Mercy College Men's Tennis Defeats Dowling, 6-3
VALHALLA, NY - The Mercy College men's tennis team, currently ranked No. 7 in the Fila Northeast regional rankings, knocked off visiting Dowling College, the No. 5 team in the Northeast, by a score of 6-3 on Wednesday, March 22. The win was the second straight to open the spring slate for Mercy as the Flyers improved to 2-0.
Mercy senior team captain Hans Peter Gartner notched a point at No. 1 singles, defeating Gustavo Sanchez in a tight 7-5, 6-4 decision. Sanchez was the No. 1 ranked singles player in the Northeast region and No. 24 in the nation. Freshman Yusufcan Koksal tallied another point at No. 4 singles with a hard fought 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 decision over Petr Grishchenko and freshman Timon Prosper won in the No. 5 spot, 6-1, 6-0, over Clayton Bodkin. In doubles action, sophomore Carl Johnson and freshman Vyacheslav Glebov battled for a 9-7 edge at the No. 2 spot.
Mercy returns to action on Monday, March 27, when the squad travels to take on Bentley and Bryant beginning at 10:00 a.m.
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Position |
Mercy College |
Dowling |
Winner |
Score |
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#1 Singles |
HansPeter Gartner |
Gustavo Sanchez |
Mercy |
7-5, 6-4 |
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#2 Singles |
Vyacheslav Glebov |
Willem Rensburg |
Dowling |
6-4, 6-3 |
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#3 Singles |
Carl Johnson |
Jose Gomez |
Dowling |
6-2, 1-6, 7-5 |
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#4 Singles |
Yusufcan Koksal |
Petr Grishchenko |
Mercy |
6-3, 2-6, 6-1 |
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#5 Singles |
Timon Prosper |
Clayton Bodkin |
Mercy |
6-1, 6-0 |
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#6 Singles |
Dennis James |
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#1 Doubles |
HansPeter Gartner |
Gustavo Sanchez |
Dowling |
8-3 |
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#2 Doubles |
Carl Johnson |
Jose Gomez |
Mercy |
9-7 |
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#3 Doubles |
Pavol Vasko |
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