2008 Woodie Awards
Marist Red Foxes roll through all flights and six teams at UCONN Invitational
Jonathan Knoth
Issue date: 10/5/06 Section: Sports
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This past weekend, the Marist men's tennis team traveled to the University of Connecticut where they squared off against prime competition.
Other teams in the tournament included the University of Rhode Island, Uconn, Holy Cross, Boston University, Quinnipiac, and Sacred Heart University, all prestigious tennis programs.
Marist sent six players to the finals, with five to come out victorious.
Senior Pedro Genovese battled through Flight A only to find himself down 5-2. However, with persistent play, he won five straight games.
Head coach Tim Smith said Genovese never gave in, especially with his serve.
"He then threw professional-like serves, and broke [his opponent] once in the second set to win 6-4," he said.
Furthermore, Marist continued to stun its opponents in Flight B as Ray Joseph and Greg Marks sailed through their competition to face each other in the Flight B finals. It was a match that Coach Smith said "was not indicative of the score." Marks defeated Joseph in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2.
Flight C was almost identical as two Marist players reached the finals as well. Unlike the aforementioned Flight B, the finalists in this match-up, Federico Rolon and Frank Algier, elected to decide the winner at the Marist tennis courts for a very respectable reason: both players have tests early in the week. Later in the week, these two Marist students will play, and Coach Smith will hand out the hardware.
When asked why Rolon and Algier did not finish the tournament at Uconn, Smith saidd, "Marist is committed to the term student-athlete, not athlete-student. Henceforth, with both of them having exams early in the week, we thought it would be best to get them back early so they could hit the books rather than the hard-works."
Jeff Nguyen saw great success in Flight D, and his victory was hard fought. In a grueling match that lasted over two hours, Nguyen finally emerged the champion, winning the third set 10-8, which is known as a super tie-breaker.
Moreover, in doubles play, Genovese and Rolon teamed up to win the Flight A doubles match against Quinnipiac University, 8-5. Precision serving and aggressive net play allowed them to control the last five games of the match and win four of them.
Marist plays its' last fall home match of the year this weekend against international competition, the University of Montreal, at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7. Following their University of Montreal match-ups, the Red Foxes will oppose the University of Hartford at 12:30 p.m.
Other teams in the tournament included the University of Rhode Island, Uconn, Holy Cross, Boston University, Quinnipiac, and Sacred Heart University, all prestigious tennis programs.
Marist sent six players to the finals, with five to come out victorious.
Senior Pedro Genovese battled through Flight A only to find himself down 5-2. However, with persistent play, he won five straight games.
Head coach Tim Smith said Genovese never gave in, especially with his serve.
"He then threw professional-like serves, and broke [his opponent] once in the second set to win 6-4," he said.
Furthermore, Marist continued to stun its opponents in Flight B as Ray Joseph and Greg Marks sailed through their competition to face each other in the Flight B finals. It was a match that Coach Smith said "was not indicative of the score." Marks defeated Joseph in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2.
Flight C was almost identical as two Marist players reached the finals as well. Unlike the aforementioned Flight B, the finalists in this match-up, Federico Rolon and Frank Algier, elected to decide the winner at the Marist tennis courts for a very respectable reason: both players have tests early in the week. Later in the week, these two Marist students will play, and Coach Smith will hand out the hardware.
When asked why Rolon and Algier did not finish the tournament at Uconn, Smith saidd, "Marist is committed to the term student-athlete, not athlete-student. Henceforth, with both of them having exams early in the week, we thought it would be best to get them back early so they could hit the books rather than the hard-works."
Jeff Nguyen saw great success in Flight D, and his victory was hard fought. In a grueling match that lasted over two hours, Nguyen finally emerged the champion, winning the third set 10-8, which is known as a super tie-breaker.
Moreover, in doubles play, Genovese and Rolon teamed up to win the Flight A doubles match against Quinnipiac University, 8-5. Precision serving and aggressive net play allowed them to control the last five games of the match and win four of them.
Marist plays its' last fall home match of the year this weekend against international competition, the University of Montreal, at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7. Following their University of Montreal match-ups, the Red Foxes will oppose the University of Hartford at 12:30 p.m.
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