Three Singles Victories Not Enough for Men's Tennis at St. Joseph's (L.I.)

Charles Saka used the momentum from his 7-5, first-set tiebreaker score to move past Tom O'Keefe at No. 3 singles by a 6-2 decision in the second set.

Results

PATCHOGUE, N.Y. - The Yeshiva University men's tennis team fell Sunday afternoon to Skyline Conference foe and host St. Joseph's College of Long Island, by the score of 6-3.

Three Maccabees players scored triumphs in singles action, led by freshman David Habif's (Tel Aviv, Israel) 6-4, 6-0 win at the top of the lineup versus Adam Friel of the Golden Eagles. Freshman Charles Saka (Deal, N.J.) picked up a 7-5 win in the tiebreaker of set No. 1 in his third singles match against Tom O'Keefe, and then won the second set by a 6-2 final. Sophomore Robby Rubin (Cleveland, Ohio) rounded out the victories for YU, using 6-4 and 7-6 (7-2 in the tiebreaker) scores to move past Brian Hicks at the No. 4 flight.

Head coach Jeff Menaker's YU side is back in action Thursday night (April 18), when it plays host to Pratt Institute in non-conference action, for the start of its three-match, regular-season-ending homestead. First serve at Binghamton Racquet Club in Edgewater, N.J., is set for 8 p.m.

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