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Men's Tennis Unable to Upset Regular Season Champion Yeshiva

Men's Tennis Unable to Upset Regular Season Champion Yeshiva

EDGWATER, N.J. — Riding their first Skyline Conference victory on Saturday, the St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) men's tennis team couldn't hand league unbeaten Yeshiva their first conference loss, suffering a 9-0 setback to the regular season champion Maccabees.

The Basics

  • Final Score: Yeshiva 9, St. Joseph's 0
  • Records: Yeshiva (11-3, 7-0 Skyline), St. Joseph's (2-6, 1-3 Skyline)
  • Date: April 19, 2016
  • Location: Edgewater, N.J.
  • Courts: Binghamton Racquet Club

How It Happened

  • Vaso Vukosavovic and Carlos Mayorga put up the most resistance in the doubles session in an 8-3 loss in the No. 2 flight vs. Charlie Friedman and Adam Wannon.
  • Kevin Caicedo grabbed four games off Friedman at No. 2 singles in a 6-2, 6-2 loss and Nolan Parr took three games off Eitan Rudansky in a 6-3, 6-0 loss at the No. 4 singles slot.

The Bear Facts

  • Mayorga and Smith both saw their overall winning streak halted at four matches.
  • Yeshiva is the two-time defending league champions and clinched the regular season title on Sunday. With the win tonight, they completed an unblemished league regular season, winning six of the seven matches by 9-0 margins and outscored the league 61-2.
  • The Maccabees won all four meetings between the two squads. It was the first encounter since 2010.

Next up for St. Joseph's

The Bears have a quick turnaround facing borough rival Brooklyn College on Wednesday, April 20 for a non-conference road match at the Roosevelt Courts starting at 4 p.m.