University of Connecticut Athletics
Men's Tennis Loses to Rutgers, 6-1
4/15/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
STORRS, Conn. (April 15) -- Aaron Ribchinsky was a winner at No. 6 singles but the University of Connecticut men's tennis team lost by a 6-1 score to Rutgers on Saturday afternoon at the UConn Tennis Courts. UConn dips to 5-11 on the year with the loss while the Scarlet Knights up their mark to 6-9.
Rutgers took the doubles point but it was not a clean sweep as Nate Carvalho and Michael Bobitski teamed up for a 9-7 Husky win at No. 3. Singles action saw the Scarlet Knights take each of the top five matches in straight sets. The Huskies got a point though at the bottom of the lineup as Ribchinsky toppled Dale Madan, 7-6, 6-4 in a tight contest.
The Huskies return to action on Monday when they travel to face St. John's.
Rutgers 6, Connecticut 1
Singles No. 1 Tyler Deming (RU) def. Sho Sato (UC), 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 Arjun Vaidya (RU) def. Joey Michaels (UC), 6-0, 6-1 No. 3 Jonathan Wanono (RU) def. Craig Helstowski (UC), 6-3, 6-0 No. 4 Gordie Milchutsky (RU) def. Ben Scheuler (UC), 7-5, 6-0 No. 5 Gabe Adams (RU) def. Christian Malerba (UC), 6-1, 6-0 No. 6 Aaron Ribchinsky (UC) def. Dale Madan (RU), 7-6, 6-4 Doubles: No. 1 Deming/Wanono (RU) def. Sato/Scheuler (UC), 8-4 No. 2 Milchutsky/Matthew Fawcett (RU) def. Michaels/Malerba (UC), 8-3 No. 3 Nate Carvalho/Michael Bobitski (UC) def. Adams/Andrew Tervooren (RU), 8-7
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