The Fairleigh Dickinson men's tennis team snapped a two-match losing streak Wednesday afternoon as they defeated Boston University, 6-1, in Orlando, FL. The Knights on five of six singles matches and two of three doubles matches to take the doubles point. After sophomores Peter Skvarka (Banska Bystrica, Slovakia/Gymnazium J.G. Tajovskeho) and Yuri Gricheno (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Colegio Amorim) won at No. 3 doubles and junior Dom Hemy and sophomore Guy Goren lost at No. 1 doubles, the point would be rewarded to the team who won at No. 2 doubles. Trailing 7-4, junior Marco Jemersic (Zagreb, Croatia/X Gimnazija Ivan Supek) and sophomore Mark Hemy (Suffolk, England/Ipswich School) rallied to force a tiebreaker and ended up winning, 9-8 (2), to earn the doubles point for FDU. With the victory, the Knights improve to 4-7 on the season.
"It was a great match for us," said Head Coach Ira Miller. "I thought we competed well. This was a team that had already beaten three NEC squads, so it was nice to get a victory for the conference."
The Knights will return to action on Thursday, March 17, when they take on Colgate to continue their spring break trip. First-serve is scheduled for 10 a.m.
Singles
1. Dom Hemy (FDU) def. Josh Friedman (BU) 7-6 (5), 4-6, 10-7
2. Peter Skvarka (Banska Bystrica, Slovakia/Gymnazium J.G. Tajovskeho) (FDU) def. Michael Kopelman (BU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Yuri Gricheno (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Colegio Amorim) (FDU) def. Josh Pendleton (BU) 6-2, 6-7 (2), 10-3
4. Mark Hemy (Suffolk, England/Ipswich School) (FDU) def. Jesse Frieder (BU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Marco Jemersic (Zagreb, Croatia/X Gimnazija Ivan Supek) (FDU) def. Alex Hallenbeck (BU) 2-6, 6-3, 10-4
6. Guy Goren (FDU) def. Andrei Stern (BU) 6-3, 7-6 (2)
Doubles
1. Friedman/Kopelman (BU) def. D.Hemy/Goren (FDU) 8-2
2. M.Hemy/Jemersic (FDU) def. Frieder/Pendleton (BU) 9-8 (2)
3. Gricheno/Skvarka (FDU) def. Bill Kring/Alex Green (BU) 8-3
