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Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis Rallies for 4-3 Victory

March 22, 2009

Siena took four of six singles matches after losing the doubles point to claim a 4-3 non-conference win over St. Francis (N.Y.) Saturday night in Latham. Nick Rutherford, Kevin Gioia, Stefan Putyera and Rob Cooperman all posted singles wins for the Saints.

Siena was carried by the bottom of its veteran rotation after dropping two of three doubles matches and two of the top three singles spots. Senior Nick Rutherford claimed won a critical match at second doubles, out-lasting esteban Mesa 2-6, 7-6 (4) and 11-9.

Gioia, Putyera and Cooperman all won straight set decisions at singles spots four through six.

NCAA Division 1
non-conference
Siena College vs St. Francis, NY- March 21, 2009 at Siena
Final Score
Siena 4, St. Francis 3

Doubles
1 Jindrich Chdoupka/Esteban Mesa (St. Francis) def Jeremy Deuel/Nick Rutherford(SIE) 8-5
2 Danhildi Robibson/James Tsang (St. Francis) def Jarrett Siwiec/Kevin Gioia (SIE) 8-4
3 Jay Godbole/Nik Godbole (SIE) def Vibren Todorov/Dan Marcellim (St. Francis) 8-1

Singles
1 Jindrich Chdoupka (St. Francis) def Jeremy Deuel (SIE) 6-1, 6-0
2 Nick Rutherford(SIE) def Esteban Mesa (St. Francis) 2-6, 7-6(4), 11-9
3 Danhildi Robibson (St. Francis) def. Jarrett Siwiec (SIE) 6-2, 6-3
4 Kevin Gioia (SIE) def. James Tsang (St. Francis) 6-3, 6-4
5 Stefan Putyera (SIE) def. Vibren Todorov (St. Francis) 6-0, 6-0
6 Rob Cooperman (SIE) def Atiba Frasca (St. Francis) 6-1, 6-1

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Players Mentioned

Jeremy Deuel

Jeremy Deuel

5' 10"
Senior
Kevin Gioia

Kevin Gioia

5' 9"
Junior
Jay Godbole

Jay Godbole

5' 7"
Junior
Nick Rutherford

Nick Rutherford

5' 9"
Senior
Jarrett Siwiec

Jarrett Siwiec

5' 9"
Freshman
Jeremy Deuel

Jeremy Deuel

5' 10"
Sophomore
Kevin Gioia

Kevin Gioia

5' 9"
Freshman
Stefan Putyera

Stefan Putyera

5' 10"
Sophomore
Nick Rutherford

Nick Rutherford

5' 9"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Jeremy Deuel

Jeremy Deuel

5' 10"
Senior
Kevin Gioia

Kevin Gioia

5' 9"
Junior
Jay Godbole

Jay Godbole

5' 7"
Junior
Nick Rutherford

Nick Rutherford

5' 9"
Senior
Jarrett Siwiec

Jarrett Siwiec

5' 9"
Freshman
Jeremy Deuel

Jeremy Deuel

5' 10"
Sophomore
Kevin Gioia

Kevin Gioia

5' 9"
Freshman
Stefan Putyera

Stefan Putyera

5' 10"
Sophomore
Nick Rutherford

Nick Rutherford

5' 9"
Sophomore