Wildcat Men's Tennis Alumni: My Site News: Lords (w/ #10 D3 Michael Greenberg) overcome feisty Chicago team
Lords (w/ #10 D3 Michael Greenberg) overcome feisty Chicago team
GAMBIER, Ohio -- (February 16, 2008) The No. 23-ranked Kenyon College tennis team took a few lumps Saturday, but managed to stave off a feisty University of Chicago squad. The Lords won four singles matches and two doubles matches en route to a 6-3 team victory and an unblemished 6-0 record.
The Lords got a jump on the Maroons (4-2) in doubles play by winning the No. 1 and No. 2 matches. Michael Greenberg (Chapel Hill, NC/Chapel Hill) and Jeremy Polster (Shaker Heights, OH/Shaker Heights) teamed at No. 1 to make quick work of Garrett Brinker and Steve Saltarelli, 8-1.
Greenberg, the No. 10-ranked singles player in NCAA Division III, dropped one set to Will Zhang in the No. 1 singles match, but managed to rebound for a 6-7, 6-3, 6-1 win. Polster also won his singles match at No. 3, a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Brinker.
With the Maroons claiming two of the other singles match points, Kenyon needed a win at No. 5 or No. 6 to seal the deal. Sophomore Will VandenBerg (Milwaukee, WI/University School) made it happen at No. 5. He took the first set, 6-2, over Saltarelli, but then couldn't close the second set and fell 7-6. He regrouped in the deciding set and clinched the match for Kenyon with a 6-3 win.
The Lords will put their perfect record to the test again next Saturday, when they host Carnegie Mellon University.
Feb 16, 2008 at Gambier, OH
#23 Kenyon 6, Chicago 3
| Singles competition |
| 1. Michael Greenberg (KEN) def. Will Zhang (CHI) 6-7, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 2. Lado Bakhutashvili (CHI) def. Greg Sussman (KEN) 6-3, 6-7, 6-2 |
| 3. Jeremy Polster (KEN) def. Garrett Brinker (CHI) 6-2, 7-5 |
| 4. Tim Walsh (CHI) def. Daniel Becker (KEN) 6-0, 7-6 |
| 5. William VandenBerg (KEN) def. Steve Saltarelli (CHI) 6-2, 6-7, 6-3 |
| 6. Charles Brody (KEN) def. Mark Bonner (CHI) 4-6, 6-4, 10-7 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Michael Greenberg/Jeremy Polster (KEN) def. Garrett Brinker/Steve Saltarelli (CHI) 8-1 |
| 2. Daniel Becker/Charles Brody (KEN) def. Lado Bakhutashvili/Will Zhang (CHI) 8-2 |
| 3. Mark Bonner/Bharath Sithian (CHI) def. Robert Alef/William VandenBerg (KEN) 8-4 |
| Match Notes |
| University of Chicago 4-2; Regional ranking #13 |
| Kenyon College 6-0; National ranking #23; Regional ranking #6 |
Generated on 2/16/2008
