University of Connecticut Athletics
Men's Tennis Drops Close Match To Amherst 4-3
3/28/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
STORRS, Conn. (March 28, 2007) - The University of Connecticut men's tennis team played tough but came up just short against Amherst falling 4-3 on Wednesday afternoon at the Connecticut Tennis Courts.
The Huskies took the doubles point with key wins at No. 1 and No. 3. Freshman Joe Goldstein (Tucson, Ariz.) and sophomore Ben Schueler (Arlington, Mass.) defeated Zach Lerner and Geoff Schwartz 8-2 while freshman Tom Cook (Pittsford, N.Y.) and junior Nate Carvalho (Freetown, Mass.) handed Mike Mintz and Karti Subramanian an 8-2 loss at No. 3.Goldstein won his second match of the day at No. 2 singles with a victory over Mintz 6-3, 6-2. Cook was also a multiple winner as he easily defeated Ben Krause at No. 6 6-0, 6-1.
UConn returns to the courts on Friday afternoon with a home match against Monmouth at 3 p.m.
Amherst 4, UConn 3
Singles
No. 1 Zach Lerner (A) def. Joey Michaels (UC) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
No. 2 Joe Goldstein (UC) def. Mike Mintz (A) 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 Geoff Schwartz (A) def. Ben Schueler (UC) 7-5, 4-6, 7-5
No. 4 Jeffrey Wan (A) def. Nate Carvalho (UC) 6-2, 7-5
No. 5 Karti Subramanian (A) def. Christian Malerba (UC) 6-1, 6-4
No. 6 Tom Cook (UC) def. Ben Krause (A) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 Goldstein/Schueler (UC) def. Lerner/Schwartz (A) 8-2
No. 2 Wan/Subramanian (A) def. Malerba/Michaels (UC) 8-4
No. 3 Cook/Carvalho (UC) def. Mintz/Krause (A) 8-2
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