April 24, 2009
Monroeville, Pa. -
The Fordham University men's tennis squad opened play at the 2009 Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis Championship on Friday with a 4-0 loss to Charlotte at the Club 4 Life. The Rams will now play Dayton on Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m.
Charlotte, the fifth seed, opened play by winning the double points from the 12th-seeded Rams. Chris Huynh and Brad Clinard won at second doubles over Fordham's Brandon Abbatiello and Andriy Kulak, 8-1, while Ken Fukumoto and Eli Plangger were upended by Charlotte's Mike Anders and Mirza Beciragic at third doubles, 8-0.
In completed singles matches, Kevin Maloney fell to Anthony Davidson at the third position (6-2 and 6-0) while Sotiris Georgiou lost to Charles Martin-Lecamp at fourth singles (6-3 and 6-0) and Pat Tool went down to Charlotte's Brad Cuellar at the sixth position (6-2 and 6-2).
#5 Charlotte vs. #12 Fordham
2009 Atlantic 10 Championship
April 24, 2009 - Club 4 Life, Monroeville, Pa.
Doubles
1. Moritz Bernhoerster/Jeff Archer (CHA) vs. Dallas Harting / Nick Kelly (FOR), DNF
2. Chris Huynh/Brad Clinard (CHA) def. Brandon Abbatiello / Andriy Kulak (FOR), 8-1
3. Mike Anders/Mirza Beciragic (CHA) def. Ken Fukumoto / Eli Plangger (FOR), 8-0
Singles
1. Moritz Bernhoerster (CHA) vs. Dallas Harting (FOR), DNF
2. Mike Anders (CHA) vs. Brandon Abbatiello (FOR), DNF
3. Anthony Davidson (CHA) def. Kevin Maloney (FOR), 6-2, 6-0
4. Charles Martin-Lecamp (CHA) def. Sotiris Georgiou (FOR), 6-3, 6-0
5. Ricky Cuellar (CHA) vs. Peter Slucky (FOR), DNF
6. Brad Cuellar (CHA) def. Pat Tool (FOR), 6-2, 6-2
