March 29, 2005

Sparkill, N.Y. - The Adelphi men's tennis team traveled to Sparkill, New York to compete against NYCAC foe St. Thomas Aquinas on March 26. The Panthers came away with an 8-1 win to improve to 1-1 overall and 1-1 in the NYCAC.

Both Adelphi's second and third flight doubles teams found themselves down 7-3 in the early going. But amazingly both teams were able to battle back. Brandin O'Connell and Chris Lee (Mineola, N.Y.) came away with an 8-7 (7-5) win, while Jason Blaustein and Gary Hampel picked up a 9-7 win.

Adelphi returns to action on Wednesday, March 30 when they host Mercy College at 2:30 pm.

Results:

Singles:

Nicolas Sanchez-Sousa (AU) def. Jeff Moyce (S) - 6-0, 4-6, 6-0
Zack Lister (AU) def. Jon Colavita (S) - 6-0, 6-1
Brandin O'Connell (AU) def. Jon Pomerico - 6-3, 6-4
Jason Blaustein (AU) def. Steve Piniero (S) - 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
Chris Lee (AU) def. Jimmy Tedesco (S) - 7-5, 6-2
Patrick Tung (S) def. Gary Hampel (AU) - 6-4, 6-1

Doubles:

Sanchez/Lister (AU) def. Boyce/Piniero (S) - 8-1
O'Connell/Lee (AU) def. Colavita/Pomerico (S) - 8-7 (7-5)
Blaustein/Hampel (AU) def. Tedesco/Calisi (S) - 9-7