Orlando, Fla. -- March 15, 2010 -- Eric Henne was victorious as an individual, but he was the only shining light for the Spingfield College men's tennis team this evening in an 8-1 loss to Stevens Tech in SC's Spring 2010 opener in Orlando, Florida. With the loss, Springfield is now 1-2 overall, including two matches from the fall. Stevens ups its record to 3-1.
Henne, a junior from Bristol, Conn., needed three sets to defeat Carlo Pardo at No. 5 singles, 6-4, 2-6, 11-9. All other singles matches were decided in straight sets.
Up next in continuing its Spring Break in Orlando, the Pride will face Berry College of Mount Berry, Georgia Wednesday (Mar. 17) at 12:30 pm
Stevens 8, Springfield College 1
03/15/10 at Orlando, Fla.
Singles competition
1. Arik Zeevy (SITM) def. Trevor Romanzi (SC) 6-1, 6-2
2. Chris Rosensteel (SITM) def. Tim Tunis (SC) 6-0, 6-2
3. Jay Lee (SITM) def. Ben Burnap (SC) 6-0, 7-5
4. Piotr Rusinkiewicz (SITM) def. Zach O'Leary (SC) 6-4, 6-1
5. Eric Henne (SC) def. Carlo Pardo (SITM) 6-4, 2-6, 11-9
6. Derek Smith (SITM) def. Doug Nickerson (SC) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Arik Zeevy/Chris Rosensteel (SITM) def. Trevor Romanzi/Tim Tunis (SC) 8-3
2. Piotr Rusinkiewicz/Shota Tasaki (SITM) def. Ben Burnap/Kevin Leahy (SC) 8-1
3. Gregory Klose/Jason Ringstad (SITM) def. Zach O'Leary/Jesse Boyd (SC) 8-4
Records:
Springfield College 0-1
Stevens 3-1
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (2,1,3,4,6,5)
Toby Coffin G’01, enters his third year as the head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Springfield College. Coffin, who has coached at numerous high schools in the area, will look to build a program which will contend for a conference crown.
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