March 17, 2009
Stockton, Calif. - The Pacific men's tennis team extended their win streak to five consecutive matches with a 4-3 victory over Yale on Tuesday, Mar. 17.
The victory moved Pacific to 7-3 on the season, while Yale fell to 9-4.
Pacific got out in front of the Bulldogs early in the day, taking the first two doubles spots in the contest to capture the first point of the match. After capturing the first match of the day at the No. 2 spot, Pacific sealed the doubles win with an easy 8-2 win by senior Moritz Starke (Bamberg, Germany) and junior Renan Delsin (Santa Cruz da Conceicao,Brazil) at the No. 1 position.
Yale would break out front of the Tigers at the start of singles action, taking the first two completed matches to take a 2-1 lead against Pacific. Despite the sudden deficit, Pacific would rally by taking the next three matches against the Bulldogs to capture the match and their fifth consecutive win. Starke again came away with the match sealing victory, rallying from a one set deficit to take the final two sets of his match, 6-3, 6-4 for the win.
The Tigers return to the courts on Tuesday, Mar. 24 against Washington in Indian Wells, Calif. The match time has not yet been announced.
Men's Tennis Results
No. 58 Pacific 4, Yale 3
San Diego, Calif.
Doubles: (Pacific wins doubles point, 2-1)
1. Moritz Starke / Renan Delsin (PAC) def. Michael Caldwell / Connor Dawson (YALE): 8-2
2. Artem Gramma / Ryan Kim (PAC) def. Joel Samaha / Calvin Bennett (YALE): 6-2, retired (injury)
3. Erik Blumenkranz / Josh Leaderman (YALE) def. Karl-Erik Paaro / Christian Kuehne (PAC): 8-3
Order of Finish:
2, 3, 1
Singles:
1. Moritz Starke (PAC) def. Michael Caldwell (YALE): 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
2. Connor Dawson (YALE) def. Artem Gramma (PAC): 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
3. Joel Samaha (YALE) def. Renan Delsin (PAC): 6-3, 6-1
4. Vegerd Veskimagi (PAC) def. Erik Blumenkranz (YALE): 6-2, 7-6 (4)
5. Karl-Erik Paaro (PAC) def. Tom Santoro (YALE): 6-1, 7-6 (3)
6. Josh Lederman (YALE) def. Christian Kuehne (PAC): 5-3, retired (injury)
Order of Finish:
6, 3, 5, 4, 1, 2
