ITHACA, N.Y. - The Ithaca men's tennis team (15-2, 8-0 Empire 8) finished its regular season with a 9-0 win over Elmira (2-9, 1-6 Empire 8) Saturday at the Ithaca College Tennis Courts. Ithaca will be the top seed in next weekend's Empire 8 Tournament at Mercer County Park in West Windsor, N.J. and will face RIT in the semifinals. The Bombers have won 19 straight Empire 8 regular-season matches dating back to 2008.
Ithaca's three seniors were honored prior to the start of the match and all contributed to the victory. Andrew Kalicki (Drury/North Adams, Mass.) played his first varsity match and was an 8-2 winner at third doubles. Taylor Borda (West Morris-Mendham/Chester, N.J.) won 8-1 at first doubles and 6-2, 6-1 at second singles. Danny Wolk (The Field School/Potomac, Md.) won 8-2 at second doubles and 6-1, 6-0 at third singles.
Tennis Match Results
Elmira vs Ithaca
05/01/10 at Ithaca, N.Y.
Ithaca 9, Elmira 0
Singles competition
1. Josh RIFKIN (IC) def. Gabe Cortes (EC) 6-0, 7-6 (7-3)
2. Taylor BORDA (IC) def. Ryan Patterson (EC) 6-2, 6-1
3. Daniel WOLK (IC) def. Matt Montgomery (EC) 6-1, 6-0
4. Josh BERGGRUN (IC) def. Gorav Simlote (EC) 6-0, 6-0
5. Dan ADELMAN (IC) def. George Smith (EC) 6-1, 6-1
6. Dan LEVINE (IC) def. Tim Wagner (EC) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Taylor BORDA/Josh RIFKIN (IC) def. Gabe Cortes/Gorav Simlote (EC) 8-1
2. Josh BERGGRUN/Daniel WOLK (IC) def. Matt Montgomery/Ryan Patterson (EC) 8-2
3. Dan ADELMAN/Andrew KALICKI (IC) def. Michael Lesslie/Tim Wagner (EC) 8-2
Team Records:
Elmira 2-8, 1-6 Empire 8
Ithaca 15-2, 8-0 Empire 8; Regional ranking #16
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,3,6,2,1,5)