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Date: March 26, 2003
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby men's tennis wins two matches

HILTON HEAD, S.C. --

John McManigal (Santa Barbara/Santa Barbara, Calif.) went to a tiebreaker in all three sets in pulling out a big victory for the Colby College men's tennis team in a 4-3 victory over Carleton College on Wednesday.

McManigal won 7-6 (3), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5) at first singles for the Mules (3-3), who are 3-0 on their trip to South Carolina. Steen Sehnert (Summit/Summit, N.J.) and Ben Crane (Blake School/Edina, Minn.) also won singles matches for Colby.

The Mules pulled out two of the three doubles matches to earn the one point for doubles play. Sehnert and Kevin Yardi (Santa Barbara/Santa Barbara, Calif.) won 9-8 at first doubles. Marc Kassin (Mt. Greylock/Williamstown, Mass.) and John Fallon (Nashoba/Northboro, Mass.) took an 8-6 win at third doubles.

On Tuesday, Colby took a 5-2 victory over Luther College behind a big victory from Rich Cook (Lincoln-Sudbury/Sudbury, Mass.), who won a tiebreaker in place of a third set at fourth singles.

Colby 4, Carleton 3 (Wednesday's match)

SINGLES RESULTS: 1: John McManigal, Co, d. Ottum, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5); 2: Hoppe, Ca, d. Kassin, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0; 3: Steen Sehnert, Co, d. Holmes, 6-2, 7-5; 4: Tulloch, Ca, d. Stenovec, 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-3; 5: Ben Crane, Co, d. Stanic, 6-2, 6-4; 6: Loew, Ca, d. Fallon, 6-2, 6-1

DOUBLES RESULTS: 1: Kevin Yardi/Sehnert, Co, d. Diamond-Stanic/Ottum, 9-8; 2: Hoppe/Piston, Ca, d. McManigal/Cook, 8-6; 3: Kassin/Fallon, C, d. Goodkind/Schneide, 8-6

Colby 5, Luther 2 (Tuesday's match)

SINGLES RESULTS: 1: Ryan Sommers, L, d. John McManigal, 2-6, 6-3, (10-8); 2: Erik Guffy, L, d. Marc Kassin, 4-6, 6-1, (10-7); 3: Steen Sehnert, C, d. d. Adam Strand, 6-3, 6-4; 4: Rich Cook, C, def. Rheinschmidt, 6-1, 4-6, (10-8); 5: Tim Stenovec, C, d. Randy Mack, 6-3, 6-2; 6: Ben Crane, C, d. Pete Tass, 6-4, 6-4

DOUBLES RESULTS: 1: Kevin Yardi/Sehnert, C, d. Guffy/Tass, 9-8 (5); 2: Cook/McManigal, C, d. Mack/Strand, 8-4; 3: Sommers/Rheinschmidt, L, d. Kassin/Fallon, 8-3