Ithaca, N.Y. – The men’s tennis team (5-6) lost 5-4 to New York University Sunday.
Ithaca won two doubles matches and only a 9-8 tiebreaker loss at third doubles kept the Bombers from a sweep. Sophomores
Taylor Borda (West Morris-Mendham/Chester, N.J.) and
Danny Wolk (The Field School/Potomac, Md.) teamed to win at first doubles and the second doubles pairing of freshmen
Alex Stoler (Pascack Valley/River Vale, N.J.) and
Josh Rifkin (Homestead/Fort Wayne, Ind.) won 9-7.
Both Bomber singles winners rallied from a set down: Wolk and fifth singles and sophomore
Liam Berkowitz (Pleasantville/Pleasantville) at fourth singles.
Ithaca returns to Empire 8 play Friday, traveling to St. John Fisher for a 3:30 p.m. match
New York University 5, Ithaca 4
Singles competition
1. Mikhail Gurevich (NYU) def. Taylor Borda (IC) 7-5, 6-1
2. Calvin Chou (NYU) def. Alex Stoler (IC) 6-3, 6-2
3. Craig Berger (NYU) def. Josh Rifkin (IC) 6-3, 6-0
4. Liam Berkowitz (IC) def. Brett Levin (NYU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
5. Danny Wolk (IC) def. Eugene Tsarevskiy (NYU) 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-4
6. P.J. Marranca (NYU) def. Jeff Buffum (IC) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Taylor Borda/Danny Wolk (IC) def. Mikhail Gurevich/Craig Berger (NYU) 8-5
2. Alex Stoler/Josh Rifkin (IC) def. Calvin Chou/Matthew Gross (NYU) 9-7
3. Mike Greene/Phillip Rosenstein (NYU) def. Liam Berkowitz/Jeff Buffum (IC) 9-8 (7-5)
Match Notes:
New York University 3-6; Regional ranking #14
Ithaca 5-6
