April 10, 2010

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Stony Brook University's men's tennis team defeated Sacred Heart University, 7-0, in non-conference action at University Courts on Saturday afternoon. It was the first of four straight home matches for the Seawolves, who improve to 12-4 with the victory.

Stony Brook opened the match by winning the doubles point. Palash Tiwari and Mitch Wong (Tampa, Fla.) won 8-6 at No. 2 while senior Jon Epstein (Silver Spring, Md.) and senior Halvar Dil (Amersfort, Netherlands) won at No. 1, 8-4.

The Seawolves then dominated in singles, dropping just one set. Junior Ivan Rummel (Budapest, Hungary) won 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1 while Epstein won 10-3 in super tie-breaker at No. 2.

Dil won 6-4, 7-5 at No. 3 while Wong and senior Ilan Shvartz (Haifa, Isreal) each dropped just three games on their way to victories at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. At No. 6, Sophomore Max Sztabholz (Paris, France) won the first set 6-3, before winning 7-5 in a tiebreak.

The men return to action on Sunday, hosting New Jersey Tech at 12 p.m.

Stony Brook 7, Sacred Heart 0
Doubles
1. Epstien/Dil (SBU) def. Gart/Syer (SHU), 8-5
2. Wong/Tiwari (SBU) def. Ujkic/Conrad (SHU), 8-6
3. Kasyanov/Mazzarese (SHU) def. Rummel/Sztabholz (SBU), 9-7

Singles
1. Rummel (SBU) def. Kasyanov (SHU), 6-4, 6-2
2. Epstein (SBU) def. Ujkic (SHU), 3-6, 7-6 (1), 10-3
3. Dil (SBU) def. Gart (SHU), 6-4, 7-5
4. Wong (SBU) def. Mazzarese (SHU), 6-0, 6-3
5. Shvartz (SBU) def. Syer (SHU), 6-1, 6-2
6. Tiwari (SBU) def. Sullo (SHU) 6-3, 7-6 (5)