The New York University men's tennis team defeated Hobart College 6-3 on Sunday, March 29, at the Stadium Tennis Center in the Bronx, NY, to earn their first dual victory of the spring season.
A day after losing all three doubles matches against the University of Rochester, NYU finished doubles play on Sunday with a 2-1 lead over the Statesmen. Junior
Sidd Thangirala and freshman
Ian Combemale won #1 doubles 8-2, and senior
CJ Leong and sophomore
Matt DeMichiel followed that with a 8-4 victory at #2.
The Violets came out strong in singles play, as well, winning their first four matches to earn the victory and improve to 1-3. Hobart now falls to 8-3 on the season.
"It's good to get our first win," said NYU Head Coach
Horace Choy.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS:- Thangirala also earned a straight-set victory in #1 singles. The junior won all four singles sets he played over this weekend.
- Leong bounced back from a close three-set loss on Saturday to defeat Hobart's Mike Fields 6-2, 6-4 at #2 singles.
- Combemale and freshman
Samuel Khoshbin picked up singles wins, as well.
The Violets return to the court on Wednesday, April 1, for a road tilt against The College of New Jersey in Ewing, NJ. The match is scheduled to begin at 3:00 pm.
"We have to get right back at it on Wednesday against TCNJ," added Choy.
MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS:Doubles:#1
Sidd Thangirala/
Ian Combemale (NYU) def. Mike Fields/Matt DePrima (HC) 8-2
#2
CJ Leong/
Matt DeMichiel (NYU) def. Mike Rusk/Colin Marker (HC) 8-4
#3 Danny Kot/Harry Nichols (HC) def.
David Zumwalt/
Sammy Aronson (NYU) 8-5
Singles:#1
Sidd Thangirala (NYU) def. Mike Rusk (HC) 6-4, 6-4
#2
CJ Leong (NYU) def. Mike Fields (HC) 6-4, 6-2
#3
Ian Combemale (NYU) def. Colin Marker (HC) 6-2, 6-2
#4
Samuel Khoshbin (NYU) def. Harry Nichols (HC) 6-2, 7-5
#5 Matt DePrima (HC) def.
Matt DeMichiel (NYU) 6-4, 2-6, 10-4
#6 Miles Singer (HC) def.
Jiri Honajzer (NYU) 6-1, 6-2
