University of Connecticut Athletics
Men's Tennis Edged By Fairfield 4-3
4/6/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (April 5, 2007) - The University of Connecticut men's tennis team was edged 4-3 by Fairfield on in a grueling four-hour match Thursday night at Tennis Central in New Haven, Conn.
The Huskies began the match by taking the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and 3. Sophomore Joey Michaels (Rochester Hills, Mich.) and junior Christian Malerba (Derby, Conn.) defeated Glen Gannon and Balazs Szikla 8-5 at No. 2 while junior Nate Carvalho (Freetown, Mass.) and freshman Tom Cook (Pittsford, N.Y.) teamed up for an 8-4 victory at No. 3 over Zachary Morrison and Ryan Berthod.
UConn was able to take two singles matches at No. 5 and 6. Malerba took down Chip Palumbo 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 at No. 5. Cook was a 4-6, 6-1, 10-6 winner at No. 6 over Gannon.
The Huskies will return home for a match with Boston University on Tuesday, April 10 with first serve set for 3 p.m.
Fairfield 4, UConn 3
Singles No. 1 Jonathan Fernando (FU) def. Joey Michaels (UC) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 Ryan Berthod (FU) def. Joe Goldstein (UC) 6-2, 1-6, 7-6
No. 3 Zachary Morrison (FU) def. Ben Schueler (UC) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
No. 4 Balazs Szikla (FU) def. Nate Carvalho (UC) 6-2, 4-6, 6-0
No. 5 Christian Malerba (UC) def. Chip Palumbo (FU) 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
No. 6 Tom Cook (UC) def. Glen Gannon (FU) 4-6, 6-1, 10-6
Doubles
No. 1 Fernando/Palumbo (FU) def. Goldstein/Schueler (UC) 8-6
No. 2 Michaels/Malerba (UC) def. Gannon/Szikla (FU) 8-5
No. 3 Carvalho/Cook (UC) def. Morrison/Berthod (FU) 8-4
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