Russ Crispell

AIKEN, SC - The University at Buffalo men's tennis team opened its three-match spring break road trip with a 4-3 win over Division II South Carolina-Aiken to give head coach Russ Crispell his 100th dual-meet victory. The Bulls are now 6-7 while the Pacers are 7-5.

The Bulls clinched the match with three singles victories as well as the doubles point. UB junior Nick Zieziula (Hamburg, NY/St. Francis) closed out the win for the Bulls with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 win at second singles over Pierre Negri. Other singles winners for the Bulls included Mike Rockman (Toronto, Ontario/Thornhill) at number three over Fernando Guevara, 6-4, 7-6 and number six Rangga Prayudha (Jakarta, Indonesia/ESI International Academy/Ventura College) with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 win over Carlos Huerta.

Nick Zieziula

Zieziula combined with Ivan Chamdani (Jakarta, Indonesia/Seruni Don Bosco/ESI International Academy) to defeat Nicolas Lombardo and Francis Combier, 8-6, at number three doubles. The number two doubles tandem of Randy Rocchio (East Amherst, NY/Williamsville East) and Yules Hadisuborto (Jakarta, Indonesia/SMUN 21) defeated Negri and Guevara, 8-3.

Now in his 11th season, Crispell is 100-92 as men's head coach. He trails only longtime coach Bill Sanford (1949-73) on the all-time victory list. Sanford won 226 matches in 24 seasons with the Bulls.

The Bulls continue the spring break trip with a pair of matches in Florida as they travel to Barry University in Miami and Stetson University in DeLand.

Buffalo 4, South Carolina-Aiken 3

Singles

1 Harshit Sharma (USCA) d. Randy Rocchio (UB), 7-5, 6-1

2 Nick Zieziula (UB) d. Pierre Negri (USCA), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

3 Mike Rockman (UB) d. Fernando Guevara (USCA), 6-4, 7-6

4 Nicolas Lombardo (USCA) d. Josh Liederman (UB), 6-2, 6-7(3), 7-6(4)

5 Fernando Blanco (USCA) d. Yules Hadisubroto (UB), 6-1, 6-1

6 Rangga Prayudha (UB) d. Carlos Huerta (USCA), 6-3, 4-6, 6-2

Doubles

1 Harshit Sharma/Carlos Huerta (USCA) d. Josh Liederman/Rangga Prayudha (UB), 8-0

2 Randy Rocchio/Yules Hadisubroto (UB) d. Pierre Negri/Fernando Guevara (USCA), 8-3

3 Nick Zieziula/Ivan Chamdani (UB) d. Nicolas Lombardo/Francis Combier (USCA), 8-6