Tide Men's Tennis Continues Success in Boston
9/29/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
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Alabama Men's Tennis had an impressive showing Saturday in Boston at the Harvard invitational after completing the second day of competition.
Juniors Stephen Mitchell, Christian Brodersen and Chris Gostek along with Senior captain William Boyles won both of their Singles Matches. In doubles Mitchell and Senior Geoff Hiscox defeated Brown's Adil Shamasin and Nick Goldberg.
Competing teams included Alabama, Notre Dame, Brown, Princeton, Rutgers, UNLV and host Harvard.
The tournament uses a 'hidden dual' format which gives teams a chance to experiment with their singles lineups and doubles combinations early in the season. Teams compete head-to- head, but only individual singles and doubles results are recorded and count toward ITA National and Regional rankings. (There are no team head-to-head scores or team 'winners' declared.
Singles matches are two regular scoring sets with a 10-point match tiebreaker determining the winner in cases of split sets. Doubles matches are one 8 game pro-set with a tiebreaker at 8-all. In NCAA Division I tennis, service lets are in play.
Senior Maxim Belski traveled to Kentucky with assistant coach Mario Rincon
for the 2002 Charles Fluitt Invitational at the Hilary J. Boone Varsity Tennis Complex Lexington. He defeated Kentucky's Matt Emery, 6-3, 6-4 and
lost to Jesse Witten, also of Kentucky 6-3, 7-6 (3). Witten is currently the
top ranked player in the country according to the Intercollegiate Tennis
Association. On Friday he fell to No. 19 Alex Hartman of Ole Miss (4-6,
5-7), and No. 9 Bobby Reynolds from Vanderbilt (3-6, 2-6)
Play will continue with the final day of competition on Sunday morning.
Saturdays Singles Results
Mitchell def. Trevor Smith (Princeton) 6-7, 7-5, 1-0 (4).
Hiscox def. Tim Kofol (Princeton) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0(9).
Gostek def. Josh Burman (Princeton) 6-2, 6-3.
Broderson def. Darius Craton (Princeton) 1-6, 6-2, 1-0(6).
Pallares def. Dan Friedman (Princeton) 6-1, 6-1.
Boyles def. David Gopstein (Princeton) 7-5, 6-3.
Hans Plukas (Princeton) def. Givan 6-2, 7-6(5).
Andy Lieu (Princeton) def. Drummond 6-1, 6-4.
Mitchell def. Jonathan Chu (Harvard) 2-6,
Mark Riddell (Harvard) def. Hiscox 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (4).
Broderson def. Cliff Nguyen (Harvard) 6-4, 6-2.
George Turner (Harvard) def. Pallares 4-6, 6-2, 1-0(4).
Boyles def. Jordan Bohnen (Harvard) 6-2, 6-4.
Jason Beren (Harvard) def. Friedman 6-2, 6-3.
Brandon Chiu (Harvard) def. Givan 6-1, 7-5.
Luke Tedaldi (Brown) def. Givan 8-2.
Saturday's Doubles Results
Mitchell/Hiscox def. Shamasin/Goldberg (Brown) 8-6.
Drake/Cerretani (Brown) def. Gostek/Boyles 8-3.
Pasanen/Brier (Brown) def. Friedman/Isern 8-2.
Goddard/Charm (Brown) def. Broderson/Pallares 9-7.
