October 9, 2008

BULLDOGS FALL TO UCONN, 5-2, IN MEN'S TENNIS ACTION WEDNESDAY

STORRS, CT- Junior Kevin Gardiner (Powder Springs, Ga.) registered the only singles match win for the Bulldogs, defeating Ben Schueler of UConn, 6-3, 6-2, but it was not enough as UConn took down Bryant, 5-2. Gardiner also helped in doubles, as he and Nicholai Hill (Ottawa, Canada) defeated Burns and Michales, 8-4.

Cristian Balestrieri (Mar Del Plata, Argentina) and Jose Rodriguez (Trujillo, Peru), playing first and second singles respectively, each lost in a third set tiebreak. Balistrieri played a very close match with Joey Goldstein, defeating Goldstein in the first set, 7-5, before dropping the next two 6-4, 7-5.

Balestrieri and Dylan Whiting (Florence, Mass.) also won a doubles match with an 8-6 win over Goldstein and Schueler

The Bulldogs will take part in the Quinnipiac Invitational this weekend.

SINGLES
Joe Goldstein (UConn) def. Cristian Balestreri (Bryant) 5-7, 6-4, 7-5
Joey Michaels (UConn) def. Jose Rodriguez (Bryant) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
Andrew Marcus (UConn) def. Thomas Nowak 6-3, 6-1
Kevin Gardiner def. Ben Schueler (UConn) 6-3, 6-2
Scott Warden (UConn) def. Nicholai Hill (Bryant) 6-4, 6-4
Dave Adams (UConn) def. Dylan Whiting (Bryant) 6-3, 6-3

DOUBLES
Balestreri/Whiting def. Goldstein/Schueler 8-6
Marcus/Warden def. Rodriguez/Nowak 8-3
Gardiner/Hill def. Burns/Michaels 8-4