University of Connecticut Athletics
Men's Tennis Knocks Off Monmouth 4-3
3/30/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
STORRS, Conn. (March 30, 2007) - The University of Connecticut men's tennis team pulled together to knock off Monmouth 4-3 on Friday afternoon at the Connecticut Tennis Courts.
The Huskies started off the day by winning the doubles point with victories at No. 1 and No. 2. Freshman Joe Goldstein (Tucson, Ariz.) and sophomore Ben Schueler (Arlington, Mass.) were 8-5 winners over Ben Evenden and Tom Corrie at No. 1. Freshman Tom Cook (Pittsford, N.Y.) and junior Aaron Ribchinsky (Ivoryton, Conn.) pulled out a close 9-8 win at No. 2 over Tim McLane and Vik Gupta.
In singles play, Goldstein defeated Corrie at No. 2 7-6, 6-1. Schueler was down 2-6 after the first set but fought back to win the final two 6-3, 6-4 over Pedro Bruno at No. 3. Ribchinsky sealed the win for the Huskies at No. 5 with a win over McLane 6-3, 6-4.
UConn continues to play at home Saturday afternoon with a BIG EAST match against Georgetown with a noon start time.
UConn 4, Monmouth 3
Singles
No. 1 Ben Evenden (M) def. Joey Michaels (UC) 7-6, 6-1
No. 2 Joe Goldstein (UC) def. Tom Corrie (M) 7-6, 6-1
No. 3 Ben Schueler (UC) def. Pedro Bruno (M) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 Corey Forrest (M) def. Tom Cook (UC) 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
No. 5 Aaron Ribchinsky (UC) def. Tim McLane (M) 6-3, 6-4
No. 6 Vik Gupta (M) def. Jeff Klar (UC) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 Goldstein/Schueler (UC) def. Evenden/Corrie (M) 8-5
No. 2 Cook/Ribchinksy (UC) def. McLane/Gupta (M) 9-8
No. 3 Bruno/Forrest (M) def. Joel Gamoran/Michael Bobitski (UC) 8-5
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