April 1, 2007

Final Stats

Fairfield won five of six singles matches and two of three doubles competitions to clinch a 6-1 win over Siena at Fairfield Sunday. Jeremy Deuel won 6-2 and 6-3 at top singles for the Saints.

The Stags improve to 2-1 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and 9-6 overall with the victory. The Saints drop to 3-2 in league action and 6-6 on the year.

At No. 1 singles, Deuel topped Jonathan Fernando 6-2 and 6-3. Senior Zachary Morrison won his fourth straight match at No. 3 singles with a 6-3, 6-0 win against Stefan Putyera to improve to 15-8 on the season.

At No. 2 singles, freshman Ryan Berthod blanked Nick Rutherford, 6-0, 6-0. Junior Balazs Szikla picked up a 6-2, 6-3 victory against Kevin Gioia at No. 4 singles while sophomore Chip Palumbo earned a 6-2, 6-1 decision over Chris Auffredou at No. 5 singles. Junior Glen Gannon rounded out the victories at No. 6 singles with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Mike Aliotta.

Fairfield came out strong in doubles, taking two out of three matches. At No. 2 doubles, the duo of Gannon and Szikla defeated Putyera and Auffredou, 8-4. At No. 3 doubles, Morrison and Berthod downed Jay Godbole and Jose Loren, 8-3, for their fifth-straight victory as partners. At the top spot, Deuel and Rutherford were able to edge out Fernando and Palumbo, 9-8(7).

Singles competition
1. Jeremy Deuel (SIE) def. Jonathan Fernando (FFDM) 6-2, 6-3
2. Ryan Berthod (FFDM) def. Nick Rutherford (SIE) 6-0, 6-0
3. Zack Morrison (FFDM) def. Stefan Putyera (SIE) 6-3, 6-0
4. Balazs Szikla (FFDM) def. Kevin Gioia (SIE) 6-2, 6-3
5. Chip Palumbo (FFDM) def. Chris Auffredou (SIE) 6-2, 6-1
6. Glen Gannon (FFDM) def. Mike Aliotta (SIE) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Jeremy Deuel/Nick Rutherford (SIE) def. Jonathan Fernando/Chip Palumbo (FFDM) 9-8 (7-0)
2. Glen Gannon/Balazs Szikla (FFDM) def. Stefan Putyera/Chris Auffredou (SIE) 8-4
3. Zack Morrison/Ryan Berthod (FFDM) def. Jay Godbole/Jose Loren (SIE) 8-3

Match Notes
Siena 6-6 (3-2 MAAC)
Fairfield 9-6 (2-1 MAAC)