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MEN'S TENNIS

Bulls Swept by Cornell, Army

UB men's tennis falls to 2-6 with non-conference losses

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Randy Rocchio

ITHACA, NY - The University at Buffalo men's tennis team was swept Sunday in a pair of non-conference matches at Cornell's Reis Tennis Center. In the opener, the Bulls fell to No. 67-ranked Cornell, 6-1. UB then dropped the nightcap to Army, 7-0. UB is now 2-6 overall.

In the opening match against the Big Red, UB's lone bright spot was junior Randy Rocchio (East Amherst, NY/Williamsville East). Rocchio scored the Bulls' only point of the match with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Scott Poltrowitz at first singles. Rocchio also teammed with junior Nick Zieziula (Hamburg, NY/St. Francis) to defeat Nick Brunner and Josh Raff, 8-4, at first doubles.

The Bulls felt the effects of playing a second match immediately after the Cornell loss as UB was swept by the Black Knights failing to win a single set. Rocchio, at first singles, fell to Army's John Sabia, 7-5, 6-4. Mike Rockman (Toronto, Ontario/Thornhill), after dropping a tiebreaker in his match against Cornell, was defeated by John Houghton, 6-4, 6-4.

UB has a busy week upcoming as they travel to Rochester to take on a strong Division III Yellowjackets squad on Wednesday. The Bulls also travel to Olean on Saturday for matches against Bucknell and Duquesne. They open Mid-American Conference play next Sunday at home against Western Michigan, ranked 66th by College Tennis Online.

Cornell 6, Buffalo 1

Singles

1 Randy Rocchio (UB) d. Scott Paltrowitz (C), 6-4, 6-4

2 Brett McKeon (C) d. Nick Zieziula (UB), 6-3, 6-1

3 Mike Schlappig (C) d. Mike Rockman (UB), 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-4)

4 Ray Wu (C) d. Josh Liederman (UB), 6-0, 6-1

5 Abedin Sham (C) d. Yules Hadisubroto (UB), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1

6 Andrew Hong (C) d. Rangga Prayudha (UB), 6-3, 6-4

Doubles

1 Rocchio/Zieziula (UB) d. Nick Brunner/Josh Ranf (C), 8-4

2 Zach Gallin/Scott Spencer (C) d. Hadisubroto/Albert Alant (UB), 8-2

3 Charn Bak/Dan Brous (C) d. Liederman/Prayudha (UB), 8-5

Army 7, Buffalo 0

Singles

1 John Sabia (A) d. Randy Rocchio (UB), 7-5, 6-4

2 Rafael Albornoz (A) d. Nick Zieziula (UB), 6-1, 6-3

3 John Houghton (A) d. Mike Rockman (UB), 6-4, 6-4

4 Carl Fisher (A) d. Josh Liederman (UB), 6-3, 6-1

5 Michael Good (A) d. Rangga Prayudha (UB), 6-1, 6-1

6 Sebastian Salas (A) d. Albert Alant (UB), 6-1, 6-1

Doubles

1 Albornoz/Salas (A) d. Rocchio/Zieziula (UB), 8-6

2 Houghton/Good (A) d. Yules Hadisubroto/Alant (UB), 8-5

3 Fisher/Kyle Roybal (A) d. Liederman/Prayudha (UB), 8-5

02/22/2004

January 23
Men's Tennis at Brown
12:00 pm

January 24
Men's Tennis at Bryant
9:00 am

February 13
Men's Tennis at Penn State
12:00 pm

February 20
Men's Tennis at Cornell
9:00 am

February 26
MEN'S TENNIS vs. NIAGARA
6:00 pm

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