NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Result
Saturday, March 31, 2007
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Zeki Tukel |
No. 40 Mercy College Men's Tennis Defeated by No. 18 Concordia, 6-3
BRONXVILLE, NY - The Mercy College men's tennis team, ranked No. 40 in the nation, fell by a score of 6-3 at No. 18 Concordia on Saturday, March 30. The Flyers are now 4-2 overall and 0-1 in East Coast Conference (ECC) play, while the Clippers improved to 8-2 overall and 2-0 in league action.
The duo of Alican Seren (Istanbul, Turkey) and Zeki Tukel (Istanbul, Turkey) won an 8-4 decision over John Cassas and Niklas Boerger at No. 3 doubles, but Concordia took the other two pairings.
Tukel was also a winner at No. 4 singles for the Flyers, battling for a 7-5, 7-5 decision over Kirill Azovtsev. Mercy's third point came from Timon Prosper (Mardigras, St. George's) at No. 6, over Boerger, 6-4, 6-4. Vyacheslav Glebov (Krasnoyarsk, Russia), ranked No. 33 in the nation, fell in a tough three-set tilt 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, to Josep Molet. Seren also took Rodrigo Teixeira to three sets, before getting edged 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
Mercy will return to action on Wednesday, April 4, with another ECC match at Adelphi, beginning at 3:00 p.m.
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Match Details |
Position |
Mercy College |
Concordia College (New York) |
Winner |
Score |
#1 Singles |
Yusufcan Koksal |
#35 Alex Grubin |
Concordia College (New York) |
6-4, 6-0 |
#2 Singles |
#33 Vyacheslav Glebov |
Josep Molet |
Concordia College (New York) |
6-2, 4-6, 6-2 |
#3 Singles |
Alican Seren |
Rodrigo Teixeira |
Concordia College (New York) |
6-3, 4-6, 6-4 |
#4 Singles |
Zeki Tukel |
Kirill Azovtsev |
Mercy College |
7-5, 7-5 |
#5 Singles |
Carlos Ferreira |
Vladimir Malkin |
Concordia College (New York) |
6-1, 7-5 |
#6 Singles |
Timon Prosper |
Niklas Boerger |
Mercy College |
6-4, 6-4 |
#1 Doubles |
Vyacheslav
Glebov
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Rodrigo
Teixeira
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Concordia College (New York) |
8-4 |
#2 Doubles |
Timon
Prosper
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Kirill
Azovtsev
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Concordia College (New York) |
8-3 |
#3 Doubles |
Alican
Seren
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John
Cassas
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Mercy College |
8-4 |
