Drexel University Athletics
Drexel University
UNC Wilmington (CAA Championships)
Dragons Ousted From CAA Tournament by Top-Seeded Seahawks
4/17/2009 2:28:04 PM | Men's Tennis
Norfolk, Va. - Drexel's 2009 season came to an abrupt halt at the hands of the UNC Wilmington Seahawks in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament. The No. 1 seed knocked the Dragons from the tournament with a 5-0 loss. The No. 9 Dragons upset Hofstra 4-3 on Thursday to advance on the first day of play and earn the right to face the top-seed UNC Wilmington. Drexel finished its 2009 campaign with a 6-7 mark overall.
UNC Wilmington earned a team point by winning 8-3 matches at second and third doubles. The Dragons' Joe Koebele and Carlo Pangilinan led 6-4 at first singles when the Seahawks clinched the doubles point. UNC Wilmington won matches at third, fourth, fifth and sixth singles in straight sets to close out the victory.
Match Results
#1 UNC Wilmington 5, #9 Drexel 0
Singles
#1 Gustavo Bertei (UNCW) vs. Joe Koebele (DU), 6-4 - DNF
#2 Michael Pereira (UNCW) vs. Carlo Pangilinan (DU), 6-5 - DNF
#3 Kinshuk Sharma (UNCW) d. Mehdi Rhazali (DU), 6-1, 6-2
#4 Ryan Ybarra (UNCW) d. Sabyasachi Bose (DU), 6-0, 6-0
#5 Illia Ziamtsou (UNCW) d. Jason Savage-Pollock (DU), 6-1, 6-0
#6 Alex Wetherell (UNCW) d. Bryan Nguyen (DU), 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
#1 Ybarra/Bertei (UNCW) vs. Koebele/Pangillinan (DU), 4-6 - DNF
#2 Ziamtsou/Sharma (UNCW) d. Bose/Savage-Pollock (DU), 8-3
#3 Pereira/Wetherell (UNCW) d. Rhazali/Nguyen (DU), 8-3
