Men's Tennis Sees 2007 Campaign Come To Close With 5-0 Setback To Concordia In Opening Round Of NCAA East Regionals, Skyhawks Make Second Straight NCAA Appearance And Third In Last Four Seasons
May 3, 2007
STONEHILL MEN'S TENNIS
First Round - 2007 NCAA Division II East Regionals
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Stonehill Courts, Easton, Mass.
MATCH #1 FINAL: ASSUMPTION 5, DOWLING 1
Singles Results
2 Matt Stopp (ASM) def. Jose Gomez (DOW) 6-2, 6-3
5 Tom Nowak (ASM) def. Pedro Munoz (DOW) 6-1, 6-3
6 Steve Tlumacki (ASM) won by default
Doubles Results
1 Antonio Recalde/Stopp (ASM) def. Gustavo Sanchez/Gomez 8-2
2 Petr Grishchenko/Saulo Gonzales (DOW)
def. Jared Dorfman/Dave Marshall (ASM) 9-8 (7-3)
3 Tom Nowak/Tlumacki (ASM) won by default
Records Assumption 17-0
Dowling 8-8
MATCH #2 FINAL: CONCORDIA (N.Y.) 5, STONEHILL 0
Singles Results
4 Kirill Azovtsev (CON) def. Mike Leone (STO) 6-0, 6-1
6 Nik Boerger (CON) def. Dustin Marshall (STO) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles Results
1 Alex Grubin/Rodrigo Teixeira (CON) def.
Jason Allegretti/Will Herchel (STO) 8-1
2 Josep Molet/Henning Ruenz (CON) def.
Matt Grabala/Mike Mashkevich (STO) 8-4
3 John Cassas/Boerger (CON) def. Leone/Andy DeVita (STO) 8-1
Records Stonehill 15-6
Concordia 15-2
EASTON, Mass.-- Top-seeded Concordia (N.Y.) and fourth-seeded Assumption each posted victories in first round play of the 2007 NCAA Division II Men's Tennis East Regionals Thursday afternoon on Stonehill College's Courts, as the Clippers notched a 5-0 triumph over eighth-seeded and host Stonehill while the Greyhounds collected a 5-1 win over fifth-seeded Dowling in the first match of the day.
Freshman Nik Boerger (Munster, Germany) was a winner in both singles and doubles play for Concordia (15-2), which also received a straight set singles triumph from junior Kirill Azovtsev (St. Petersburg, Russia). Junior Rodrigo Teixeira (Vitoria, Brazil) and freshman Alex Grubin (Belgrade, Serbia) teamed up for an 8-1 win at number one doubles for the Clippers, which also received an 8-2 triumph from sophomore Josep Molet (Sabadell, Spain ) and freshman Henning Ruenz (Mulheim-Karlich, Germany) at the number two spot. Boerger and junior John Cassas (Bogota, Colombia) claimed the final Concordia point with an 8-1 win at number three doubles.
The host Skyhawks close out the season at 15-6 overall with their second straight appearance in the NCAA tournament and third in four seasons, as Stonehill tied the school single-season record for victories it had set during the 2006 campaign.
In the day's first match, Assumption remained perfect on the year in improving to 17-0 behind senior Matt Stopp (Altoona, Pa.), who posted wins in both singles and doubles play for the Greyhounds. Freshman Tom Nowak (Medfield, Mass.) notched a straight-set win as well at number five singles for Assumption, as Stopp and junior Antonio Recalde (Ciudad del Este, Paraguay) were 8-2 victors at number one doubles.
Freshmen Petr Grischchenko (Moscow, Russia) and Saulo Gonzales (Lima, Peru) notched the lone point of the day for Dowling (8-8) with a win at number two doubles, as the Golden Lions were forced to default at number six singles and number three doubles due to injury.
Concordia and Assumption will meet in a re-match of last year's NCAA Division II East Regional second round contest on Friday morning on the Stonehill Courts beginning at 11:00 a.m., as the winner advances to the NCAA Division II National Quarterfinals next Wednesday in Altamonte Springs, Fla.