Sept. 8, 2008

Men's Tennis Fairs Well in St. Bonaventure Fall Classic

   St. Bonaventure, N.Y. -- The YSU men's tennis team opened the season at the St. Bonaventure Fall Classic.  In addition to St. Bonaventure, YSU also played St. Francis (Pa.) and the University at Buffalo. No team scores were kept in the three-day long event.

    On Saturday, the Penguins picked up four wins at singles against St. Francis (Pa.) Transfer Rob Emig beat Stephen Kowalski 4-6, 6-2 (8) in the No. 1 spot. Freshmen Michael Kathary and Patrick Hamning both won their matches by a score of 6-1, 6-3. Junior Chris Leson beat Jeffrey Seevers in the No. 5 spot 6-3, 6-2..

    Hamning and Leson also teamed up at doubles on Sunday to beat St. Francis (Pa.) 8-6 at No. 1. Kathary and Steven D'Angleo won their match in the No. 2 spot by a score of 8-2.

    Emig finished up the weekend with a win in the tie-breaker set against Octavian Stane from the University at Buffalo, 4-6, 6-4 (8)

D'Angelo walked away with a win over Buffalo as well beating Kristof Custers, 4-6, 7-6(4), (4).

    Head Coach Eric Ronan was pleased with how the team played this weekend.

    "This is a very young team. I could tell that they were nervous, but as the weekend went on I saw much improvement," said Ronan.

    "This team is ready to play and I feel that the future looks bright."