TROY — SUNY New Paltz was unable to win a set against perennial regional power Rensselaer on Wednesday, losing to the Red Hawks, 7-0, in men’s tennis at Troy’s Sharp Courts. The match utilized the men’s tennis scoring system that awards one point for each singles win and one point to the team winning the best 2-of-3 doubles matches. The Hawks’ Chris Knoblauch had the day’s closest match at fourth singles, losing 6-4, 7-5 to Rensselaer’s Jeff Coppelman. Tiberiu Taran had the next closest match at first singles, extending Steve Matthews to five games (6-4, 6-1). New Paltz (3-4) returns home to host Hunter on Friday at 3:30 p.m., before traveling to Montclair State for a 1 p.m. match on Saturday.
COLLEGIATE MEN’S TENNIS
Rensselaer 7, New Paltz 1
Singles: 1. Steve Matthews (R) def. Tiberiu Taran (NP), 6-4, 6-1. 2. Rob Kozek (R) def. Ed Paulinski (NP), 6-1, 6-3. 3. Adrian Cosma (R) def. Eric Gullickson (NP), 6-0, 6-1. 4. Jeff Coppelman (R) def. Chris Knoblauch (NP), 6-4, 7-5. 5. Bobby Goff (R) def. Josh Elohim (NP), 6-3, 6-1. 6. Chris Laptik (R) def. David Bridglall (NP), 6-3, 6-0.
Doubles: 1. Jeff Coppelman/Steve Matthews (R) def. Ed Paulinski/Tiberiu Taran (NP), 8-2. 2. Adrian Cosma/Rob Kozek (R) def. Justin Jourden/Chris Knoblauch (NP), 8-3. 3. Jon Addison/Taylor Hanson (R) def. Eric Gullickson/Andrew Lehr (NP), 8-3.
Team Records: New Paltz 3-4, Rensselaer 7-3.
