University of Connecticut Athletics
Men's Tennis Falls Short to St. John's
4/3/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
JAMAICA, N.Y. (April 3) -- While racking up a pair of doubles points, the University of Connecticut men's tennis team still fell short, 5-2, in a BIG EAST dual match with St. John's Tuesday afternoon in Jamaica, N.Y.
Senior co-captain Luke Grimshaw (Frederick, Md.) and freshman Andy Sweatt (Reno, Nev.) captured their ninth victory as doubles partners this season, defeating Brian Scharf and Christian Carere, 9-7, at No. 2 doubles. Senior co-captain Bryan Adinolfi (Hamden, Conn.) and sophomore Max Zubatsky (Milwaukee, Wis.) won the second doubles point with an 8-3 victory over Fabian Carchi and Cameron Lore at No. 3.
Connecticut drops to 7-11 overall, 0-3 BIG EAST and next hosts Georgetown on Saturday, April 7 at 11 a.m. The meeting with the Hoyas will be played at the UConn Tennis Courts, while the Connecticut women's tennis team host the Georgetown women simultaneously.
St. John's 5, Connecticut 2 at Jamaica, N.Y. Singles No. 1 Erik Scharf (SJU) def. Mike Furman (UC), 6-0, 6-1. No. 2 Fabian Carchi (SJU) def. Max Zubatsky (UC), 6-2, 6-3. No. 3 Jake Maxwell (SJU) def. Andy Sweatt (UC), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. No. 4 Brian Scharf (SJU) def. Luke Grimshaw (UC), 6-2, 6-0. No. 5 Cameron Lore (SJU) def. Joe Lang, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5. No. 6 Bryan Adinolfi (UC) def. Christian Carere (SJU), 6-4, 6-1. Doubles No. 1 E. Scharf-Maxwell (SJU) def. Furman-Lang (UC), 8-3. No. 2 Grimshaw-Sweatt (UC) def. B. Scharf-Carere (SJU), 9-7. No. 3 Adinolfi-Zubatsky (UC) def. Carchi-Lore (SJU), 8-3.
