Men's Tennis | 4/24/2015 12:00:00 AM
Box Score The #5 men's tennis team upset #4 Brooklyn College, 5-2, on Friday afternoon in Brooklyn, NY. The Bloodhounds improve to 6-9 on the season. The Bulldogs end their season with a 6-9 overall record.
Brooklyn got on the board first in #3 doubles but John Jay fought back to take the other two doubles matches to lead 2-1. The duo of senior
Yevgeniy Remennik and junior
Richard Mills won in the top spot, 8-3. Seniors
Luis Chirinos and
Kelvin Rodriguez were victorious in the number two spot in a back-and-forth set, 8-6.
Brooklyn evened the score at two apiece after taking #6 singles. Remennik then cruised to a 6-4, 6-2 victory to give the Bloodhounds a 3-2 lead. Senior
Kelvin Rodriguez overcame a deficit to win in the fourth spot, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0. John Jay sealed the victory when one of Brooklyn's players was forced to retire.
"Assistant Coach Hogh and I told the team that if they gave 100%, they had a chance to upset Brooklyn," head coach
Chris Widney said. "Today they gave 100% and we are very proud of their effort."
| Singles competition |
| 1. Yevgeniy Remennik (JOHNJAY) def. Elliot Haddad (BCMTEN) 6-4, 6-2 |
| 2. Charles Stevens (BCMTEN) vs. Luis Chirinos (JOHNJAY) 6-3, 5-4, unfinished |
| 3. Richard Mills (JOHNJAY) def. Jonathan Chevinsky (BCMTEN) 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 1-0, retired |
| 4. Kelvin Rodriguez (JOHNJAY) def. Stanley Purcell (BCMTEN) 4-6, 6-1, 6-0 |
| 5. Albert Benjamin (BCMTEN) vs. Oscar Wu (JOHNJAY) 6-2, 5-7, 0-5, unfinished |
| 6. Marvin Gill (BCMTEN) def. Jowel Ahmed (JOHNJAY) 6-1, 6-3 |
The Bloodhounds will now battle the #1 Hunter Hawks in a CUNYAC semifinals match on Sunday, April 26, at the USTA National Tennis Center.
