NEW PALTZ — Perennial men’s tennis power Vassar College presented too strong a challenge for SUNY New Paltz on Wednesday, winning 8-1 in a match at the university Air Structure.
The final match of the day delivered the (1-2) Hawks’ lone win, with the team of Justin Jourden and Chris Knoblauch defeating Joel Barras and Kenneth Tang, 8-4, in second doubles. Knoblauch narrowly missed earning a singles win as well, falling in three sets (6-2, 5-7, 7-5) at fourth singles to Nathaniel Bruhn. And Onteora resident Josh Elohim lost a grueling 22-game match (6-4, 7-5) to Vassar’s Joel Barras.
New Paltz returns to action next Wednesday with a 3:30 p.m. match at Rensselaer.
COLLEGIATE MEN’S TENNIS
Vassar 8, New Paltz 1
Singles: 1. Ryan Lee (V) def. Justin Jourden (NP), 6-1, 6-0. 2. T.J. Brannon (V) def. Tiberiu Taran (NP), 6-0, 6-3. 3. Kenneth Tang (V) def. Ed Paulinski (NP), 6-2, 6-0. 4. Nathaniel Bruhn (V) def. Chris Knoblauch (NP), 6-2, 5-7, 7-5. 5. Joel Barras (V) def. Josh Elohim (NP), 6-4, 7-5. 6. Jared Maliga (V) def. David Bridglall (NP), 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles: 1. T.J. Brannon/Ryan Lee (V) def. Ed Paulinski/Tiberiu Taran (NP), 8-2. 2. Justin Jourden/Chris Knoblauch (NP) def. Joel Barras/Kenneth Tang (V), 8-4. 3. Nathaniel Bruhn/Ben Schulberg (V) def. Eric Gullickson/Andrew Lehr (NP), 8-3.
Team Records: Vassar 4-10, New Paltz 1-2.
