Men's Tennis | 3/18/2009 1:47:52 AM

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ROCHESTER, NY - The RIT men's tennis team (0-1, 0-0 Empire 8) started off the 2009 campaign with a loss to Roberts Wesleyan (2-0) by a score of 6-3.

Roberts Wesleyan took four of the six singles matches, and won two of the three doubles matches. At third doubles, the team of Larry Hall (Fairport, NY/Fairport) (Fairport, NY/Fairport) and John Albers (Grands Rapids, MI/Forest Hills) (Grand Rapids, MI/Forest Hills) defeated Guillermo Zuniga and Jacob Phillips by a score of 8-6.

Senior Mauricio Pommier (Santa Cruz, Bolivia/German) (Santa Cruz, Bolivia/German) started his season off with a victory, defeating Zuniga 6-2, 6-3 in the fifth spot.

Freshman Adam Wolf (South Euclid, Ohio/Brush) (South Euclid, OH/Brush) began his RIT career by defeating Nicholas Hunter 6-0, 6-0.

The Tigers are back in action on Thursday, as they travel to Ithaca to face the Bombers in their first Empire 8 contest of the season.. Play begins at 4 p.m.

Doubles:
1. Maciej Maksymiuk/Aram Karapetyan (RW) def.  Jose Guzman (Guatemala/Collegio Valle Verde)/Clayton Tontarski (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta) (RIT) 8-3
2. German Michaylyszyn/Enrique Flores (RW) def. John Traver (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa)/Adam Wolf (South Euclid, Ohio/Brush) (RIT) 9-8 (7-5)
3. Larry Hall (Fairport, NY/Fairport)/John Albers (Grands Rapids, MI/Forest Hills) (RIT) def. Guillermo Zuniga/Jacob Phillips (RW) 8-6

Singles:
1. Aram Karapetyan (RW) def. Jose Guzman (Guatemala/Collegio Valle Verde) (RIT) 6-2, 6-2
2. Maciej Maksymiuk (RW) def. John Traver (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) (RIT) 6-4, 6-3
3. German Michaylyszyn (RW) def. Clayton Tontarski (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta) (RIT) 6-1, 6-0
4. Enrique Flores (RW) def. Max Bogue (Colchester, VT/Colchester) (RIT) 6-2, 6-4
5. Mauricio Pommier (Santa Cruz, Bolivia/German) (RIT) def. Guillermo Zuniga (RW) 6-2, 6-3
6. Adam Wolf (South Euclid, Ohio/Brush) (RIT) def. Nicholas Hunter (RW) 6-0, 6-0