March 28, 2008

Queens, N.Y. - The Stony Brook men's tennis team dropped a non-conference match to St. John's University, 7-0, on Friday afternoon at Cunningham Tennis Center despite pushing three singles matches to three sets. The tennis program also announced that Thursday's cancelled matches against Fairleigh Dickinson have been rescheduled for April 3 at 2:00 p.m.

The Red Storm started off the day by winning all three doubles matches to take the first point of the afternoon. Freshmen Artem Baradach (Minsk, Belarus) and sophomore Alex Markovich (Brooklyn, N.Y.) fell in a close 8-6 match at no. 2 doubles. Freshman Ivan Rummel (Budapest, Hungary) and sophomore Jon Epstein (Silver Spring, Md.) also dropped an 8-6 decision at the no. 3 position.

Baradach nearly sparked the Seawolves to begin the singles matches, falling 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 at the No. 1 position. Rummel also lost a three-set match at no. 3, falling 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. Epstein pushed Pavel Cerny to the limit at no. 5, losing 7-5, 3-6, 10-8.

The Seawolves return to action on April 9, traveling to take on Hofstra.

St. Johns 7, Stony Brook 0

Doubles

#1 - Artem Vlasenko/Gustavo Loza (SJU) def. Patrick Baldoch/Youssef Fassi-Fehri (SB) 8-0

#2 - Alex Svelakov/Martin Kosut (SJU) def. Artem Baradach/Alex Markovich (SB) 8-6

#3 - Derek Wallensteen/ Pavel Cerny (SJU) def. Ivan Rummel/Jon Epstein (SB) 8-6

Singles

#1- Artem Vlasenko (SJU) def. Artem Baradach (SB): 6-4, 5-7, 6-2

#2- Alex Svelakov (SJU) def. Youssef Fassi-Fehri (SB): 6-0, 6-3

#3 - Gustavo Loza (SJU) def. Ivan Rummel (SB): 6-1, 3-6, 6-4

#4 - Martin Kosut (SJU) def. Ilan Shvartz (SB): 6-4, 1-6, 6-1

#5 - Pavel Cerny (SJU) def. Jon Epstein (SB): 7-5, 3-6, 10-8

#6 - Asaf Honigh (SJU) def. Alex Markovich (SB): 6-3, 6-0