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Swarthmore Invitational
September 25, 2002

Blue Hens Take Three Singles Titles in Season Opener

 

SWARTHMORE, PA -- The University of Delaware men's tennis team captured three singles titles at the season-opening Swarthmore College Invitational this past weekend.

Delaware, host Swarthmore, and Rochester University all competed in the two-day event.

Blue Hen freshman John Tully captured the Flight A title with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Swarthmore's John Thomas; Ari Zweig defeated teammate John Fogelgren 6-1, 2-6, 6-1 in the Flight C finals, and Jason Rabinowitz upended teammate Matt Cloutier 6-2, 6-3 in the Flight D finals.

Swarthmore captured the Flight A doubles title while Rochester was the winner in Flight B doubles.

Tully, Zweig, and Rabinowitz all went 2-0 in pool play to advance to the finals.

AGATE:

Delaware, Swarthmore, and Rochester

Flight A Singles: John Thomas (S) def. Sanjay Khindri (D), 6-4, 6-4; Dan Williford (R), def. John Tully (D) def. Justin Singer (S), 6-2, 6-2; Williford (S), def. Khindri (D), 3-6, 7-5 (2); Tully D), def. Singer (S), 6-2, 6-3; Tully (D) def. Ryan (R), 7-6, 6-1; Tully (S) def. Thomas (S), 6-1, 6-2 (Final)

Flight B Singles: Dustin Lewis (D) def. Ben Shenker (S), 6-4, 6-2; Lee Kennedy (D), def. Anton Orlin (R), 6-4, 6-0; Ben Rae (S), def. Lewis (D), 6-4, 7-2 (5); Frank Visciano (S) def. Kennedy (D), 6-4, 6-3; Visciano (R), def. Rae (S), 6-2, 6-3 (Final)

Flight C Singles: Ari Zweig (D) def. Allen Fitzsimmons (R), 6-2, 6-1; John Fogelgren (D), def. Aaron Rubin (S), 6-3, 1-6 (3); Fogelgren (D), def. Nithan Raikar (R), 6-2, 6-3; Zweig (D), def. Justine Durand (S), 6-4, 7-6 (4); Zweig (D), def. Fogelgren (D), 6-1, 2-6, 6-1 (Final)

Flight D Singles: Jason Rabinowitz (D), def. Alec Shtromandel (R), 6-4, 6-3; Matt Cloutier (D) def. Joe Spadola (S), 7-6 (6), 6-2; Rabinowitz (D), def. Noreika (S), 6-4, 6-3; Kiuchi (R), def. Cloutier (D), 2-6, 6-2 (4); Rabinowitz (D), def. Cloutier (D), 6-2, 6-2

Other Matches: Lewis (D), def. Orlin (R), 6-4, 4-6 (3); Khindri (D), def. Shenker (R), 6-1, 6-2; Kennedy (D), def. Raikar (R), 6-1, 6-2; Kiuchi (R), def. Pat Seitz (D), 6-2, 6-3.

Flight A Doubles: Singer-Noreika, S, def. Kennedy-Zweig, 9-7; Khindri-Tully, D, def. Kiuchi-Orlin, R, 8-4; Visciano-Thomas, S, def. Khindri-Tully, 8-4

Flight B Doubles: Cloutier-Pat Seitz, D, def. Dickerson-Durand, S, 8-3; Spadela-Rae, S, def. Lewis-Rabinowitz, 8-5; Shenker-Raikar, R, def. Cloutier-Seitz, 8-6.

 

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