Stetson Hands Wildcat M. Tennis Second Straight 4-3 Defeat at Home
8/20/2007 10:20:17 PM | Men's Tennis
Gavin McFarlin - Assistant SID
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Earning its eighth sweep of the year in the doubles matches turned out to not be enough for the Davidson men's tennis team as they suffered their fourth straight defeat, and second straight 4-3 decision, as Stetson took a non-conference match over the Wildcats on Saturday afternoon at Covington Tennis Courts. Davidson dropped to 6-13 in the 2007 campaign, while Stetson won its 11th match in the past 12 to push its overall mark to 15-6.
Davidson bumped its overall team doubles mark to 38-19 when it jumped out to a 1-0 lead after sweeping all three doubles matches against the Hatters. The duo of John Bolton and Flaviu Simihaian led the way, earning their first win of the season over a ranked opponent with an 8-6 win over the 84th ranked team of Marcus Echtler and Filip Kricka.
Ethan Jaffee and Sam Burns continued their solid play since Jaffee returned to the lineup a few matches ago. The sophomore and freshman won for the fifth time in the past six matches when they earned an 8-7 win at the No. 2 doubles spot.
Bolton and Burns carried over their doubles wins with victories in singles play at the No. 2 and 3 spots. Burns, who improved to 9-10 on the season in dual singles matches, earned a 7-6, 6-1 triumph over Danai Stamp, while Bolton won his first set 7-6, before taking the match by default over Echtler.
The Hatters though, used wins at No. 1, 3, 4 and 5 to take the match. Davidson did not give the match up easily, as Simihaian, Scott Myers and Eric Noble each forced a deciding third set before falling in the end.
The Wildcats will now finish out the regular season with three straight conference matches, starting with a trip to UNC Greensboro on Sunday, Apr. 1 for a 1 p.m. match. Davidson currently sits at 1-5 in league play and will be looking to position its self for a good seed for the upcoming conference tournament on April 19-22.
Stetson 4, Davidson 3
Doubles
1. Bolton/Simihaian (Dav) def. #84 Echtler/Kricka (SU), 8-6
2. Jaffee/Burns (Dav) def. Jones/Boulanov (SU), 8-7 (1)
3. Phillip Compeau/Myers (Dav) def. Peter Dzuba/Stamp (SU), 9-7
Singles
1. Hicham Laalei (SU) def. Flaviu Simihaian (Dav) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
2. John Bolton (Dav) def. Marcus Echtler (SU) 7-6, default
3. Filip Kricka (SU) def. Scott Myers (Dav) 6-3, 5-7, 6-1
4. Serguei Boulanov (SU) def. Ethan Jaffee (Dav) 6-4, 6-4
5. Joey Jones (SU) def. Eric Noble (Dav) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (1)
6. Sam Burns (Dav) def. Danai Stamp (SU) 7-6 (5), 6-1
Davidson bumped its overall team doubles mark to 38-19 when it jumped out to a 1-0 lead after sweeping all three doubles matches against the Hatters. The duo of John Bolton and Flaviu Simihaian led the way, earning their first win of the season over a ranked opponent with an 8-6 win over the 84th ranked team of Marcus Echtler and Filip Kricka.
Ethan Jaffee and Sam Burns continued their solid play since Jaffee returned to the lineup a few matches ago. The sophomore and freshman won for the fifth time in the past six matches when they earned an 8-7 win at the No. 2 doubles spot.
Bolton and Burns carried over their doubles wins with victories in singles play at the No. 2 and 3 spots. Burns, who improved to 9-10 on the season in dual singles matches, earned a 7-6, 6-1 triumph over Danai Stamp, while Bolton won his first set 7-6, before taking the match by default over Echtler.
The Hatters though, used wins at No. 1, 3, 4 and 5 to take the match. Davidson did not give the match up easily, as Simihaian, Scott Myers and Eric Noble each forced a deciding third set before falling in the end.
The Wildcats will now finish out the regular season with three straight conference matches, starting with a trip to UNC Greensboro on Sunday, Apr. 1 for a 1 p.m. match. Davidson currently sits at 1-5 in league play and will be looking to position its self for a good seed for the upcoming conference tournament on April 19-22.
Stetson 4, Davidson 3
Doubles
1. Bolton/Simihaian (Dav) def. #84 Echtler/Kricka (SU), 8-6
2. Jaffee/Burns (Dav) def. Jones/Boulanov (SU), 8-7 (1)
3. Phillip Compeau/Myers (Dav) def. Peter Dzuba/Stamp (SU), 9-7
Singles
1. Hicham Laalei (SU) def. Flaviu Simihaian (Dav) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
2. John Bolton (Dav) def. Marcus Echtler (SU) 7-6, default
3. Filip Kricka (SU) def. Scott Myers (Dav) 6-3, 5-7, 6-1
4. Serguei Boulanov (SU) def. Ethan Jaffee (Dav) 6-4, 6-4
5. Joey Jones (SU) def. Eric Noble (Dav) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (1)
6. Sam Burns (Dav) def. Danai Stamp (SU) 7-6 (5), 6-1
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