Men's Tennis Defeated by Top-Seeded George Washington
April 4, 2008
Men's Tennis Championship Bracket
PITTSBURGH - The eighth-seeded Rhode Island men's tennis team fell to No. 1 George Washington, 4-0, in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis Championship, Friday afternoon at Club 4 Life in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Rhody opened by dropping the doubles point as Jared Dorfman and Jeff Cote were defeated, 8-4, at No. 1 and Dixon Simmons and Nicholai Hill fell at No. 2 by a score of 8-2.
In singles, Dorfman (#1), Adam Gart (#4), Andrew Costin (#5) and AJ Nelson (#6) were taken down in straight sets, as the Colonials secured the shutout victory.
With the loss, the Rams move to the consolation bracket, where they will face #4 Duquesne, Saturday at at 11 a.m.
SINGLES
1. Gencsoy (GW) def. Dorfman; 6-1, 7-6 (6)
2. Levinski (GW) vs. Cote; 6-3, 5-1 (DNF)
3. Almstrom (URI) vs. Salyer; 7-6, 1-1 (DNF)
4. Hannah (GW) def. Gart; 6-4, 6-1
5. Schlachter (GW) def. Costin; 6-1, 6-2
6. Kushma (GW) vs. Nelson; 6-4, 4-3
DOUBLES
1. Gencsoy/Wattenberg (GW) def. Dorfman/Cote; 8-4
2. Schlachter/Hannah (GW) vs. Gart/McGuire; 7-5 (DNF)
3. Salyer/Levinski (GW) def. Simmons/Hill; 8-2
