HILTON HEAD, S.C. – The Stevens men’s tennis team dropped two matches on Monday, falling to Wheaton (Mass.) and St. Lawrence but scores of 7-0 and 6-1. The Stevens women’s tennis team also opened play in Hilton Head with a 9-0 loss to Wheaton.
On the men’s side, Stevens (1-3) was unable to capture a set against Wheaton as it fell 7-0. Sophomore Steve Su (Holmdel, N.J./Holmdel), the Ducks’ top singles player, dropped a 6-1, 6-3 decision to Payum Payman.
In a 6-1 loss to St. Lawrence, sophomore Yuriy Stelmakh (Carlstadt, N.J./Becton Regional) recorded the lone Stevens victory - a 6-4, 6-3 win over Neil Cutler at fifth singles. Su dropped a heartbreaker to Matt Dwyer at first singles. After winning the opening set 7-6 (5), Su lost the second set 6-0 and fell behind 7-3 in the third-set tiebreaker. He rallied to take a 9-8 lead, but Dwyer won the next three points to capture a close match.
In the women’s match against Wheaton, junior Kari Munger (Morristown, N.J./Newark Academy) suffered her first loss in two years of dual-match singles play at Stevens. Munger, who was 30-0 in dual matches dating back to the fall of 2002, dropped a 6-1, 6-1 decision to Ashley Kriwinsky at first singles. The closest match saw Wheaton’s Carissa Stevens rally for a 4-6, 6-1, (10-8) victory over junior Suzanne Woodrow (Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck).
“It’s been a rough day for both teams,” said head coach Jeff Bloomberg. “We came down to Hilton Head to get match-tough and that’s what’s happening. It should bode well for us when we return home to begin the regular spring schedule.”
The women’s tennis team returns to action on Tuesday, March 16, with a noon match against William Smith in Hilton Head. The Stevens men will face Westminster (Pa.) on Wednesday, March 17, at noon.
MEN: WHEATON 7, STEVENS 0
1st DOUBLES – Paymen/Sheers (W) def. Su/Quintana 8-1
2nd DOUBLES – Potter/Brian Danishes (W) def. Kemelman/Kocherov 8-6
3rd DOUBLES – Stoddard/Longmire (W) def. Mullican/Dave Asis 8-3
(BEST 2-OF-3 DOUBLES WORTH 1 TEAM POINT)
1st SINLGES – Payum Paymen (W) def. Steve Su 6-1, 6-3
2nd SINGLES – Matt Sheers (W) def. Yuriy Stelmakh 6-0, 6-1
3rd SINGLES – Nick Potter (W) def. Ariel Kemelman 6-1, 6-4
4th SINGLES – Will Stoddard (W) def. Boris Kocherov 6-2, 6-3
5th SINGLES – Scott Longmire (W) def. Jon Garcia 6-0, 6-1
6th SINGLES – Adam Wright (W) def. Ian Mullican 6-1, 6-2
EXHIBITION - Brad Dressler (W) def. Dave Asis 8-0
EXHIBITION - Mike Moss (W) def. Jon Garcia 8-5
MEN: ST. LAWRENCE 6, STEVENS 1
1st DOUBLES – Bell/Dwyer (SL) def. Su/Kocherov 8-4
2nd DOUBLES – Cutter/Wiltshire (SL) def. Kemelman/Asis 8-1
3rd DOUBLES – Graddock/DeLorbe (SL) def. Stelmakh/Ian Mullican 8-4
(BEST 2-OF-3 DOUBLES WORTH 1 TEAM POINT)
1st SINLGES – Matt Dwyer (SL) def. Steve Su 6-7 (5), 6-0, 11-9
2nd SINGLES – Andrew Bell (SL) def. Diego Quintana 6-0, 6-2
3rd SINGLES – Mike Wiltshire (SL) def. Boris Kocherov 6-2, 6-3
4th SINGLES – Ian Graddock (SL) def. Ariel Kemelman 6-1, 6-3
5th SINGLES – Yuriy Stelmakh (ST) def. Neil Cutter 6-4, 6-3
6th SINGLES – George Barberi (SL) def. Jon Garcia 6-1, 6-1
WOMEN: WHEATON 7, STEVENS 0
1st DOUBLES – Kriwinsky/Weiss (W) def. Munger/Martinez 8-2
2nd DOUBLES – Stevens/M. Madeira (W) def. Yulo/Coleman 8-3
3rd DOUBLES – Gudonis/Hayes (W) def. Woodrow/Pavlakovich 8-0
1st SINLGES – Ashley Kriwinsky (W) def. Kari Munger 6-1, 6-1
2nd SINGLES – Jamie Weiss (W) def. Kathy Martinez 6-1, 6-0
3rd SINGLES – Maris Madeira (W) def. Tina Yulo 6-0, 6-2
4th SINGLES – Carissa Stevens (W) def. Suzanne Woodrow 4-6, 6-1 (10-8)
5th SINGLES – Eden Gudonis (W) def. Laura Coleman 6-1, 6-0
6th SINGLES – Lucy Hayes (W) def. Amy Pavlakovich 6-0, 6-2
