The New York University men's tennis team, in their opening match of the 2020 Spring season, fell to host Swarthmore College 6-3 on Saturday, February 29 in Flushing, NY.
The Violets are currently ranked #35 in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). Swarthmore now 5-1 this season, is ranked #32.
In doubles play, the Violets had a few really strong matches, winning two out of the three contests.
Alex Yang (Plainsboro, NJ/West Windsor Plainsboro ) and
Stefan Rodic (Belgrade, Serbia/Washington International School (Washington D.C.)) won the #2 match 8-6, while
Vishal Walia (Edison, NJ/John P. Stevens) and
Lucas Biondi (Purchase, NY/Rye Country Day School) won the #3 match 8-3.
The lone singles victor for NYU was Walia at #2 (6-1, 6-4).
"I'm proud of the effort we put forward today," said Assistant Coach
Eric Halpern. "Although we lost, the match was very competitive and we know what to do better next time."
The Violets return to action tomorrow, March 1, when they host North Carolina Wesleyan College at the Stadium Tennis Club in the Bronx, NY. The match is set to begin at 11:00 AM.
Match Results
Doubles
#1 Thibault Vernier/John Lathrop (SC) defeated
Rahul Das (Marietta, GA/George Walton Comprehensive)/
Zeb Zheng (Charlotte, NC/Concordia International School Shanghai) (NYU) 8-7
#2
Alex Yang (Plainsboro, NJ/West Windsor Plainsboro )/
Stefan Rodic (Belgrade, Serbia/Washington International School (Washington D.C.)) (NYU) defeated Noah Cheng/Weiyi Zhu (SC) 8-6
#3
Vishal Walia (Edison, NJ/John P. Stevens)/
Lucas Biondi (Purchase, NY/Rye Country Day School) (NYU) defeated Grant Dill/Stephen Wong (SC) 8-3
Singles
#1 Noah Criss (SC) defeated
Alex Yang (Plainsboro, NJ/West Windsor Plainsboro ) (NYU) 6-4, 6-1
#2
Vishal Walia (Edison, NJ/John P. Stevens) (NYU) defeated John Lathrop (SC) 6-1, 6-4
#3 Jiung Jung (SC) defeated
Stefan Rodic (Belgrade, Serbia/Washington International School (Washington D.C.)) (NYU) 6-4, 6-3
#4 Thibault Vernier (SC) defeated
Rahul Das (Marietta, GA/George Walton Comprehensive) (NYU) 7-5, 6-4
#5 Stephen Wong (SC) defeated Josh Piatos (NYU) 6-4, 6-3
#6 John Nichols-Daly (SC) defeated
Miller Silbey (Las Vegas, NV/Laurel Springs School) (NYU) 6-0, 6-1
