Men's Tennis

Mercy Men's Tennis Upends Nationally Ranked Concordia, 5-4

           BRONXVILLE, NY - The Mercy College men's tennis team pulled off its biggest win of the year, upending host Concordia, the No. 35 team in NCAA Division II, by a score of 5-4, on Friday, April 14. In the process, the Flyers stretched their win streak to five straight, while improving to 10-1 overall and 5-0 in New York Collegiate Athletic Conference (NYCAC) play. Concordia dropped to 11-7 overall and 4-1 in league action.  Heading into today's match, Mercy was ranked No. 5 in the latest Fila Northeast regional rankings and Concordia was ranked No. 1.

            In doubles play, Mercy took the top two matches by identical scores of 8-4.  Hans Peter Gartner and Yusufcan Koksal teamed up for the victory at No. 1 over Kirill Azovtsev, while Carl Johnson and Vyacheslav Glebov paired for the win at No. 2, versus Rodrigo Teixeira and Josep Molet.

            Gartner, ranked No. 7 in the region, then took on Teixeira, the 47^th ranked singles player in the nation, at No. 1 singles.  Gartner dropped the first set 3-6, but bounced back to take the next two sets, 6-2 and 6-4, for the upset.  Glebov also had a three-set victory at No. 2, against Azovtsev, ranked No. 8 in the region, taking the first set 7-6, before dropping the second, 3-6, but rebounded with a 6-4 win in the deciding set. Mercy got another exciting three-set triumph at No. 4, from Koksal, who first won 6-3 versus Vladmir Malkin, then fell 4-6, and came back with a 6-2 decision.

            Mercy will close out the regular season with a key NYCAC match at Queens College on Tuesday, April 18, at 2:30 p.m. Queens is currently ranked No. 3 in the region.

Match Details

Position	Mercy College	Concordia College		Winner		Score
#1  Singles	HansPeter Gartner	#47 Rodrigo Teixeira		Mercy College		3-6, 6-2, 6-4
#2  Singles	Vyacheslav Glebov	Kirill Azovtsev		Mercy College		7-6, 3-6, 6-4
#3  Singles	Carl Johnson	Josep Molet		Concordia College		6-4, 6-0
#4  Singles	Yusufcan Koksal	Vladimir Malkin		Mercy College		6-3, 4-6, 6-2
#5  Singles	Timon Prosper	Marcelo Froes		Concordia College		6-2, 7-6
#6  Singles	Pavol Vasko	John Cassas		Concordia College		6-2, ret.
#1   Doubles	HansPeter Gartner Yusufcan Koksal	Kirill Azovtsev Vladimir Malkin	Mercy College		8-4
#2   Doubles	Carl Johnson Vyacheslav Glebov	Rodrigo Teixeira Josep Molet	Mercy College		8-4
#3   Doubles	Pavol Vasko Timon Prosper	Marcelo Froes John Cassas	Concordia College		8-3