Men's Tennis Scores Big Win Over Babson
03/07/08
The New York University men's tennis team snapped a three-match losing streak by defeating Babson College 8-1 at the Middlebury College Invitational on Friday, March 7, in Middlebury, VT.
The Violets (2-4) won two of three doubles matches and all six singles matches to secure the victory.
"It was a nice win for the team," commented NYU head coach Horace Choy. "It was big for our team to come out of the doubles matches with the lead."
Senior co-captain Mikhail Gurevich (#1 singles) scored possibly the biggest win of the night. He rebounded from a set down and fended off five match points in the tie-breaker to notch his singles win.
"Gurevich coming back to win his match was crucial," Choy said. "It was a huge boost for the team. His win turned things around for us."
The Violets continue their play at the Middlebury College Invitational on Saturday when they face Bates College at 6:00 pm.
New York University 8, Babson College 1
Singles Competition
1. Mikhail Gurevich (NYU) def. Alex Kamergorodsky (BC) 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (9-7)
2. Calvin Chou (NYU) def. Ben Edick (BC) 5-7, 6-0, 6-2
3. Craig Berger (NYU) def. Ken Lin (BC) 6-0, 6-0
4. Brett Levin (NYU) def. Brian Lafayette (BC) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
5. Eugene Tsarevskiy (NYU) def. Austin Conti (BC) 6-2, 6-3
6. P.J. Marranca (NYU) def. Edwin Lee (BC) 6-2, 6-2
Double Competition
1. Alex Kamergorodsky/Brian Lafayette (BC) def. Mikhail Gurevich/Craig Berger (NYU) 8-2
2. Brett Levin/Eugene Tsarevskiy (NYU) def. Ben Edick/Walt Sea (BC) 8-4
3. Calvin Chou/Philip Rosenstein (NYU) def. Austin Conti/Ken Lin (BC) 9-7