Mercy Men's Tennis Edges Adelphi 5-4, for Fifth Straight Win
VALHALLA, NY - The Mercy College men's tennis team, currently ranked No. 7 in the Fila Northeast regional rankings, defeated visiting Adelphi, the No. 9 ranked team in the region, in a key New York Collegiate Athletic Conference match by a score of 5-4, on Wednesday, March 29. Mercy remains undefeated at 5-0 on the year and 2-0 in NYCAC play, while Adelphi falls to 3-1 overall and 1-1 in the league.
Mercy opened up by taking two of three matches in doubles play. The duo of Carl Johnson and Vyacheslav Glebov defeated Zack Lister and Brandin O'Connell at No. 2 by a score of 8-5, while Pavol Vasko and Timon Prosper teamed up for an 8-4 win at No. 3 over Alex Molotsky and Pierre Streat. Adelphi's Nicolas Sanchez and Tomasz Walczak knocked off Hans Peter Gartner and Yusufcan Koksal, 8-6, at No. 1.
Gartner, the No. 8 ranked singles player in the Northeast, gave the Flyers a point at No. 1, taking Sanchez with a 6-1, 6-0 decision. Mercy also got straight set wins at No. 5 and No. 6 from Prosper and Vasko. Adelphi took the other three singles matches, including a pair of three-set decisions at No. 4 with Molotsky defeating Koksal, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, and Lister topping Johnson 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, at No. 3.
Mercy returns to action on Friday, March 31, with a key regional matchup at Kutztown, currently ranked No. 2 in the Northeast and No. 39 in the nation.
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Singles #1 |
MERCY HansPeter Gartner |
ADELPHI Nicolas Sanchez |
WINNER Mercy |
SCORES 6-1, 6-0 |
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#2 |
Vyacheslav Glebov |
Tomasz Walczak |
Adelphi |
6-3, 6-4 |
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#3 |
Carl Johnson |
Zack Lister |
Adelphi |
2-6, 6-1, 6-4 |
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#4 |
Yusufcan Koksal |
Alex Molotsky |
Adelphi |
6-3, 5-7, 6-4 |
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#5 |
Timon Prosper |
Brandin O'Connell |
Mercy |
6-4, 6-4 |
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#6 |
Pavol Vasko |
Pierre Streat |
Mercy |
6-3, 7-5 |
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Doubles | ||||
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#1 |
Gartner/Koksal |
Sanchez/Walczak |
Adelphi |
8-6 |
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#2 |
Johnson/Glebov |
Lister/O'Connell |
Mercy |
8-5 |
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#3 |
Vasko/Prosper |
Molotsky/Streat |
Mercy |
8-4 |
