April 21, 2011

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FLUSHING, N.Y. - The top-seeded Marist men's tennis team defeated second-seeded Fairfield 6-0 to win the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Men's Tennis Championship on Thursday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Thursday. The Red Foxes won the championship for the fourth straight year, and will advance to the NCAA Tournament for the ninth time in program history.

"I'm very proud of these guys, and especially our seniors, who are part of a team that over the past four years, have established a conference record of 32-1, won four MAAC championships and four conference tournaments," Head Coach Tim Smith said. "As Walter Brennan would say, `That's no brag; just fact.' "

Junior Joris Van Eck (Ospel, The Netherlands) to earn an 8-4 doubles victory, and then triumphed 6-2, 6-3 at fourth singles.

Seniors Landon Greene (Palos Verdes, Calif.) and Nicolas Pisecky (Lausanne, Switzerland) prevailed 8-6 in the number one spot to earn Marist's second doubles victory and clinch the match's first point. The Red Foxes then won all five of singles matches that were completed. In addition to Himmelsbach's triumph, freshman Lorenzo Rossi (Lugano, Switzerland) won 6-3, 6-3 at first singles; Van Eck prevailed 6-3, 6-1 at second singles; Pisecky was victorious 6-2, 6-4 in the number three slot; and freshman Will Reznek (Toronto, Canada) rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 win at number six. Van Eck's victory was the one that gave the Red Foxes their decisive fourth point and clinched the match.

Marist improved to 18-3 on the season and did not lose a match to a conference opponent this season.

Marist College 6, Fairfield University 0
Singles competition
1. Rossi, Lorenzo (MARM) def. Michalisin, Joe (FFDM) 6-3, 6-3
2. Joris Van Eck (MARM) def. Sauter, Dan (FFDM) 6-3, 6-1
3. Nicolas Pisecky (MARM) def. Kremheller, Erik (FFDM) 6-2, 6-4
4. Himmelsbach, Matt (MARM) def. Zlobinsky, Dennis (FFDM) 6-2, 6-3
5. Landon Greene (MARM) vs. Ferrante, Rob (FFDM) 6-1, 4-3, unfinished
6. Reznek, Will (MARM) def. Breault, Reece (FFDM) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Greene, Landon/Pisecky, Nicolas (MARM) def. Michalisin, Joe/Kremheller, Erik (FFDM) 8-6
2. Himmelsbach, Matt/Van Eck, Joris (MARM) def. Ferrante, Rob/Zlobinsky, Dennis (FFDM) 8-4
3. Sauter, Dan/Merinder, Bjorn (FFDM) def. Reznek, Will/Rossi, Lorenzo (MARM) 8-5