The New York University men's tennis team lost to Emory University 8-1 in the first round of the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship on Thursday, April 23. The championship is being held at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, FL.
The #8-seeded Violets got off to a good start against the top-seeded Eagles, with
Ian Combemale and
Samuel Khoshbin winning 8-6 at #2 doubles. However, Emory finished doubles play with a 2-1 lead.
In singles play, the Eagles won all six matches in straight sets to improve to 14-6. They now advance to the semifinals, where they will take on the fourth-seeded University of Chicago. The Violets drop to 3-8 on the season.
"We made a bit of a change to doubles and the guys responded well at #2 with a win," said NYU Head Coach
Horace Choy. "Ian and Sam fought throughout the set and got a break right at the end to seal the victory."
The Violets return to the court tomorrow to face #5 Case Western Reserve University in the consolation draw. The match is scheduled to begin at 2:00 pm."Getting some playing time at our conference tournament is a great experience for everyone on the roster," said Choy. "We can learn from these results and improve in our next match."MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS:Doubles:#1 Alex Ruderman/Ian Wagner (EU) def.
Sidd Thangirala/
Billy Smithline (NYU) 8-4
#2
Ian Combemale/
Samuel Khoshbin (NYU) def. Eric Halpern/Aman Manji (EU) 8-6
#3 Rafe Mosetick/David Omsky (EU) def.
CJ Leong/
Matt DeMichiel (NYU) 8-3
Singles:#1 Alex Ruderman (EU) def.
Sidd Thangirala (NYU) 6-1, 6-0
#2 Eric Halpern (EU) def.
Samuel Khoshbin (NYU) 6-2, 6-3
#3 Rafe Mosetick (EU) def.
Karan Goyal (NYU) 6-1, 6-1
#4 Ian Wagner (EU) def.
Jiri Honajzer (NYU) 6-1, 6-2
#5 Josh Goodman (EU) def.
Billy Smithline (NYU) 6-0, 6-3
#6 Aman Manji (EU) def.
Sammy Aronson (NYU) 6-1, 6-2
