University of Connecticut Athletics
Men's Tennis Swept by Marist 7-0
3/27/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (March 27, 2007) - The University of Connecticut men's tennis team was swept by Marist 7-0 on Tuesday afternoon at the Marist Tennis Pavilion in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Freshman Thomas Cook (Pittsford, N.Y.) posted the toughest fight at No. 6 singles but fell short to Federico Rolon 6-4, 6-4.
In doubles action, sophomore Ben Schueler (Arlington, Mass.) and freshman Joe Goldstein (Tucson, Ariz.) dropped an 8-4 match at No. 1 to Pedro Genovese and Jeff Nguyen.
UConn will return home for a match against Amherst on Wednesday afternoon with first serve at 2:30 p.m. at the Connecticut Tennis Courts.
Marist 7, UConn 0
Singles
No. 1 Pedro Genovese (M) def. Joey Michaels (UC) 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 Loic Sessadesimi (M) def. Joe Goldstein (UC) 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 Christian Coley (M) def. Ben Schueler (UC) 6-0, 6-2
No. 4 Gregory Marks (M) def. Nate Carvalho (UC) 6-3, 6-0
No. 5 Ray Josephs (M) def. Christian Malerba (UC) 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 Federico Rolon (M) def. Thomas Cook (UC) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 Genovese/Rolon (M) def. Schueler/Goldstein (UC) 8-4
No. 2 Marks/Joesphs (M) def. Michaels/Malerba (UC) 8-3
No. 3 Coley Sessagesimi (M) def. Carvalho/Cook (UC) 8-4
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