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BUFFALO, NY - The University at Buffalo men's tennis did not lose a set in rolling to an easy 7-0 victory over Canisius College Thursday afternoon at UB's University Tennis Center in the Bulls' home finale. With the win, the Bulls improve to 12-11 overall while the Golden Griffins drop to 4-6.

Mike Zappone

UB opened the match by winning the doubles point with little trouble, sweeping all three contests. The number one team of Randy Rocchio (East Amherst, NY/Williamsville East) and Nick Zieziula (Hamburg, NY/St. Francis) blanked Canisius' Kurt Felgemacher and Greg Kingston, 8-0. At number two, UB's Fery Kasiman (Jakarta, Indonesia/ESI International Academy) and Rohan Raikar (Albany, NY/Albany) defeated James Ford and Billy Kaputa, 8-1. The third doubles squad of Josh Liederman (Queens Village, NY/Benjamin Cardozo) and Rangga Prayudha (Jakarata, Indonesia/ESI International Academy) downed Philip Eichner and Kyle Hejmowski, 8-2.

Chris Pyke

The singles matches also proved to be easy wins for the Bulls. Kasiman knocked off Felgemacher, 6-1, 6-3, in the number one match. Rocchio breezed past Kingston, 6-0, 6-1, at number two. Liederman defeated Kaputa at number three, 6-1, 6-3. Prayhuda was challenged by Eichner in the first set, prevailing by a 7-5 score, then went on to sweep the second set, 6-0. Mike Zappone (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) picked up his first victory of the season with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Ford at number five. Chris Pyke (Watertown, NY/Watertown) registered his first dual-meet win of the year with a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of Hejmowski at number six.

UB travels to Stony Brook April 18 to close out the regular season. The Mid-American Conference Championships follow beginning April 24 in DeKalb, IL.

Buffalo 7, Canisius 0

Singles

1 Fery Kasiman (UB) d. Kurt Felgemacher (CC), 6-1, 6-3

2 Randy Rocchio (UB) d. Greg Kingston (CC), 6-0, 6-1

3 Josh Liederman (UB) d. Billy Kaputa (CC), 6-1, 6-3

4 Rangga Prayudha (UB) d. Philip Eichner (CC), 7-5, 6-0

5 Mike Zappone (UB) d. James Ford (CC), 6-2, 6-0

6 Chris Pyke (UB) d. Kyle Hejmowski (CC), 6-2, 6-2

Doubles

1 Randy Rocchio/Nick Zieziula (UB) d. Kurt Felgemacher/Greg Kingston (CC), 8-0

2 Fery Kasiman/Rohan Raikar (UB) d. James Ford/Billy Kaputa (CC), 8-1

3 Josh Liederman/Rangga Prayudha (UB) d. Philip Eichner/Kyle Hejmowski (CC), 8-2