Senior Tim Fayed rallied from 6-1 down in the third set super tiebreak to win his single match that went to tiebreakers in each of the first two sets. |
Skyhawks sweep doubles to key second win in as many days
Senior Tim Fayed (Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury), ranked 13th in the ITA East Regional rankings, led the double-winners for Stonehill as he gutted out a 7-6 (7-2), 6-7 (5-7), 10-7 victory over NYIT sophomore Filip Van Eylen (Oud-Heverlee, Belgium) at No. 1 singles, rallying from 6-1 down in the super tiebreak third set to win. Fayed also combined with sophomore Chris Martin (Darien, Conn./Darien) for an 8-1 win at first doubles as the Skyhawks swept all three doubles matches to send them on the way to victory.
Junior Aaron Bergeron (Gorham, Maine/Gorham) and freshmen Nick Hyzak (Guilford, Conn./Guilford) and Brett Armstrong (Manville, R.I./Mount Saint Charles Academy) were also double-winners for Stonehill. Bergeron cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 win at fourth singles after teaming up with Hyzak for an 8-1 win at second doubles. Hyzak also coasted to a 6-1, 6-1 win at fifth singles, while Armstrong won at sixth singles, 6-0, 6-1 to go with his doubles win at No. 3.
Freshmen Julian Marcon (Nandrin, Belgium) and Vojislav Pecikoza (Belgrade, Serbia) earned NYIT's two points. Marcon won 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 at second singles, while Pecikoza win at third singles, 6-4, 6-4.
Stonehill (7-4, 2-1 NE-10) returns to action on Friday when it hosts Le Moyne College for a Northeast-10 Conference dual match at 3 p.m. NYIT (0-1, 0-0 ECC) hosts Post University tomorrow at 4 p.m.
1. Tim Fayed (STO) def. Felip Van Eylen (NYT) 7-6 (7-2), 6-7 (5-7), 10-7 |
2. Julian Marcon (NYT) def. Jonathan Burke (STO) 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 |
3. Vojislav Pecikoza (NYT) def. Chris Martin (STO) 6-4, 6-4 |
4. Aaron Bergeron (STO) def. Kushtrim Bejtullahu (NYT) 6-1, 6-0 |
5. Nicholas Hyzak (STO) def. Andrew Cohen (NYT) 6-1, 6-1 |
6. Brett Armstrong (STO) def. Michael Sleszyneski (NYT) 6-0, 6-1 |
Doubles
1. Fayed/Martin (STO) def. Marcon/Pecikoza (NYT) 8-1 |
2. Bergeron/Hyzak (STO) def. Van Eylen/Wendy Bellanton (NYT) 8-1 |
3. Burke/Armstrong (STO) def. Cohen/Sleszyneski (NYT) 8-2 |
* - doubles matches played first