For Immediate Release: March 13, 2004
Contact: John Hartrick (hartrick@binghamton.edu)
Phone: 607-777-6800

Hanegby scores big win but Bearcats lose at UMBC, 5-2

Baltimore, Md. - Freshman singles player Dan Hanegby (Herzeliya, Israel) steamrolled one of the top players in the region, but the Bearcats still suffered a 5-2 loss to conference rival UMBC. Hanegby raised his overall record to 20-5 with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Josef Novotny, who was ranked No. 4 in the Northeast Region (Hanegby was ranked 19th in fall). Earlier, Hanegby teamed with senior Steve Spencer (Plantation, Fla.) for an 8-4 win at first doubles.

Binghamton next hosts Fairfield on April 2.

DOUBLES
1. Hanegby/Spencer (Bing) def. Novotny/Baraldi (UMBC), 8-4
2. Tyler/Keller (UMBC) def. Mourad/Garcia (Bing), 8-3
3. Kouznetsov/Iranshad (UMBC) def. O'Connor/Vallabhaneni (Bing), 8-6

SINGLES
1. Dan Hanegby (Bing) def. Josef Novotny (UMBC), 6-2, 6-2
2. James Tyler (UMBC) def. Richemn Mourad (Bing), 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
3. Mikhail Kouznetsov (UMBC) def. Brian O'Connor (Bing), 6-0, 3-6, 6-1
4. Luis Baraldi (UMBC) def. Steve Spencer (Bing), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
5. Mike Keller (UMBC) def. Edwin Gerard (Bing), 6-1, 7-6 (4)
6. Juan Garcia (Bing) def. Mehrban Iranshad (UMBC), 3-6, 6-3, 6-0