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Alex Magill

Straight Set Singles Wins Carry Vassar by UR

4/22/2012 6:23:00 PM

Box Score

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y.  – Vassar College claimed four straight-set victories in singles competition and rode that to a 9-0 victory over the University of Rochester in men's tennis on Sunday afternoon.
 
The Brewers, ranked No. 11 in the northeast in the last regional rankings, improved to 12-9. Rochester, ranked 18th in the same poll, is 6-12.
 
Alex Magill took Ben Guzick to a first set tiebreaker in second singles. Guzick dominated the second set and wound up winning, 7-6 (7-4), 6-0. Matt Volkov and Wilson Platt needed to go to a supertiebreaker at fifth singles after each man won a set. Platt won the first set, 6-4. Volkov answered with a 7-6 win at #2. Platt won the tiebreaker, 10-6.
 
Brian Rice lost, 6-1, 6-0, at #1. Julian Danko lost, 6-4, 6-3, at #3. Joel Allen was decisioned by Nick Jasso at #4 (6-4, 6-4), and Jonathan Lieb lost, 6-2, 6-2, at #6.
 
In doubles play, Magill and Danko battled skillfully at #2 before Don Freeman and Josh Kessler prevailed, 8-6. The Guzicks were 8-2 winners over Rice and Allen at first doubles. Volkov and John Lewis Etter lost, 8-3, at #3 doubles.