Men's Tennis Weekly Release

Bulls Turn in Strong Efforts at ITA Regionals

Mike Rockman

Three University at Buffalo men's tennis players completed successful runs before being eliminated at the ITA Northeast Regionals at Dartmouth College over the weekend. Junior Mike Rockman (Toronto, Ontario/Thornlea) and the doubles tandem of Yules Hadisubroto (Jakarta, Indonesia/SMUN 21) and Nikesh Singh Panthlia (George Town, Malaysia/BMK Penang Free School) represented the Bulls at the tournament which included the top players throughout the Northeast.

Rockman Rolls in Singles Play

In the singles draw, the unseeded Rockman opened with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Stony Brook's Nihal Advani in the first round of the 128-player bracket. From there, Rockman faced seeded opponents in the rounds of 64 and 32. In the second round (the round of 64), Rockman defeated number 25 seed Andrew Lieu of Princeton by a 6-4, 7-5 margin. On Sunday morning, Rockman was bounced from the tournament but not without putting up a strong fight against sixth-seeded Mikhail Bekker of Pennsylvania, falling 6-2, 6-2. The top 32 players were seeded in the tournament with the remainder of the field unseeded.

"Mike fought with him for a while," said assistant coach Nick Zieziula. "It was a good match."

Doubles Duo Splits Two Matches

Yules Hadisubroto

Hadisubroto and Singh Panthlia opened doubles play with a victory. In the round of 64, the duo knocked off Fairfield's Jonathan Fernando and Stephen Kouri, 8-2, to advance to the second round. The UB tandem was eliminated by the number six seed in the doubles draw, Penn State's Adam Slagter and Mark Barry, by an 8-4 count in the round of 32.

Binghamton Match Added, Then Postponed; Cornell Invite Closes Fall Slate

Earlier in the month, UB added a dual match against SUNY rival Binghamton for October 15. However, when the day arrived, the match was forced to be postponed due to rainy conditions and the lack of adequate indoor courts. The teams will reschedule the match for sometime during the spring season, although no date has been announced yet. The full UB squad closes out the fall season at the Cornell Invitational, October 28-30.