2008 Woodie Awards
Men's tennis disappoints in Northeast Regional Championships
Nate Fields
Issue date: 10/26/06 Section: Sports
A lone doubles victory was the only statistical bright spot this weekend for Marist men's tennis at the Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association Northeast Men's Regional Championships.
Seniors Pedro Genovese and Federico Rolon marched past their first round doubles opponents from the University of Connecticut, Ben Goldstein and Joe Schueler, 8-5 Friday.
Coach Tim Smith was proud of his players, but had high expectations going into the match.
"I was happy, but that's a match I felt they should win," Smith said. "They have competed against those players in another tournament this year"
Their success was short-lived however, as the pair fell 8-2 in the second round of thirty-two teams to Jason Pinsky and Eric Riley of host UPenn however.
Riley and Rolon both hail from Southern California, and the match was a reunion of sorts for the two.
"I'd say the reunion was the best part of that match," Smith said. "That was a tough draw for Pedro and Federico. They drew the four seed in the tournament, and I believe Riley was the number one ranked doubles players in Southern California in high school."
Marist enjoyed no success in singles competition, as Greg Marks made a quick exit Thursday, and Genovese was defeated Friday.
Jonathon Leslie of Princeton handed Marks a rare singles defeat, 6-3, 6-3. The junior from Newburgh has had a strong fall, capturing the Flight II singles title at the UConn tournament last month and reaching the semifinals in Marist's first competition of the year, the Brown Invitational in Providence.
"Greg had a very tough draw," Smith said. "Leslie won his next match, and made it to the main draw, where I think he'll do very well."
Genovese fell on Friday to George Washington's Mustafa Gencsoy 6-1, 7-6 (7-4). It wasn't the first time the two played each other, as they had faced off at the Georgetown Invitational in Washington earlier this season. Though Gencsoy won that match as well, and went on to win the tournament, Genovese battled hard in both.
Smith was not impressed with the result of the senior's match, however.
"Pedro had a good opportunity to win the second set, and was up 4-love serving," he said. "In all honesty, I was disappointed with the results of the second set."
Although the team struggled on paper, the level of competition was significantly higher than most tournaments the Foxes participate in. UPenn, in Philadelphia, was host to players from over 40 different schools, many of which are significantly larger than Marist.
The schedule does not get any easier for the Foxes as they travel to Cornell for a tournament next weekend, and end with the Dartmouth Invitational in Hanover, New Hampshire the following weekend.
Seniors Pedro Genovese and Federico Rolon marched past their first round doubles opponents from the University of Connecticut, Ben Goldstein and Joe Schueler, 8-5 Friday.
Coach Tim Smith was proud of his players, but had high expectations going into the match.
"I was happy, but that's a match I felt they should win," Smith said. "They have competed against those players in another tournament this year"
Their success was short-lived however, as the pair fell 8-2 in the second round of thirty-two teams to Jason Pinsky and Eric Riley of host UPenn however.
Riley and Rolon both hail from Southern California, and the match was a reunion of sorts for the two.
"I'd say the reunion was the best part of that match," Smith said. "That was a tough draw for Pedro and Federico. They drew the four seed in the tournament, and I believe Riley was the number one ranked doubles players in Southern California in high school."
Marist enjoyed no success in singles competition, as Greg Marks made a quick exit Thursday, and Genovese was defeated Friday.
Jonathon Leslie of Princeton handed Marks a rare singles defeat, 6-3, 6-3. The junior from Newburgh has had a strong fall, capturing the Flight II singles title at the UConn tournament last month and reaching the semifinals in Marist's first competition of the year, the Brown Invitational in Providence.
"Greg had a very tough draw," Smith said. "Leslie won his next match, and made it to the main draw, where I think he'll do very well."
Genovese fell on Friday to George Washington's Mustafa Gencsoy 6-1, 7-6 (7-4). It wasn't the first time the two played each other, as they had faced off at the Georgetown Invitational in Washington earlier this season. Though Gencsoy won that match as well, and went on to win the tournament, Genovese battled hard in both.
Smith was not impressed with the result of the senior's match, however.
"Pedro had a good opportunity to win the second set, and was up 4-love serving," he said. "In all honesty, I was disappointed with the results of the second set."
Although the team struggled on paper, the level of competition was significantly higher than most tournaments the Foxes participate in. UPenn, in Philadelphia, was host to players from over 40 different schools, many of which are significantly larger than Marist.
The schedule does not get any easier for the Foxes as they travel to Cornell for a tournament next weekend, and end with the Dartmouth Invitational in Hanover, New Hampshire the following weekend.
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