April 25, 2008
2008 Patriot League Men's Tennis Championship Page
Hamilton, N.Y. - The 2008 Patriot League Men's Tennis Championship got things underway on Friday with three quarterfinal matches. No. 5 Lafayette got the morning started with a 4-3 upset victory over No. 4 seed and host Colgate. No. 3 Bucknell took care of business with a 5-1 victory over No. 6 Lehigh, while No. 2 Army pulled off a sweep with a 4-0 win over No. 7 Holy Cross. All three teams join No. 1 Navy in tomorrow morning's semifinals.
It was a picture-perfect day for tennis as six of the seven League teams took to the court for the quarterfinal round of this year's tournament. No. 5 Lafayette used a strong performance in the doubles portion of the match to propel them to a gritty 4-3 victory against No. 4 seed and host Colgate. Eric Wiley and James Murphy earned the victory at No. 2 doubles, while Kyle MacLelland and Matt McGranaghan pulled out the win at No. 3 doubles. Colgate's Martin MacIntyre and Tyler Deck earned the lone victory for Colgate at No. 1 doubles. In the singles matches, James Murphy got things off to a great start for the Leopards, winning in straight sets at the No. 6 position. Also picking up singles victories for the `Pards was Justin Haar at No. 4 singles, while senior Brett Kraft pulled out a gutsy victory at No. 2 singles to close out the match for Lafayette. The Leopards will advance to tomorrow's semifinal round, where they will meet No. 1 Navy in a match slated to start at 10 a.m.
In the second quarterfinal match of the day, No. 3 Bucknell swept No. 6 Lehigh in convincing fashion. The Bison got off to a great start in the match by sweeping the doubles point with scores of 8-3, 8-6 and 8-6. Ira Reibeisen, Zach Hascoe, Mark Malloy and Dan Bednarek each earned singles victories for the Bison as well. Lehigh's Troy List, the No. 2 singles player for the Mountain Hawks, was the lone Lehigh player to pick up a point in the match with his victory.
In the final match of the day, No. 2 Army jumped out to a large lead over No. 7 Holy Cross and never looked back. The doubles pairing of Phil Muhawi and Eddie Kang and the pairing of Johnny Lucero and Bruno Lucivero each picked up 8-0 victories in doubles play. In the singles competition, Muhawi, Lucero and Josh Krieter were victorious, the final two by 6-0, 6-0 sweeps. The Black Knights advance to tomorrow's semifinals against Bucknell.
Tomorrow's semifinal matchups will take place simultaneously at the Joseph Abrahamson Tennis Courts. Doubles play will start at 9 a.m. while singles play will begin at approximately 10 a.m.
For more information on this year's men's tennis championship, including daily recaps and results, please visit the Patriot League men's tennis championship page by clicking here.
2008 Patriot League Men's Tennis Championship
Friday, April 25 - Quarterfinals
No. 5 Lafayette 4, No. 4 Colgate 3
Singles
1. Martin MacIntyre, Colgate def. Eric Wiley, Lafayette 6-3, 6-3
2. Brett Kraft, Lafayette def. John Nogueras, Colgate 7-6 (8), 6-3
3. Tyler Deck, Colgate def. Matt McGranaghan, Lafayette 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (12-10)
4. Justin Haar, Lafayette def. Phil Bernasek, Colgate 6-4, 6-3
5. Michael Yassky, Colgate def. Lee Kojanis, Lafayette 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
6. James Murphy, Lafayette def. Ruslan Goussiantnikov, Colgate 6-3, 6-0
Doubles
1. MacIntyre/Deck, Colgate def. Kraft/Kojanis, Lafayette 8-4
2. Wiley/Murphy, Lafayette def. Nogueras/Yassky, Colgate 8-6
3. McGranaghan/Kyle MacLelland, Lafayette def. Goussiantnikov/Bernasek, Colgate 8-3
No. 3 Bucknell 5, No. 3 Lehigh 1
Singles
1. Ira Reibeisen, Bucknell def. John Nespoli, Lehigh 6-1, 6-0
2. Troy List, Lehigh def. Ryan Sandburg, Bucknell 6-2, 6-0
3. Zach Hascoe, Bucknell def. JT Bolcar, Lehigh 6-2, 6-1
4. Jon Brenner, Bucknell vs. Michael Gordon, Lehigh 6-2, 5-4 DNF
5. Mark Malloy, Bucknell def. Chris Collins, Lehigh 6-3, 6-0
6. Dan Bednarek, Bucknell def. Jon-Michael Caminiti, Lehigh 6-4, 6-0
Doubles
1. Reibeisen/Sandburg, Bucknell def. Nespoli/List, Lehigh 8-3
2. Hascoe/Brenner, Bucknell def. Bolcar/Bolcar, Lehigh 8-6
3. Malloy/Ben Young, Bucknell def. Silbert/Pacheco, Lehigh 8-6
No. 2 Army 4, No. 7 Holy Cross 0
Singles
1. Phil Muhawi, Army def. Matt Wierzel, Holy Cross 6-1, 6-2
2. Eddie Kang, Army vs. John Burke, Holy Cross 6-0, 3-3 DNF
3. Tripp Johnson, Army vs. Dan Phelan, Holy Cross 6-2, 5-1 DNF
4. Bruno Lucivero, Army vs. Jay DeSanto, Holy Cross 6-1, 5-1 DNF
5. Johnny Lucero, Army def. Tom Steinart, Holy Cross 6-0, 6-0
6. Josh Krieter, Army def. Kevin Leggio, Holy Cross 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1. Muhawi/Kang, Army def. Wierzel/Burke, Holy Cross 8-0
2. Sean Harris/Chris Albornoz, Army vs. DeSanto/Leggio, Holy Cross 5-1
3. Lucero/Lucivero, Army def. Phelan/Matt Vicidomino, Holy Cross 8-0
Saturday, April 26
Semifinal 1: No. 1 Navy vs. No. 5 Lafayette, 9 a.m.
Semifinal 2: No. 2 Army vs. No. 3 Bucknell, 9 a.m.
