MADISON, N.J. - The RIT Men's Tennis team won both the "A" and "B" titles at the Ranger Doubles Invitational hosted by Drew University, Saturday and Sunday. Junior
Christian Berko and first-year
Luke Weber combined to win the "A" final, while the team of junior
Max Chang and first-year
Ben Walerstein won the "B" final.
Sunday, Berko and Weber defeated Arcari and Fero, before an 8-7 win over junior
Grahith Movva and first-year
Alec Turcotte. In the "A" final, they took down Ganeshi and Gitti, 8-5. Saturday, Berko and Weber defeated Thomas and Polvere, 6-2 in their opening match and took down Ciarletta and Pacheco, 6-1 in their next match, before downing Baretta and Moon, 6-1 before blanking Cardenas and Feldman, 6-0.
Chang and Walerstein got a bye, Sunday and defeated Liwag and Schwartz, 8-5 before downing first-year
Gabriel Escobar and junior
Joel Pho, 8-5 in the "B" Final. Saturday, Chang and Walerstein were 6-1 winners over Jeligns and Michel in their opening match. They beat Deacon and Rafanello, 6-1 before a 6-3 win over Duval and Emery. The duo beat Anderson and Ali, 6-0 to go 4-0 on the day.
After an opening loss Sunday, first-year
Anthony Lounder and sophomore
Verosh Jayanetti came back to beat Duval and Emery, 8-5. Saturday, Lounder and Jayanetti were 7-5 winners in their first match. They defeated Perera and Carraccia, 6-1 before a 6-1 win over Arcari and Faro. They completed the day with a 6-0 win over Deacon and Rafanello.
Escobar and Pho defeated Ciarletta and Pachecho, 8-4 in Sunday's opening match, and Liwag and Schwartz, 8-2, before falling to Chang and Walerstein in the "B" final. Saturday, Escobar teamed up with Pho shut out Fuentes and Polish, 6-0 in their opening match. They took down Oshnavie and Arbitter, 6-3 and George and Jackson, 6-0 before a 6-1 win over Kravchenko and Reynolds.
Saturday, first-year
Alec Turcotte and junior
Grahith Movva lost their first match but won their next three, winning 6-3 over Deacon and Emery, 7-6 (9-7) over Arcari and Faro and 6-2 over Fuentes and Polish. Sunday, they defeated Duval/Emery, 8-3 before falling to Berko and Weber.
RIT returns to action on Saturday (March 2) at NYU at 1:00 p.m.
