2008 Woodie Awards
Streak comes to an end
Red Foxes men's tennis loses first MAAC game in five years
Paul Seach
Issue date: 4/15/04 Section: Sports
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After winning more than 60 consecutive matches in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, the Marist men's tennis team lost their first match in over five years.
"Sometimes it's easier to climb back up the mountain than it is to stay up on top of it," said head coach Tim Smith.
Playing indoors because of the soggy conditions, the Red Foxes matched up against Fairfield, Loyola and Manhattan. Fairfield and Loyola were wins 63 and 64 for the Foxes.
Going into their match-up, both the Jaspers and the Red Foxes were undefeated. For the Red Foxes, a win against the tough Jaspers would continue tradition or set a precedent.
After the Red Foxes swept the doubles matches to win the first point, it appeared that the team would be comfortable upholding tradition.
Nick Bass and Mark Santucci defeated Ezra Cohen and Diego Alvarado 8-4, while Chris Hagan and Pedro Genovese beat Nicholas Gravagna and Zoltan Bus, 9-8 (8-6).
"Chris took senior leadership to a new height today," Smith said.
In the singles competition, frosh Ray Josephs stood out among the Red foxes, but it was to no avail, as Manhattan still crept by 5-2 to remain undefeated (4-0 MAAC).
"It was an outstanding win for Ray-Gun at number six," Smith said.
Josephs defeated Alon Cohen 7-6 (10-8), 6-4 in a match that took about two and a half hours to complete.
"Nick Bass and Pedro were both in competitive matches. If they won, you were talking about us winning 4-3," Smith said. "[But] we played a team that was better than us today."
While some were upset about the loss, the team ate in style afterwards, retreating to a quiet dinner, or as Smith would call a "nice meal in an Italian restaurant in Queens."
"While some were down about the loss, many felt pretty good about the way they played," he said.
While the streak may be over, the team is still focused towards the MAAC tournament this weekend in Flushing, Queens.
All season the team has turned to a sports psychologist to help the team maintain focus. The psychologist offers players many relaxation methods to maintain focus and calmness. This method is not uncommon as many athletes, especially Olympic athletes turn to sports psychologists.
The psychologist may get his money's worth this week as they team looks to shake off a tough loss while looking forward to Niagara on Saturday morning in the MAAC tournament.
"Sometimes it's easier to climb back up the mountain than it is to stay up on top of it," said head coach Tim Smith.
Playing indoors because of the soggy conditions, the Red Foxes matched up against Fairfield, Loyola and Manhattan. Fairfield and Loyola were wins 63 and 64 for the Foxes.
Going into their match-up, both the Jaspers and the Red Foxes were undefeated. For the Red Foxes, a win against the tough Jaspers would continue tradition or set a precedent.
After the Red Foxes swept the doubles matches to win the first point, it appeared that the team would be comfortable upholding tradition.
Nick Bass and Mark Santucci defeated Ezra Cohen and Diego Alvarado 8-4, while Chris Hagan and Pedro Genovese beat Nicholas Gravagna and Zoltan Bus, 9-8 (8-6).
"Chris took senior leadership to a new height today," Smith said.
In the singles competition, frosh Ray Josephs stood out among the Red foxes, but it was to no avail, as Manhattan still crept by 5-2 to remain undefeated (4-0 MAAC).
"It was an outstanding win for Ray-Gun at number six," Smith said.
Josephs defeated Alon Cohen 7-6 (10-8), 6-4 in a match that took about two and a half hours to complete.
"Nick Bass and Pedro were both in competitive matches. If they won, you were talking about us winning 4-3," Smith said. "[But] we played a team that was better than us today."
While some were upset about the loss, the team ate in style afterwards, retreating to a quiet dinner, or as Smith would call a "nice meal in an Italian restaurant in Queens."
"While some were down about the loss, many felt pretty good about the way they played," he said.
While the streak may be over, the team is still focused towards the MAAC tournament this weekend in Flushing, Queens.
All season the team has turned to a sports psychologist to help the team maintain focus. The psychologist offers players many relaxation methods to maintain focus and calmness. This method is not uncommon as many athletes, especially Olympic athletes turn to sports psychologists.
The psychologist may get his money's worth this week as they team looks to shake off a tough loss while looking forward to Niagara on Saturday morning in the MAAC tournament.