University of Connecticut Athletics
Men's Tennis Swept by Yale 7-0
2/25/2007 12:00:00โฏAM | Men's Tennis
East Haven, Conn. (February 25, 2007) - The University of Connecticut men's tennis team was swept by Yale 7-0 on Sunday afternoon in East Haven, Conn.
The Bulldogs opened play by taking all three doubles matches to earn the match's opening point. Junior Christian Malerba (Derby, Conn.) had the closest match of the day at No. 4 singles with Josh Lederman, but fell 6-2, 6-2. At No. 5, junior Nate Carvalho (Freetown, Mass.) took Connor Dawson to a 6-2, 6-1 match but was defeated.
The Huskies return to action on March 7 in a match against Texas-Pan American in San Antonio, Texas.
Yale 7, Connecticut 0
Singles
No. 1 Brandon Wai (Y) def. Ben Schueler (C), 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 Rory Green (Y) def. Joey Michaels (C), 6-3, 6-0
No. 3 Matt Schimmel (Y) def. Joe Goldstein (C), 6-0, 6-1
No. 4 Josh Lederman (Y) def. Christan Malerba (C), 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 Connor Dawson (Y) def. Nate Carvalho (C), 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 Tom Santoro (Y) def. Aaron Ribchinsky (C), 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1 Chris Lawler/Michael Caldwell (Y) def. Schueler/Goldstein (C), 8-5
No. 2 Dawson/Santoro (Y) def. Malerba/Michaels (C), 8-3
No. 3 Joe Vellanikaran/Schimmel (Y) def. Carvalho/Thomas Cook (C), 8-6
