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Towson Invitational - Day Two
October 13, 2001

 Blue Hens Split Pair of Matches, Clinch Third Place in Tourney

 

TOWSON, MD -- The University of Delaware men's tennis team split a pair of matches Saturday to place third overall at the Towson University Invitational.

The Blue Hens, who moved their dual record to 5-2 on the season, opened the day with a 3-2 loss to Georgetown and followed with a 4-1 win over host Towson to place third in the eight-team tournament.

Georgetown took the team title, going 4-0 over the two-day tournament. UMBC placed second while Delaware, which defeated Loyola and St. Joseph's Friday, placed third. Towson was fourth followed by St. Joseph's, Loyola, Johns Hopkins, and Monmouth.

Delaware lost the first match of the day against Georgetown as the two teams split four singles matches before the Hoyas clinched the win with the doubles victory.

John Tully and Lee Kennedy picked up singles victories for the Hens while Georgetown's doubles team of Nick Sklavounos and Ken Jordan teamed for a 4-6, 7-6, 6-1 win over Delaware's Ari Zweig and Jason Rabinowitz to clinch the win.

In the second match of the day, the Hens knocked off the host Tigers as No. 1 player Sanjay Khindri, No. 2 Tully, and No. 4 player Dustin Lewis each won their singles matches. Zweig and Rabinowitz posted a 6-4, 7-6 (6), 10-8 win over Towson's Andrew Davis and Chris Rowland in doubles.

Tully, a freshman, was Delaware's top player during the tournament, winning all four of his singles matches to improve to 9-1 on the season.

Delaware will continue action Oct. 20-21 at the Kutztown (Pa.) Invitational.

AGATE:

Georgetown 3, Delaware 2

Singles: Dennis Cravedi, G, def. Sanjay Khindri, 6-2, 6-4; John Tully, D, def. Aaron Shumaker, 6-1, 6-1; Lee Kennedy, D, def. Troy Crichlow, 6-4, 7-5; Ryan Peisel, G, def. Dustin Lewis, 6-4, 6-3; Doubles: Nick Sklavounos-Ken Jordan, G, def. Ari Zweig-Jason Rabinowitz, 4-6, 7-6, 6-1.

Delaware 4, Towson 1

Singles: Sanjay Khindri, D, def. Bryan Rowland, 6-2, 6-3; John Tully, D, def. Trey Ragase, 6-4, 6-4; Nitin Deodhar, T, def. Lee Kennedy, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3; Dustin Lewis, D, def. Dan Selzer, 6-4, 6-0; Doubles: Ari Zweig-Jason Rabinowitz, D, def. Andrew Davis, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 10-8.

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