St. Bonaventure vs. James Madison
Final Score: James Madison 5, St. Bonaventure 2
Location: Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center (Virginia Tech)
Records: James Madison 3-3 | St. Bonaventure 2-10 (0-2)
The Short Story: The St. Bonaventure men's tennis team dropped their first match at Virginia Tech against the James Madison Dukes, 5-2. Ramazan Nureev claimed the first victory for the Bonnies on Tuesday against Miljan Ruzic. Nureev dropped the first set (1-6) but bounced back to take the next two, 7-6, 10-8. In the fifth singles match, Celso de Vera Rehberger earned a victory in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3. The duo of Javier Ortiz and Eduardo Irizarry clinched the SBU lone doubles victory on the day by a score of 8-4.
Singles
1. Sebastian Salinas (JMU) def. Eduardo Irizarry (SBU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
2. Robert Stirling (JMU) def. Elliott Fanshel (SBU) 6-4, 7-5
3. Ramazan Nureev (SBU) def. Miljan Ruzic (JMU) 1-6, 7-6, 10-8
4. Brett Moorhead (JMU) def. Javier Ortiz (SBU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Celso de Vera Rehberger (SBU) def. Maxi Branth (JMU) 6-4, 6-3
6. Niels Kathol (JMU) def. Trevor Haskell (SBU) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
1. Miljan Ruzic/Robert Stirling (JMU) def. Ramazan Nureev/Elliott Fanshel (SBU) 8-4
2. Javier Ortiz/Eduardo Irizarry (SBU) def. Niels Kathol/Mason Smith (JMU) 8-4
3. Brett Moorhead/Sebastian Salinas (JMU) def. Trevor Haskell/ TJ DeSanto (SBU) 8-6
St. Bonaventure vs. #44 Virginia Tech:
Final Score: Virginia Tech 7, St. Bonaventure 0
Location: Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center
Records: Virginia Tech 8-3 | St. Bonaventure 2-11 (0-2)
The Short Story: The 44th ranked Virginia Tech men's tennis team was too much to handle for St. Bonaventure as it fell on Tuesday night, 7-0. The Brown and White's closest singles victory came from Elliot Fanshel, when he was almost extended the match to the tie-breaker round but lost, 7-5. The Bonnies would go on to drop all singles matches in straight sets.
Singles:
1. #116 Andreas Bjerrehus (VT) def. Eduardo Irizarry, 6-1, 6-3
2. Hunter Koontz (VT) def. Elliot Fanshel, 6-0, 7-5
3. Joao Monteiro (VT) def. Ramazan Nureev, 6-1, 6-2
4. Florian Nicoud (VT) def. Javier Ortiz, 6-0, 6-1
5. Aaron Gomez (VT) def. Celso de Vera Rehberger, 6-1, 6-1
6. Jai Corbett (VT) def. Trevor Haskell, 6-0, 6-0
Doubles:
1. Bjerrehus/Koontz (VT) def. Fanshel/Nureev, 8-4
2. Corbett/Monteiro (VT) def. Irizarry/Ortiz, 8-1
3. Nicoud/Wilson (VT) def. DeSanto/Haskell, 8-4
Up Next:
The Bonnies return to the court on at the SBU indoor tennis facilities on March 2 when they take on Youngstown State. The Match between Bucknell that was originally scheduled for February 28 has been cancelled.
