April 3, 2011
Box Score
AMHERST, N.Y - The Marist men's tennis team dropped a dual match 5-2 on Sunday to the University of Buffalo. Junior Matt Himmelsbach (Longmeadow, Mass.) and freshman Will Reznek (Toronto, Canada) continued their strong play for the Red Foxes. The loss dropped Marist to 8-3 in dual match play.
"It was a very competitive match where are our underclassmen stepped up," Smith said. "And if we won the doubles point, I think it could've gone either way."
At first and second singles, Marist lost two matches decided in three sets. Freshman Joris Van Eck (Ospel, Netherlands) lost to Vusa Hove 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. At third singles, senior Nicolas Pisecky fell 6-3, 6-2 to Marcelo Mazzetto. In the most closely contested singles match of the day, Himmelsbach defeated Alex Kalinin 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-4 at fourth singles. At fifth singles, senior Landon Greene (Palos Verdes, Calif.) lost to Jason Simon 6-1, 6-3. In the sixth spot, Reznek defeated Travis Zappia 6-1, 7-6 (6).
The duo of Reznek and Rossi defeated Kalinin and Jason Shkodnik at third doubles. In a week in which Marist took on Siena, Fordham, Niagara, and Buffalo, Reznek won each of his four singles and doubles matches. At first singles Van Eck and Himmelsbach lost to Starakiewicz and Hove 8-6. In the second slot, Mazzetto and Zappia defeated Greene and Pisecky 8-4.
Marist will return to action on Wednesday, April 6 on the road against MAAC rival Fairfield. The Red Foxes are currently 2-0 in MAAC play. First serve is slated for 3 p.m.
