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Men's Tennis Weekly Release
Click here for a PDF version of the release
Bulls Go Long, But Fall Short to Rockets
The University at Buffalo men’s tennis team finished the regular season on Sunday afternoon with a marathon match lasting more than five hours, but eventually fell to Toledo, 5-2, at Toledo’s Varsity Courts. The Bulls end the regular season with an 8-12 mark and 2-3 in MAC play, giving UB the fourth seed for the upcoming Mid-American Conference Championships.
So Close in Doubles
 Octavian Stane | With the Bulls and Rockets fighting for the number three seed in the MAC Championships, starting Thursday in Fort Wayne, IN, it turned into a must-win match for both clubs. The Bulls found themselves down 1-0 after the doubles point, but had a chance to gain the point. With the teams splitting the number two and three matches, the number one match went into a tiebreaker. However, UB’s number one tandem of Yules Hadisubroto (Jakarta, Indonesia/SMUN 21) and Nikesh Singh Panthlia (George Town, Malaysia/BMK Penang Free School) couldn’t nail down the win, falling 7-5 in the tiebreaker to Brian Rager and Travis Curran. UB’s lone doubles win was in the number two match as Octavian Stane (Toronto, Ontario/Leaside) and Kirill Kolomytes (Moscow, Russia/Moscow High School 155) scored an 8-3 win over Keith Moran and Jared Miller. The third pair of Mike Rockman (Toronto, Ontario/Thornlea) and Albert Alant (Pretoria, South Africa/Niskayuna (NY)) fell, 9-7, to Chris Clark and Jay Miller.
Three-Setters Are the Order of the Day for Singles
 Nikesh Singh Panthlia | Of the six singles matches on Sunday, four were played beyond two sets with two needing full third sets and the other two going to super-tiebreakers after Toledo had clinched the match. UB scored two of the wins including Singh Panthlia notching his 20th singles win of the season. Singh Panthlia defeated Chris Clark, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1, in the number two match. Stane scored a super-tiebreaker win over Travis Curran with a 7-5, 6-7 (5), 1-0 (12-10) decision in the number six match. Hadisubroto was forced to a third set by Keith Moran, but fell, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, in the number four contest. Rockman went to a super-tiebreaker in his match against Jared Miller after splitting 7-5 decisions in the opening two sets. Rockman lost the super-tiebreaker 10-6.
MAC Tournament Begins on Thursday for Bulls
With the loss to Toledo, the Bulls became the number four seed in the MAC Championships. UB will face Northern Illinois (9-11, 1-4 MAC) on Thursday in one of two first round matches at 2:00 pm. Toledo (13-12, 3-2 MAC) faces host IPFW (7-18, 0-5 MAC) in the other opening match, starting at 10:00 am. If the Bulls get past the Huskies, who they defeated on April 14, they would meet regular season victor Western Michigan (16-7, 5-0 MAC), the defending tournament champions, in the semifinals. Ball State (10-13, 4-1 MAC) will meet the winner of the Toledo/IPFW match in Friday’s second semifinal.
04/23/2007
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Location: 163 Alumni |
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E-Mail:
ub-menstennis@buffalo.edu |
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Phone: 716-645-5565 |
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Mailing Address:
University at Buffalo
Division of Athletics
Men's Tennis Office
163 Alumni Arena
Buffalo, NY 14260 |
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