Box Score CHARLESTON,
S.C. --- The men's tennis team earned two singles
victories by its two senior players but lost, 4-2 to the College of
Charleston in the opening round of the 2008 Southern Conference
Tennis Championships.
The
senior pair tied the team score at 2-2 after winning on their
respective courts.
The
ninth-seeded Cougars, 8-16, led 1-0 after winning the first and third doubles
matches, and held a 2-0 advantage upon Omer Abramovich's 6-4, 6-0
victory over Peter Sauska at No. 1 singles.
The
eighth-seeded Mocs, 12-10, got back in the match with Badr Bouabdellah's 6-4, 6-2
win over Mickael Boyer at the second singles spot, and Razvan Axente
was a 6-4, 6-4 winner over Steven Myers at No. 3 singles.
Senior
Pavel Vostrikov and freshman Rick van de Bovenkamp each took their
opponents to a third set. Vostrikov was ahead, 6-3, 2-6, 5-0 in the
third set over Joe Nicolazziwhen the match was clinched. Van de
Bovenkamp did not survive his 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 matchup at No. 5 with
Chris Carlton.
No.
9 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 4, NO. 8 CHATTANOOGA 2
Farmfield
Tennis Center, Mount Pleasant, S.C.
Doubles
(for one team point)
1.
Abramovich/Myers (CofC) def. Bouabdellah/Vostrikov (UTC), 8-5
2.
Diamond/Sauska (UTC) vs. Boyer/Nicolazzi (CofC), 5-6 DNF
3.
Moyer/Petit (CofC) def. Axente/van de Bovenkamp (UTC), 8-3
Singles
1.
Omer Abramovich (CofC) def. Peter Sauska (UTC), 6-4, 6-0
2.
Badr Bouabdellah (UTC) def. Mickael Boyer (CofC), 6-4, 6-2
3.
Razvan Axente (UTC) def. Steven Myers (CofC), 6-4, 6-4
4.
Pavel Vostrikov (UTC) vs. Joe Nicolazzi (CofC), 6-3, 2-6, 5-0 DNF
5.
Chris Carlton (CofC) def. Rick van de Bovenkamp (UTC), 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
6.
Ross Moyer (CofC) def. Robert Diamond (UTC), 6-4, 6-0
Team
records: UTC (12-10), College of Charleston (8-16)
