
05/03/14 at Mendon, N.Y.
(Mendon Racquet Club)

 Singles competition
1. Griffin Reid (IC) def. Pat McGrath (FISHER) 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), 10-5
2. Zach Passman (IC) def. Sheldon Mitchell (FISHER) 6-2, 7-5
3. David Andersen (IC) def. Nathaniel Ligon (FISHER) 6-0, 6-2
4. Chris Hayes (IC) def. Joseph Zarzycki (FISHER) 6-0, 6-2
5. Joey Hanf (IC) def. Adam Moran (FISHER) 8-5
6. Nate Wolf (IC) def. Kyle Stich (FISHER) 8-3

 Doubles competition
1. Pat McGrath/Sheldon Mitchell (FISHER) def. David Andersen/Justin Levine (IC) 9-8 (7-5)
2. Wes Davis/Zach Passman (IC) def. Nathaniel Ligon/Joseph Zarzycki (FISHER) 8-4
3. Chris Hayes/Griffin Reid (IC) def. Adam Moran/Kyle Stich (FISHER) 8-0

Team Records:
St. John Fisher 9-9
Ithaca 10-7

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,3,2,1,6,5)