Feb. 25, 2012

Bethlehem, Pa. - Senior Max Sztabholz (Paris France) won 8-6 in a third set tiebreak at No. 5 singles to send the Stony Brook men's tennis team to a 4-3 victory over Lehigh on Friday night. The win snapped Lehigh's six-match winning streak.

Szatabholz dropped the first set 6-2 against Andrew Krentz but rallied to win the second, 6-4, before winning the third in thrilling fashion to break the 3-3 deadlock and give the Seawolves the victory.

Sophomore Nikita Fomin (Moscow, Russia) and freshman Stefan Ilic (Forest Hills, N.Y.) each won in straight sets at No. 1 and No. 4 singles, respectively, while freshman Francis Bertrand (Repentigny, Quebec) won in three sets at the No. 2 position.

Fomin and Bertrand also combined to win 8-6 at No. 1 doubles.

Stony Brook 4, Lehigh 3
Doubles
1. Fomin/Bertrand (SBU) def. Goldberg/Petersen (LU) 8-6
2. Savran/Gilman (LU) def. Kailaheimo/Forai (SBU) 8-2
3. Krentz/Chernykh (LU) def. Sztabholz/Ilic (SBU) 9-8 (6)

Singles
1. Nikita Fomin (SBU) def. Mark Goldberg (LU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Francis Bertrand (SBU) def. Mitchell Petersen (LU) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
3. Ben Gilman (LU) def. Roope Kailaheimo (SBU) 7-6 (2), 6-2
4. Stefan Ilic (SBU) def. Matt Savran (LU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Max Sztabholz (SBU) def. Andrew Krentz (LU) 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (6)
6. DJ Goldblum (LU) def. Robert Forai (SBU) 6-1, 7-5