Box Score
The University of Rochester team breezed past SUNY Oneonta 9-0 in men's tennis action on Wednesday evening at the Goergen Athletic Center.
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The win snaps Rochester's four match losing streak and pulls the Yellowjackets back to .500 on the year, at 8-8. Oneonta's loss drops the Red Dragons to 4-8.
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UR had four double-winners on the day, led by
Masaru Fujimaki who won at both #1 doubles and #1 singles.Â
Sam Leeman was a #2 doubles and #2 singles winner while
Aaron Mevorach and
Tanmay Thakkar also won twice on the day.
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Eubanks was part of UR's 3rd doubles team.
The 'Jackets jumped on Oneonta early in doubles, sweeping all three positions. Fujimaki and Mevorach were 8-4 winners at #1 over Micahel Nelson and Joseph D'Orazio. Leeman paired with
Mattias Hartveit for an 8-5 win at #2 over Timothy Distler and Nicholas Fox. Thakkar and
Damani Eubanks capped the 3-0 doubles sweep with an 8-6 win over Zach Lasky and Marco Ammirati.
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In singles, Leeman earned the first point after his opponent was forced to retire after dropping the first set. Thakkar then won the matches fifth point with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Cole Laffitte at the #4 position.
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Mevorach then defeated Michael DeNigris 6-2, 6-3 at #3 while Fujimaki was closing out a 6-4, 6-0 win at the top spot over Nelson.
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Closing out the match,
Ryan Zu defeated Fox at #6 6-3, 6-3, and
Sahaj Somani outlasted Lasky at #5 by a 6-4, 7-5 score.
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The Yellowjackets remain home for their final two matches of the year. UR hosts St. Lawrence on Saturday before closing the regular season against Hobart next Thursday.
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