ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Ithaca men's tennis team won two of three doubles matches and the first three completed singles matches in a 5-1 win over Nazareth in an Empire 8 semifinal at the Wheeler Tennis Courts in Ithaca. The Bombers will face top-seeded Stevens Institute of Technology in Sunday's championship match, which begins at 11 a.m. Stevens defeated St. John Fisher 5-0 in the other semifinal match.

The Bombers got on the board in doubles play as freshman Justin Levine and sophomore Griffin Reid were 8-2 winners at third doubles. Sophomore David Andersen teamed with senior Jimmy Newton to get an 8-2 win at first doubles, which gave the Bombers a 2-1 lead after the doubles matches.

Andersen carried momentum into the singles matches and won 6-0, 6-0 in the fifth singles position. That win was followed by a 6-3, 6-3 victory from senior Dan Levine in the sixth singles spot, and Reid earned the clinching point with a 6-1, 7-6 win at second singles.

Tennis Match Results
05/05/12 at Ithaca, N.Y.
(Wheeler Tennis Courts)

Ithaca 5, Nazareth 1

Singles competition
1. Jimmy NEWTON (IC) vs. Ryan McCormick (NAZ) 2-6, 4-3, unfinished
2. Griffin REID (IC) def. Bret Beaver (NAZ) 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)
3. Kyle RIETHER (IC) vs. Jeremy Mancus (NAZ) 6-7 (6-8), 1-0, unfinished
4. Justin LEVINE (IC) vs. Erik Manske (NAZ) 6-4, 3-4, unfinished
5. David ANDERSEN (IC) def. Nick Lord (NAZ) 6-0, 6-0
6. Dan LEVINE (IC) def. Zach Morley (NAZ) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. David ANDERSEN/Jimmy NEWTON (IC) def. Bret Beaver/Ryan McCormick (NAZ) 8-2
2. Jeremy Mancus/Erik Manske (NAZ) def. Dan LEVINE/Kyle RIETHER (IC) 8-3
3. Justin LEVINE/Griffin REID (IC) def. Matt Jennings/Zach Morley (NAZ) 8-1

Team Records:
Nazareth 9-11
Ithaca 7-8

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,6,2)