March 21, 2007

Stockton, Calif. - Coming off their first victory of the season, the Pacific men's tennis team played well but fell to No. 75 Cornell, 5-2, on Wednesday, March 21.

The Tigers fell to 1-10 on the season following the loss, while Cornell moved to 12-2 overall.

Sophomore Moritz Starke (Bamberg, Germany) and freshman Vegerd Veskimagi (Saku, Estonia) nabbed victories at the No. 1 and No. 3 singles spots. With the win, Starke moved to 9-2 at the top singles spot for Pacific this season.

Pacific will be back on the courts on Friday, March 23 as the Tigers host Northern Arizona at 2 p.m. in the Hal Nelson Tennis Courts.

Results
No. 75 Cornell 5, Pacific 2
Hal Nelson Tennis Courts
Stockton, Calif.

Doubles: (Cornell wins the doubles point, 2-1)
1. Brunner / Ruff (COR) def. Stake / Vladimir Zdravkovic (PAC), 8-5
2. Goldstein / Weston Nichols (COR) def. Kelly / Toledo (PAC), 8-6
3. Veskimagi / Ahad Ebrahim (PAC) def. Kyle Doppelt / Kung (COR), 8-6

Singles:
1. Moritz Starke (PAC) def. Nick Brunner (COR), 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10)
2. Josh Ruff (COR) def. Alan Kelly (PAC), 6-2, 6-1
3. Vegerd Veskimagi (PAC) def. Rory Heggie (COR), 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (8)
4. Peter Kung (COR) def. Chase Oliphant (PAC), 7-5, 6-2
5. Josh Goldstein (COR) def. Pedro Toledo (PAC), 6-2, 6-1
6. Marc Asch (COR) def. Robert Price (PAC), 6-1, 6-2