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Men's Tennis Sweeps Past Sacred Heart and Rider
February 15, 2015 | Men's Tennis
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army men’s tennis team ran its winning streak to six matches after picking up 7-0 victories over Sacred Heart and Rider on Sunday at Lichtenberg Tennis Center.
Army improves to 6-3 this year, while Sacred Heart slips to 0-6 and Rider falls to 1-8.
Senior Alex Van Velzer and sophomore Sam Lampman earned an 8-5 victory at the top doubles position against Sacred Heart, while junior Harrison McCormick and sophomore Grant Riechmann picked up an 8-1 win at No. 2 and junior Austin McCasin and sophomore Kyle Barnes collected an 8-4 decision at No. 3.
Lampman, Van Velzer and Riechman posted two-set wins at the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 singles slots, respectively, and freshman Michael Nguyen, Barnes and senior Peter Sienko followed suit with two-set victories of their own from the fourth, fifth and sixth singles positions, respectively, to help the Black Knights sweep past the Pioneers.
In Sunday’s second match, the Black Knights again earned the doubles point, thanks to an 8-4 win from McCasin and Barnes at the No. 1 position. Army used two different pairings than it did in the first match of the day, with juniors Sam Jang-Milsten and David Proctor recording an 8-2 decision at No. 2 and junior Joey Hatala and sophomore Cameron Voigt registering an 8-1 victory at No. 3.
The Black Knights also used six different singles players against Rider, including junior Ben Davies and freshmen Michael Sienko and Gregory Shannon, who picked up wins at the first, second and third slots, respectively. Hatala played to a 6-2, 6-3 win over his counterpart at No. 4, Jang-Milsten topped Rider’s Matt Begley, 6-1, 6-0, in the fifth position and junior Ron Verano grabbed a 6-0, 6-1 triumph at No. 6.
Army returns to the court on Friday, Feb. 20, when it hosts Marist at 6 p.m.
Army 7, Sacred Heart 0
Doubles
1. Sam Lampman/Alex Van Velzer (A) def. Matt Dean/Brian Power, 8-5
2. Harrison McCormick/Grant Riechmann (A) def. Anthony Savio/Karan Narula, 8-1
3. Austin McCasin/Kyle Barnes (A) def. Mathieu Pilote-Schraenen/Cory Seltman, 8-4
Singles
1. Sam Lampman (A) def. Matt Dean, 6-4, 6-4
2. Alex Van Velzer (A) def. Brian Power, 6-1, 6-2
3. Grant Riechmann (A) def. Karan Narula, 6-3, 6-1
4. Michael Nguyen (A) def. Mathieu Pilote-Schraenen, 6-3, 6-1
5. Kyle Barnes (A) def. Francisco Del Valle Diaz, 6-1, 6-2
6. Peter Sienko (A) def. Anthony Savio, 6-1, 6-2
Army 7, Rider 0
Doubles
1. Austin McCasin/Kyle Barnes (A) def. Chanton Phan/Jeremy Van Herwarde, 8-4
2. David Proctor/Sam Jang-Milsten (A) def. Chris Popso/Adam Levi, 8-2
3. Joey Hatala/Cameron Voigt (A) def. Ahmed Al-Shawafi/Matt Begley, 8-1
Singles
1. Ben Davies (A) def. Chris Popso, 6-1, 6-0
2. Michael Sienko (A) def. Chanton Phan, 6-0, 6-2
3. Gregory Shannon (A) def. Jeremy Van Herwarde, 6-2, 6-1
4. Joey Hatala (A) def. Ahmed Al-Shawafi, 6-2, 6-3
5. Sam Jang-Milsten (A) def. Matt Begley, 6-1, 6-0
6. Ron Verano (A) def. Agaazi Berhane, 6-0, 6-1
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