Men’s Tennis Downed in UAA Opener
04/25/08
The New York University men's tennis team dropped its opening match of the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship to the University of Chicago 6-3 on Friday, April 25 in Atlanta at Emory University.
NYU (8-9) was victorious in their #3 doubles match, as well as their #1 and #4 singles contests. However the Violets could not overcome the strong play of the Maroons, who are currently ranked #21 in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).
Junior captain Calvin Chou teamed up with freshman Matt Gross and together defeated Mark Bonner and Bharath Sithian of Chicago 9-8 (7-4) in the most exciting doubles match of the afternoon.
In addition to the doubles win, senior co-captain Mikhail Gurevich came back from a 5-7 loss in the first set of his #1 singles match to defeat Will Zhang of Chicago 5-7, 7-6, 10-6. Sophomore Eugene Tsarevskiy produced another bright spot for the Violets on the day, winning his #5 singles match over Mark Bonner 6-4, 7-5.
“There were tight matches throughout and we competed well,” said NYU head coach Horace Choy. “I think we’re going to bounce back tomorrow and play well.”
The Violets return to the court on Saturday, April 26, at 8 a.m. when the face the University of Rochester in the first round of the consolation bracket.
Match-by-Match Results (Chicago 6, NYU 3)
Singles
1. Mikhail Gurevich (NYU) def. Will Zhang (UC) 5-7, 7-6, 10-6
2. Tim Walsh (UC) def. Calvin Chou (NYU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Lado Bakhutashvili (UC) def. Craig Berger (NYU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Garrett Brinker (UC) def. Brett Levin (NYU) 7-6, 6-4
5. Eugene Tsarevskiy (NYU) def. Mark Bonner (UC) 6-4, 7-5
6. Steve Saltarelli (UC) def. P.J. Marranca (NYU) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles
1. Steve Saltarelli/Garrett Brinker (UC) def. Mikhail Gurevich/Brett Levin (NYU) 8-4
2. Lado Bakhutashvili/Tim Walsh (UC) def. Craig Berger/Eugene Tsarevskiy (NYU) 8-3
3. Calvin Chou/Matthew Gross (NYU) def. Mark Bonner/Bharath Sithian (UC) 9-8 (7-4)