Men Edged by Division 1 Foe Robert Morris in Final Match of Fall Season

10/6/2009 10:11:23 PM

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MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The Allegheny men's tennis team wrapped up its fall season with a 5-4 loss to Division I Robert Morris at the Robertson Complex on Tuesday. The Gators won three singles matches and one doubles match.

Uros Predic, Max Hennessy and Jonathan Jordan were singles winners for the Gators.

Predic defeated Igor Neves at third singles, 7-6, 2-6, 6-3, while Hennessy handled Grigory Sovko, 6-3, 6-2, at fourth singles. At sixth singles, Jordan bested Liran Braun, 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 10-8.

Jordan and Alex Bonfiglio teamed for a point at third doubles. They beat Braun and Daniel Becker, 9-7.

The Gators will return to the courts on March 13 when they host John Carroll at noon.

Gators Buzzed the Competition at Oberlin Tourney

Nice Buzz Cuts Guys!

Max changed his major to buzz cuts!

The men's team competed at the First Annual Oberlin College tennis tournament the weekend of September 26 and 27. In addition to a full schedule of singles and doubles matches, star freshman and "team barber" Max Hennessy gave all the members of the travel squad matching buzz cuts! Nice job Max, the team looks great!

Read below for a recap of this weekends matches and check out some video clips highlighting the action!

9/28/2009 11:27:54 AM

OBERLIN, Ohio -- Four different singles players went 2-0 while one doubles team was 3-0, leading the Allegheny men's tennis team to a combined record of 20-8 over the weekend at the Oberlin Invitational.

Alex Bonfiglio, Max Hennessy, Ben Hurtuk and Mike Provenzano claimed two singles wins apiece for the Gators. Max Sosa and Danny Jacobs were the unbeaten doubles team.

In Bonfiglio's case, he defeated Leonid Vladiminov of Tiffin, 8-0, and Ben Godlove of Oberlin, 6-4, 6-4. Meanwhile, Hennessy handled John Carroll's Michael Finissi, 8-4, and Oberlin's Joe Leffler, 8-0.

Hurtuk won his matches over Michael Hulseman of John Carroll, 8-0, and Sam Towne of Oberlin, 8-4, while Provenzano was victorious against Matt Lachman of Baldwin-Wallace, 8-2, and John Carroll's Chad Ruehs, 8-3.

Sosa, Jacobs, Evan Gordon and Uros Predic also won singles matches at the tournament. Sosa defeated Oberlin's James Blankenship, 8-1; Jacobs beat Oberlin's Peder Davis, 8-5; Gordon handled John Carroll's Peter Nemes, 8-2; and Predic won over Sam Burris of Baldwin-Wallace, 8-2.

Sosa and Jacobs played a pair of John Carroll duos and one from Baldwin-Wallace to enjoy their perfect weekend as a doubles team. They claimed an 8-1 win over Bill Fitzgerald and Patrick Levandowski of John Carroll, an 8-5 victory over Andrew Orens and Justin Levin of Baldwin-Wallace and an 8-2 win over Phillip Varela and Edward Zalar of John Carroll.

Two other Gator teams had two victories over the weekend: the Hurtuk-Hennessy partnership and the Bonfiglio-Gordon duo. Hurtuk and Hennessy defeated Alex Trzeciak and Taylor Long of Baldwin-Wallace, 8-5, and Vladiminov and Santiago Revelo of Tiffin, 8-6. Meanwhile, Bonfiglio and Gordon handled Blankenship and Towne of Oberlin, 8-0, and Michael Hulseman and Ross Venzke of John Carroll, 8-5.

Provenzano and Predic had one doubles victory. They teamed for an 8-3 win against Trzeciak and Long.

The Gator men (3-1) will be in action next on Tuesday when they host Division I opponent Robert Morris. The match will begin at 4 p.m.

"Alex, You're driving him crazy!"


"Nice put away Sosa!"

Men's Tennis Down Grove City, 6-3

9/24/2009 10:35:53 PM

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GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Uros Predic and Evan Gordon won their respective singles matches in three sets, helping the Allegheny men's tennis team hold off Grove City in a 6-3 victory on Thursday.

Predic came from behind to win the second singles match over Peter Davis, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, while Gordon claimed the fifth singles match against Caleb Fuller, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

Mike Provenzano won at third singles for the Gators, defeating Bill Derocha, 6-2, 6-1, and Max Hennessy scored a point at fourth singles over Shaun Mills, 6-1, 6-1.

Allegheny claimed two doubles victories on the second and third tier. Gordon and Jonathan Jordan won the second singles versus Mills and Derocha, 8-5. At third doubles, Predic and Provenzano were 8-2 winners over Fuller and Anthony Rosselli.

The Gators (3-1) will be in action this weekend at the Oberlin Invitational on Saturday and Sunday.

Women's Tennis Take Down Grove City, 7-2

9/24/2009 10:14:23 PM

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GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Allegheny women's tennis team won five singles matches en route to a 7-2 win over Grove City in non-conference action on Thursday.

Lauren Kristofco, Elyse Schmitt, Sara Longo, Alyssa Tom and Janna Dickerson were singles winners for the Gators.

Kristofco claimed her victory in first singles, defeating Natalie Walten, 6-1, 6-2, while Schmitt won the second singles match over Megan Bennett, 6-3, 6-3.

Also, Longo, Tom and Dickerson claimed wins at third, fourth and sixth singles, respectively. Longo handled Stacy Moon, 6-1, 6-0; Tom defeated Kimberly Peterson, 6-1, 6-3; and Dickerson downed Christina Bedi, 6-2, 7-6 (7-2).

The Gators added two points in doubles action. At second doubles, Schmitt and Deborah Landau teamed up for an 8-5 win over Peterson and Lisa Baldwin, while in third doubles, Tom and Dickerson beat Walten and Reena Barnett, 8-5.

Allegheny (2-2) will be in action next on Tuesday, Sept. 29, when it hosts Division I foe Robert Morris. The match will begin at 4 p.m.

Women Compete at 2nd Annual Oberlin Invitational

The women's tennis team competed at the 2nd Annual Oberlin Invitational, September 18 - 20. The tournament allowed the players to play three singles and three doubles matches. Highlights included Janna Dickerson's three wins in singles play, Meggie Oravec's two singles wins, Deb Landau and Elyse Schmitt's two doubles wins, and Sara Longo's singles win over Denison.

After Saturday's action, the team ate dinner in nearby Vermilion and watched the sun set on Lake Erie.

Below is a video clip of Sara Longo winning her singles match against Denison's Alex Marcell.