EWING, NJ- Williams men's tennis wasted
no time in getting the ball rolling on their NCAA tournament
journey, and easily took care of Christopher Newport University on
The College of New Jersey campus, 5-0.
As the top seed in the regional, the
eighth-ranked Ephs have upped their overall record to 16-3 and will
face off against the host school in the regional final tomorrow at
noon.
Williams opened with three quality doubles
matches, and then took care of business quickly in singles play to
tally the two points necessary for the victory. Gary Simonette defeated Jacob
Braig at court three, 6-2, 6-0 while Rick Devlin dominated at court
six in a 6-0, 6-0 result.
“We're [Williams] happy with how
we played today,” said Williams' head coach David
Donn. “We
played well in doubles and that's encouraging for our team,
and it really set the tone for the rest of the match.”
The Ephs will need to continue playing solid
tennis at doubles if they hope to advance deep into the
tournament. Williams
will next face off against TCNJ, vying for a spot in the NCAA
Quarterfinals.
Williams 5,
Christopher-Newport University 0
Doubles:
1. Bret Thacher/Daniel Greenberg (WILLIAMS)
def. Mook, John/Glidewell, Eddie (CNUM)--- 8-5
2. Gary Simonette/Nick Lebedoff (WILLIAMS)
def. Sison, Lorenzo/Nelson, Dusty (CNUM) --- 8-3
3. Jeremy Weinberger/Rick Devlin (WILLIAMS)
def. Braig, Jacob/Braig, John (CNUM)--- 8-4
Singles:
1.
Daniel Greenberg (WILLIAMS) led Mook, John (CNUM) --- 7-5 DNF
2.
Nick Lebedoff (WILLIAMS) led Glidewell, Eddie (CNUM) --- 6-3, 3-0
DNF
3.
Gary Simonette (WILLIAMS) def. Braig, Jacob (CNUM) 6-2, 6-0
4.
Jeremy Weinberger (WILLIAMS) led Sison, Lorenzo (CNUM) --- 6-4, 2-1
DNF
5.
Karol Furmaga (WILLIAMS) led Nelson, Dusty (CNUM) --- 6-2, 3-1 DNF
6.
Rick Devlin (WILLIAMS) def. Connor, Ricky (CNUM) 6-0,
6-0
