Men's Tennis Finishes Seventh at Atlantic 10 Championship
April 6, 2008
PITTSBURGH - The eighth-seeded Rhode Island men's tennis team ended its season with a seventh-place finish at the Atlantic 10 Championship, Sunday morning at Club 4 Life in Pittsburgh. URI defeated sixth-seeded Richmond by a score of 4-0 to finish three spots better than last season's tenth place finish.
The Rams jumped out to a 1-0 lead, taking the doubles point with victories from Jared Dorfman and Jeff Cote at No. 1 (8-4) and Dixon Simmons and Nicholai Hill at No. 3 (8-4).
Rhody sealed the victory with three wins in singles as Henrik Almstrom was perfect at No. 3 (6-0, 6-0), and Andrew Costin and AJ Nelson turned in straight-set wins at the fifth and sixth positions, respectively.
With the win over the Spiders, the Rams finish with an overall record of 17-6 (13-5 spring).
DOUBLES
1. Dorfman/Cote (URI) def. Crank/Sommer (UR) - 8-4
2. Banker/Minter (UR) vs. Gart/McGuire (URI) - 7-6 (DNF)
3. Simmons/Hill (URI) def. Louis/Berry (UR) - 8-4
SINGLES
1. Dorfman (URI) vs. Banker (UR) - 6-2, 5-5 (DNF)
2. Sommer (UR) vs. Cote (URI) - 6-1, 4-3 (DNF)
3. Almstrom (URI) def. Belakhlef (UR) - 6-0, 6-0
4. Minter (UR) vs. Gart (URI) - 6-2, 2-1 (DNF)
5. Costin (URI) def. Arana (UR) - 6-1, 6-3
6. Nelson (URI) def. Berry (UR) - 6-2, 6-4
