Men's Tennis Falls to Duquesne, 4-1
April 5, 2008
Men's Tennis Championship Bracket
PITTSBURGH - The eighth-seeded Rhode Island men's tennis team fell to No. 4 Duquesne, 4-1, at the Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis Championship, Saturday afternoon at Club 4 Life in Pittsburgh, Pa. The Rams' only win came from Henrik Almstrom at third singles.Rhody opened by dropping the doubles point as James McGuire and Adam Gart were defeated, 8-2, at No. 2 and Dixon Simmons and Nicholai Hill fell at No. 3 by a score of 8-2.
In singles, Almstrom defeated Duquesne's Zach Skorupka, 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (4), at No.3 while Jeff Cote (#2), Gart (#4) and AJ Nelson (#6) were taken down in straight sets.
The Rams will now take on sixth-seeded Richmond for seventh place. Match time is set for Sunday at 8 a.m.
SINGLES
1. Dorfman (URI) vs. Ortega; 6-4, 5-5 (DNF)
2. McClelland (DUQ) def. Cote; 7-5, 6-2
3. Almstrom (URI) def. Skorupka; 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (4)
4. Maciuch (DUQ) def. Gart; 6-2, 6-2
5. Villares (DUQ) vs. Costin; 5-7, 7-5, (1-0) (DNF)
6. Herchko (DUQ) def. Nelson; 6-3, 7-5
DOUBLES
1. Dorfman/Cote (URI) vs. Ortega/Rasner (DUQ) - 7-6 (DNF)
2. Mast/Maciuch (DUQ) def. McGuire/Gart (URI) - 8-2
3. McClelland/Herchko (DUQ) def. Simmons/Hill (URI) - 8-2
