March 6, 2007

Ithaca, N.Y. - The Stony Brook men's tennis team went 1-1 over the weekend. After coming from behind to top Buffalo, 4-3, on Saturday, the Seawolves fell to Cornell, 6-1, on Sunday. With the two matches from the weekend the Seawolves move to 4-4 on the year.

Against Buffalo, the Seawolves found themselves down 1-0 after losing the doubles point. Quirijn Van Veen and Nihal Advani tallied the lone doubles win with an 8-3 win at the No. 1 spot. In singles, Van Veen won at No. 1, 6-3, 7-6, Jon Epstein won at No. 5, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, and Alex Markovich won at No. 6, 6-0, 6-1, to even the match at 3-3. Youssef Fassi-Fehri clinched the match as he fought off three match points in the second set and cruised in the third as he won 5-7, 7-6, 6-2, at No. 3 singles to clinch the Stony Brook win.

In the match versus Cornell, Van Veen picked up the lone win at No. 1 singles with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Josh Ruff as the Seawolves fell 6-1.

Stony Brook vs. Buffalo

Singles
1. Van Veen (SB) def. Panthlia (UB) - 6-3, 7-6
2. Rockman (UB) def. Advani (SB) - 6-3, 6-1
3. Fassi-Fehri (SB) def. Kolomyto (UB) - 5-7, 7-6, 6-2
4. Hadingbroto (UB) def. Shvartz (SB) - 2-6, 7-6, 6-4
5. Epstein (SB) def. Stame (UB) - 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
6. Markovich (SB) def. Alant (UB) - 6-0, 6-1

Doubles
1. Van Veen/Advani (SB) def. Kolomyto/Hadingbroto (UB) - 8-3
2. Panthlia/Stame (UB) def. Fassi-Fehri/Markovich (SB) - 8-6
3. Alant/Rockman (UB) def. Shvartz/Epstein (SB) - 8-5

Stony Brook vs. Cornell

Singles
1. Van Veen (SB) def. Ruff (C) - 6-3, 6-3
2. Heggie (C) def. Advani (SB) - 6-3, 6-1
3. Fife (C) def. Fassi-Fehri (SB) - 6-4, 6-3
4. Kung (C) def. Shvartz (SB) - 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
5. Goldstein (C) def. Epstein (SB) - 6-1, 7-5
6. Nichols (C) def. Markovich (SB) - 6-3, 6-2

Doubles
1. Bromer/Ruff (C) def. Van Veen/Advani (SB) - 8-3
2. Braus/Heggie (C) def. Fassi-Fehri/Markovich (SB) - 8-0
3. Duppert/Kung (C) def. Shvartz/Epstein (SB) - 8-3