For Immediate Release: March 21, 2005
Contact: John Hartrick (hartrick@binghamton.edu)
Phone: 607-777-6800

Binghamton men's tennis rolls over Wisconsin-Whitewater 7-0

HILTON HEAD, S.C. - The Binghamton men's tennis team (10-5) kicked off its spring trip with a 7-0 win over Division III University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Monday afternoon at the Hilton Head Tennis Resort in Hilton Head, S.C. The Bearcats swept all nine matches.

Sophomore No. 1 Dan Hanegby (Herzliya, Israel) let a 5-0 first-set lead slip away before rallying for a 6-7, 6-2, 1-0 win. Hanegby won the super tiebreak 11-9, raising his record to 21-6 overall. Junior Richemn Mourad (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and freshman Alex Dobrin (Flushing, N.Y.) were flawless in identical 6-0, 6-0 victories at Nos. 2 and 3 respectively. Dobrin improved to 17-5 overall with his team-best 12th dual match win.

The Bearcats continue their spring trip with a match against Erskine College Tuesday at 8 a.m. in Hilton Head.

DOUBLES
1. Dobrin/Mohamed (BU) def. Shilts/Iseremann (UWW), 8-3
2. Mourad/Gerard (BU) def. Griffiths/Klass (UWW), 8-2
3. Krishna Vallabhaneni/Jon Bonnet (BU) def. Stranberg/Nelson (UWW), 8-0

SINGLES
1. Dan Hanegby (BU) def. Jordan Shilts (UWW), 6-7, 6-2, 1-0 (11-9)
2. Richemn Mourad (BU) def. Matt Griffiths (UWW), 6-0, 6-0
3. Alex Dobrin (BU) def. Greg Isermann (UWW), 6-0, 6-0
4. Faisal Mohamed (BU) def. Steve Klass (UWW), 6-1, 6-2
5. Edwin Gerard (BU) def. Derek Nelson (UWW), 6-1, 6-2
6. Mark Piro (BU) def. John Friar (UWW), 6-0, 6-1