2008 Woodie Awards
Men's Tennis Reaches Skyline Finals with 5-0 Victory over Manhattanville
Brian Granata
Issue date: 4/27/07 Section: Sports
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Junior Ricky Bawa, senior Boris Kocherov, freshman Piotr Rusinkiewicz, junior Arjun Mehta and sophomore Kobe Attias all collected straight-sets victories in singles play as the top-seeded Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis team recorded a 5-0 victory over No. 4 seed Manhattanville College on Wednesday in the semifinals of the Skyline Conference Tournament, which was played at St. Peter's College in Jersey City, N.J. The Ducks now stand at 15-7 on the year.
Stevens will attempt to capture its fourth straight conference title on Sunday when the Ducks take on second-seeded Yeshiva University. The time of that match has not been determined. The Maccabees advanced to Sunday's title match with a 7-2 victory over third-seeded St. Joseph's College on Wednesday. Yeshiva has won five matches in a row and carries a 10-2 overall record into the finals.
In the Ducks' semifinal win over the Valiants (7-11), Bawa cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 victory against sophomore Allen Cheon in the first flight. Kocherov posted a 6-1, 6-2 win against freshman Hugo Robinson in the second-singles position. Rusinkiewicz earned a 6-1, 6-4 victory over sophomore Kevin Lyons in the third flight. At No. 4 singles, Mehta claimed what proved to be the clinching match with a 6-2, 6-3 win against sophomore Gabriel Mallen. Attias dropped a total of three games in his 6-1, 6-2 victory over sophomore Tim Crakes at fifth singles.
Stevens will attempt to capture its fourth straight conference title on Sunday when the Ducks take on second-seeded Yeshiva University. The time of that match has not been determined. The Maccabees advanced to Sunday's title match with a 7-2 victory over third-seeded St. Joseph's College on Wednesday. Yeshiva has won five matches in a row and carries a 10-2 overall record into the finals.
In the Ducks' semifinal win over the Valiants (7-11), Bawa cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 victory against sophomore Allen Cheon in the first flight. Kocherov posted a 6-1, 6-2 win against freshman Hugo Robinson in the second-singles position. Rusinkiewicz earned a 6-1, 6-4 victory over sophomore Kevin Lyons in the third flight. At No. 4 singles, Mehta claimed what proved to be the clinching match with a 6-2, 6-3 win against sophomore Gabriel Mallen. Attias dropped a total of three games in his 6-1, 6-2 victory over sophomore Tim Crakes at fifth singles.