EDGEWATER, N.J. – The Yeshiva University men's tennis team narrowly defeated Oneonta State in a hard-fought match, 5-4, at the Binghamton Racquet Club on Wednesday evening. Yeshiva now remains undefeated at 3-0.

The match came down to the #6 singles flight. With both teams tied, 4-4, junior Charlie Friedman competed against Nicholas Fox to determine which team would earn the match victory. Friedman dropped the first set, 6-3, but bounced back to win the next one by the same score. In the third set tiebreaker, the Montreal native defeated his opponent, 10-6, to claim #6 singles and clinch a victory for his team.

Oneonta State (2-4) took two out of three doubles matches. Sophomore Adam Rosemblaum and freshman Lior Brik provided Yeshiva's lone doubles win in thrilling fashion, 9-8, at the #1 position.

Senior David Papis Elon won at #1 singles, 6-3, 7-6, while sophomore Mikey Ozery was victorious in the third flight, 6-3, 6-3. Brik cruised to a win at #4 singles, 6-2, 6-2.

Yeshiva will return to the Binghamton Racquet Club on Sunday, for a non-conference match against Hunter College, beginning at 2:00 p.m.

Yeshiva University 5, SUNY Oneonta 4
Mar 01, 2017 at Edgewater, N.J. (Binghamton Racquet Club) 

Singles competition

1. Papis Elon, David (YU-MT) def. Michael Nelson (ONEMT) 6-3, 7-6

2. Joseph D'Orazio (ONEMT) def. Rosemblaum, Adam (YU-MT) 6-2, 4-6, 10-8

3. Ozery, Mikey (YU-MT) def. Michael DeNigris (ONEMT) 6-3, 6-3

4. Brik, Lior (YU-MT) def. Cole Laffitte (ONEMT) 6-2, 6-2

5. Zach Lasky (ONEMT) def. Cohen, Eric (YU-MT) 6-4, 7-6

6. Friedman, Charlie (YU-MT) def. Nicholas Fox (ONEMT) 3-6, 6-3, 10-6

 

Doubles competition

1. Rosemblaum, Adam/Brik, Lior (YU-MT) def. Michael Nelson/Joseph D'Orazio (ONEMT) 9-8

2. Timothy Distler/Nicholas Fox (ONEMT) def. Ozery, Mikey/Cohen, Eric (YU-MT) 8-6

3. Zach Lasky/Marco Ammirati (ONEMT) def. Papis Elon, David/Rudansky, Eitan (YU-MT) 8-6

 

Match Notes

SUNY Oneonta 2-4

Yeshiva University 3-0

T-3:30 A-20

Generated on 3/2/2017