University of Delaware Athletics
Men's Tennis Opens Day One of Lehigh Invitational With Six Wins
10/15/2011 11:29:00 AM | Men's Tennis
The non-team scoring event took place at the Lewis Tennis Center/Ulrich Varsity Courts. Delaware drew Bucknell University for the first round of action, featuring eight singles and four doubles matches.
Delaware opened the top flights with a pair of wins as Troy Beneck knocked off Gregg Cohenca 6-3, 6-4 and Blue Hen newcomer Adam Lawton (at right) needed extra sets to claim a 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 victory against Evan Zimmer.
The Hens enjoyed another pair of singles victories in the fifth and seventh flight. In the No. 5 singles, Nolan Gelman picked up an extra-set win 6-3, 2-6, 10-3 against Kyle Rosen. In the seventh flight, Jason Derene defeated Gregory Maxson 6-3, 3-6, 10-8.
Several Hens fought hard, pushing their matches to extra sets, including Andre Vorobyov in the No. 3 flight. The Delaware senior dropped a 6-3, 5-7, 10-3 decision against Bucknell's Octavio Canibe. In the fourth flight, Ryan Kent was edged out 5-7, 6-1, 10-5.
Delaware notched two doubles wins as Beneck and Lawton paired up to win 8-6 over Cohenca and Zimmer. The final Blue Hen win of the day came 8-3 as Gelman and Derene defeated Tortora and Rosen.
The Hens return to Lehigh's Lewis Tennis Center/Ulrich Varsity Courts on Sunday to conclude the invitational. Action will take place all day.
Men's
Lehigh Invitational
Delaware vs. Bucknell – No Team Scoring
Singles
1) Troy Beneck (UD) def. Gregg Cohenca (BU) 6-3, 6-4
2) Adam Lawton (UD) def. Evan Zimmer (BU) 4-6, 6-4, 10-8
3) Octavio Canibe (BU) def. Andre Vorobyov (UD) 6-3, 5-7 10-3
4) Josh Katten (BU) def. Ryan Kent (BU) 5-7, 6-1, 10-5
5) Nolan Gelman (UD) def. Kyle Rosen (BU) 6-3, 2-6, 10-3
6) Kelly Morque (BU) def. Evan Andrews (UD) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
7) Jason Derene (UD) def. Gregory Maxson (BU) 6-3, 3-6, 10-8
8) Chris Tortora (BU) def. Ian LeBlanc (BU) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles
1) Beneck/Lawton (UD) def. Cohenca /Zimmer (BU) 8-6
2) Katten/Morque (BU) def. Kent/Vorobyov (UD) 8-5
3) Derene/Gelman (UD) def. Tortora/Rosen (BU) 8-3
4) Kaneba/Maxon (BU) def. Andrews/LeBlanc (UD) 9-7
Players Mentioned
