Monday, March 2
Hilton Head, SC
12 p.m.
Millersville University
6
vs
3
Grand Rapids CC
Marauders Capture First Win of Spring
3/2/2009 8:59:43 PM | Men's Tennis
Hilton Head, S.C. - The Millersville men's tennis team won five of the six singles matches to notch a 6-3 victory over Grand Rapids Community College Monday afternoon in Hilton Head, S.C.
The win was Millersville's first of the spring and improved its season record to 2-3.
Grand Rapids won two of the doubles matches, but both of Millersville's losses were close. The top tandem of Drew Slocum and Andrew Sorgi were edged 8-6, and Donald Swantko and Henry Ben at No. 3 singles fell 9-8 (11-9). Mark Treires and Dusty Speicher earned Millersville's one point, 8-2.
Trailing 2-1 heading into singles, the Marauders rallied. At No. 1, Slocum earned his first singles win of the year, defeating Jeff Karasinski, 6-2, 6-4. Sorgi won 6-4, 6-1 at No. 3 singles, and Treires downed Steve Carter 6-3, 6-1. Erik Wright, seeing his first action of season, picked up a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 5 singles, and Colton Brown topped Jesse VanDellen in three sets, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4.
The Marauders face Marywood at 9 a.m. Tuesday morning.
Doubles
1. Jeff Karasinski and Jesse VanDellen (GR) def. Drew Slocum and Andrew Sorgi (MU), 8-6
2. Mark Treires and Dusty Speicher (MU) def. Ack Chapin and Aaron Michaud (GR), 8-2
3. Zach Chambers and Steve Carter (GR) def. Donald Swantko and Henry Ben (MU), 9-8 (11-9)
Singles
1. Slocum (MU) def. Karasinski (GR), 6-2, 6-4
2. Michaud (GR) def. Swantko (MU), 6-1, 6-1
3. Sorgi (MU) def. Marcello Souza (GR), 6-4, 6-1
4. Treires (MU) def. Carter (GR), 6-3, 6-1
5. Erik Wright (MU) def. Chapin (GR), 6-2, 6-1
6. Colton Brown (MU) def. Van Dellen (GR), 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
The win was Millersville's first of the spring and improved its season record to 2-3.
Grand Rapids won two of the doubles matches, but both of Millersville's losses were close. The top tandem of Drew Slocum and Andrew Sorgi were edged 8-6, and Donald Swantko and Henry Ben at No. 3 singles fell 9-8 (11-9). Mark Treires and Dusty Speicher earned Millersville's one point, 8-2.
Trailing 2-1 heading into singles, the Marauders rallied. At No. 1, Slocum earned his first singles win of the year, defeating Jeff Karasinski, 6-2, 6-4. Sorgi won 6-4, 6-1 at No. 3 singles, and Treires downed Steve Carter 6-3, 6-1. Erik Wright, seeing his first action of season, picked up a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 5 singles, and Colton Brown topped Jesse VanDellen in three sets, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4.
The Marauders face Marywood at 9 a.m. Tuesday morning.
Doubles
1. Jeff Karasinski and Jesse VanDellen (GR) def. Drew Slocum and Andrew Sorgi (MU), 8-6
2. Mark Treires and Dusty Speicher (MU) def. Ack Chapin and Aaron Michaud (GR), 8-2
3. Zach Chambers and Steve Carter (GR) def. Donald Swantko and Henry Ben (MU), 9-8 (11-9)
Singles
1. Slocum (MU) def. Karasinski (GR), 6-2, 6-4
2. Michaud (GR) def. Swantko (MU), 6-1, 6-1
3. Sorgi (MU) def. Marcello Souza (GR), 6-4, 6-1
4. Treires (MU) def. Carter (GR), 6-3, 6-1
5. Erik Wright (MU) def. Chapin (GR), 6-2, 6-1
6. Colton Brown (MU) def. Van Dellen (GR), 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
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