May 9, 2008

Results

Bloomsburg, PA - Adelphi Men's Tennis traveled to Bloomsburg, PA to participate in the first round of the NCAA Regional. The Panthers lost 5-3 in a close bout against Northeast Ten Bryant University Bulldogs. The Panthers close their season with a 13-9 overall record and 3-4 in the East Coast Conference. The Bulldogs with the win improve to 21-3 and will move on to face 14-5 Bloomsburg.

Bryant led 2-1 coming out of doubles play and then earned wins at number one, two and six singles. In the six singles match, Kevin Levinson posted a tough, three-set win 6-4, 2-6, 7-5.

First team All-Conference Senior Tomasz Walczak and Junior Alex Molotosky were winners in number one doubles, 8-4 and Sebastian Nieves and Molotosky were both winners in number four and three singles respectfully.

This marks the close the Brown and Gold's season, and a strong one it has proven to be. In Ed Canner's first season at the helm of the Panthers, two were placed on the ECC's All-Conference team, Walczak and Anton Voynov, and the team saw it's second birth into the NCAA Regional Tournament as a program.

Doubles:

1. Tomas Walczak/Alex Molotsky (AU) def. Christian Balestrieri/Kevin Gardiner, 8-4
2. Jose Rodriguez/Tom Nowack (BRY) def. Anon Voynov/Sebastian Nieves, 9-8 (7-5)
3. Dylan Whiting/Matt Sheppard-Lupo (BRY) def. Pierre Streat/Joe Carbone, 8-0

Singles:

1. Balertrieri (BRY) def. Walczak, 6-3, 6-2
2. Rodriguez (BRY) def. Voynov, 7-5, 6-1
3. Molotsky (AU) def. Nowack, 6-1, 6-1
4.Nieves (AU) def. Whiting, 6-4, 6-3
5. Nicko Sanchez (AU) vs. Kevin Gardiner (BRY), DNF
6. Kevin Levinson (BRY) def. Streat, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5