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Bulls Rally in Singles Play to Tame Huskies, 4-3
WILLIAMSVILLE, NY – The University at Buffalo men's tennis team used a late rally to come from behind and defeat Mid-American Conference rival Northern Illinois, 4-3, on Friday at the Village Glen Tennis Center. The Bulls (6-11, 1-2 MAC) trailed the Huskies (7-9, 0-2 MAC), 3-2, before rallying to win the match with a pair of third-set victories. The Bulls needed to win four singles matches after dropping the doubles point. With UB trailing 3-2 and two matches undecided, the Bulls were forced to make their comeback with a pair contests each in the final set. In the number two match, junior Nikesh Singh Panthlia (George Town, Malaysia/BMK Penang Free School) dropped his opening set against Alex Friesen, 6-4, but came back to tie the match with a 6-1 win in the second set. In the deciding set, Singh Panthlia trailed 2-1 before winning the next five games and clinching the match. The final point of the match occurred when Friesen double-faulted, his final serve going into the net.
Also claiming singles wins for the Bulls were senior Albert Alant (Pretoria, South Africa/Niskayuna (NY)) at number five and sophomore Octavian Stane (Toronto, Ontario/Leaside) at number six. Both won their contests in straight sets.
The Bulls will be busy on Saturday with a pair of matches at the Village Glen Tennis Center. At 1:00 pm, UB hosts IPFW in a MAC showdown. At 7:00 pm, UB tangles with in-state rival Marist.
Buffalo 4, Northern Illinois 3 Doubles 1 Nikesh Singh Panthlia/Kirill Kolomytes (UB) d. Brian Livingston/Adam Ford (NIU), 9-8 (5) 2 Alex Friesen/Jimmy Chu (NIU) d. Mike Rockman/Yules Hadisubroto (UB), 9-7 3 Alfonso Monroy/Diego Zegarra-Ballon (NIU) d. Albert Alant/Octavian Stane (UB), 9-7 Order of finish: 3 1 2 Singles 1 Brian Livingston (NIU) d. Mike Rockman (UB), 6-4, 6-4 2 Nikesh Singh Panthlia (UB) d. Alex Friesen (NIU), 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 3 Adam Ford (NIU) d. Kirill Kolomytes (UB), 7-5, 6-0 4 Yules Hadisubroto (UB) d. Jimmy Chu (NIU), 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 5 Albert Alant (UB) d. Diego Zegarra-Ballon (NIU), 6-1, 6-3 6 Octavian Stane (UB) d. Alfonso Monroy (NIU), 6-3, 6-3 Order of finish: 5 3 6 1 2 4
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