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TENNIS: Men's team last at UAAs
by Jeffrey Pickette and Adam Rosen
Sports | 4/21/09
Posted online at 12:39 AM EST on 4/21/09
After snapping a season-long seven match losing streak with an 8-1 win over Babson College April 6 and a 7-2 victory April 13 over Colby-Sawyer College, the men's tennis team reverted back to its old ways last week.
The Judges dropped four straight matches, including three at the postseason University Athletic Association Championships in Rochester, N.Y., where they finished in last place with an 0-3 record. The Judges are now 7-13, with one match remaining before the end of the season.
The women's team ensured that it would finish with a record above .500 this year with a 2-1 week, sweeping Connecticut College 9-0 last Wednesday, defeating Babson College 7-2 last Thursday and falling to No. 26 Skidmore College 6-3 last Sunday.
After a 7-2 loss to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology last Tuesday, the men's team headed to Rochester for the annual UAA Championships, which began last Friday. As the seventh seed in the UAA, the Judges drew second-seeded Washington University in St. Louis, the No. 2 team in the nation and the defending NCAA champion. Despite the huge disparity in records, the Judges were able to salvage a point, ultimately losing the match 8-1. The lone point in the match came courtesy of No. 3 singles player Simon Miller '11, who knocked off junior Danny Levy 7-6 (7-2), 6-4. WashU went on to win the UAA tournament for the second straight season.
"You have the intimidation factor [when playing against WashU] coming in because they're the defending national champions," Miller said. "But, really, it's kind of like playing anybody else-you go out there and play to your strengths; attack your opponent's weaknesses. It shouldn't be any different than any other match."
The following day, the Judges took on New York University and dropped a close match 5-4. Steven Nieman '11, back after missing four matches due to mononucleosis, and Miller were the only two of six singles players to win their matches. No. 2 Nieman handily defeated senior Craig Berger, 6-0, 6-2, and Miller defeated senior captain Calvin Chou in three sets, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2.
The Judges dropped four straight matches, including three at the postseason University Athletic Association Championships in Rochester, N.Y., where they finished in last place with an 0-3 record. The Judges are now 7-13, with one match remaining before the end of the season.
The women's team ensured that it would finish with a record above .500 this year with a 2-1 week, sweeping Connecticut College 9-0 last Wednesday, defeating Babson College 7-2 last Thursday and falling to No. 26 Skidmore College 6-3 last Sunday.
After a 7-2 loss to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology last Tuesday, the men's team headed to Rochester for the annual UAA Championships, which began last Friday. As the seventh seed in the UAA, the Judges drew second-seeded Washington University in St. Louis, the No. 2 team in the nation and the defending NCAA champion. Despite the huge disparity in records, the Judges were able to salvage a point, ultimately losing the match 8-1. The lone point in the match came courtesy of No. 3 singles player Simon Miller '11, who knocked off junior Danny Levy 7-6 (7-2), 6-4. WashU went on to win the UAA tournament for the second straight season.
"You have the intimidation factor [when playing against WashU] coming in because they're the defending national champions," Miller said. "But, really, it's kind of like playing anybody else-you go out there and play to your strengths; attack your opponent's weaknesses. It shouldn't be any different than any other match."
The following day, the Judges took on New York University and dropped a close match 5-4. Steven Nieman '11, back after missing four matches due to mononucleosis, and Miller were the only two of six singles players to win their matches. No. 2 Nieman handily defeated senior Craig Berger, 6-0, 6-2, and Miller defeated senior captain Calvin Chou in three sets, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2.
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