George Washington University
Atlantic 10 Championships
Men's Tennis Continues on in A-10 Championship
4/24/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 24, 2009
MONROEVILLE, PA - Top seeded George Washington men's tennis defeated eighth seeded Saint Joseph's, 4-0, to move deeper in the 2009 Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis Championship. GW will face St. Bonaventure on Saturday at 11:00 a.m.
The Colonials took the top two flights in doubles over Saint Joseph's and did not need to finish the third match. In the No. 1 pairs, Freshmen Ugur Atalay and Richard Blumenfeld defeated Phil Bayless and Mike Satuble, 8-6, while Chris Kushma and Yan Levinski won in the No. 2 pairs, 8-5, over Peter Cognetti and Jeff Kessler.
Atalay extended his winning streak to seven matches with his No. 2 flight win over SJU's Bayless 6-3, 6-2. Sophomore Erik Hannah also defeated his Saint Joseph's opponent, Stauble 6-0, 6-1 at the No. 3 while Ayra Vayghan defeated Cognetti 6-1, 6-0.
MATCH 5
# 1 GEORGE WASHINGTON 4, # 8 SAINT JOSEPH'S 0
Doubles
1. Ugur Atalay/Richard Blumenfeld (GW) def. Phil Bayliss/Michael Stauble (SJU) 8-6
2. Chris Kushma/Yan Levinski (GW) def. Peter Cognetti/Jeff Kessler (SJU) 8-5
3. Arya Vayghan/Erik Hannah (GW) vs. Pat Adams/Matt Prusack (SJU) 7-5 (DNF)
Singles
1. Yan Levinski (GW) vs. Pat Adams (SJU) 6-1, 3-1 (DNF)
2. Ugur Atalay (GW) def. Phil Bayliss (SJU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Erik Hannah (GW) def. Mike Stauble (SJU) 6-0, 6-1
4. Chris Kushma (GW) vs. Jeff Kessler (SJU) 7-5, 2-2 (DNF)
5. Alex Sohaili (GW) vs. Matt Prusack (SJU) 6-1, 4-1 (DNF)
6. Arya Vayghan (GW) def. Peter Cognetti (SJU) 6-1, 6-0
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