Ithaca, N.Y. - The men's tennis team (8-7, 4-1 Empire 8) lost to Stevens (10-5, 5-0 Empire 8) by a score of 6-3 Saturday.
Ithaca won two of three doubles matches, highlighted by a 8-2 win at second doubles by freshmen Alex Stoler (Pascack Valley/River Vale, N.J.) and Josh Rifkin (Homestead/Ft. Wayne, Ind.). The duo knocked off a team from Stevens that was previously undefeated on the year.
The team of sophomore Liam Berkowitz (Pleasantville/Pleasantville) and senior Jeff Buffum (Morristown/Morristown, N.J.) also picked up a victory, winning 9-7 at third doubles.
Sophomore Danny Wolk (The Field School/Potomac, Md.) was a winner at fifth singles for the Bombers, winning the super-tiebreaker 11-9 after splitting the first two sets.
Ithaca returns to action Sunday, traveling to Nazareth for another Empire 8 match at 1 p.m.
Singles competition
1. Zhi Ko (SIT) def. Taylor Borda (IC) 6-4, 6-1
2. Arik Zeevy (SIT) def. Alex Stoler (IC) 6-4, 6-2
3. Ricky Bawa (SIT) def. Josh Rifkin (IC) 6-4, 6-4
4. Piotr Rusinkiewicz (SIT) def. Liam Berkowitz (IC) 3-6, 6-1, 6-0
5. Danny Wolk (IC) def. Jason Ringstad (SIT) 6-2, 6-7 (2-7), 11-9
6. Jay Lee (SIT) def. Jeff Buffum (IC) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Ricky Bawa/Piotr Rusinkiewicz (SIT) def. Taylor Borda/Danny Wolk (IC) 8-1
2. Alex Stoler/Josh Rifkin (IC) def. Zhi Ko/Jay Lee (SIT) 8-2
3. Liam Berkowitz/Jeff Buffum (IC) def. Arik Zeevy/Jason Ringstad (SIT) 9-7
Match Notes:
Stevens 10-5, 5-0 E8
Ithaca 8-7, 4-1 E8