Haverford College Men's Tennis: Scores/Summaries

Scores/Summaries 2005-2006

CHESTERTOWN, Md. -- Freshmen Evan Stiegel, Thomas Kinrade and Marc Rudolph gave Haverford hope with wins at singles 1-2-6 after the Fords dropped the best-of-three doubles point, putting the outcome of Saturday's second Centennial Conference semifinal in the hands of classmate Alex Buxbaum.

Buxbaum fought back from a set down and a 5-4 deficit in the second set versus Blue Jays #4 Kevin Ma, but he fell in the decisive match, 6-3, 5-7, 6-1.

Stiegel defeated the region's 19th-ranked player, Joe Vasoontara, 6-0, 0-6, 6-3, at first singles, while Kinrade beat Blue Jays #2 Hillen Smith, 7-5, 6-2. Rudolph downed JHU's Lawrence Wei, 6-4, 6-4, at sixth singles.

The only non-freshman in the Haverford (13-4) singles lineup, junior co-captain Elmar Trust, and frosh Steve Feder lost in straight sets at numbers 3 and 5, respectively.

Despite an 8-6 win by Buxbaum/Kinrade over Vasoontara/Smith at first doubles, the Blue Jays (11-7) had captured the doubles point with 8-3 wins by Nick Kennedy/Raffi Roberti and Ma/Matt Naftilan over Stiegel/Trust and Marc Adelberg/D. Tad Henry, respectively.

HAVERFORD -- Elmar Trust, D. Tad Henry, Curt Fentress and Ben Greenfield were easy winners at the top four singles positions, as Haverford (13-3, 7-1) completed its regular season with a win over Ursinus (2-10, 1-7) Wednesday.

Nicholas Mirra toughed out a 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (7) win at fifth singles, while Andy Chen suffered a 6-4, 6-2 setback at sixth singles.

Trust/Marc Adelberg and Steve Feder/Dave Merrell captured the best-of-three doubles points with their respective wins at numbers 1 and 2. Peter Blessington and Matt Kokot dropped an 8-6 decision at third doubles.

The Fords (13-3, 7-1) will be seeded second in this weekend's inaugural Centennial team championships at Washington (Md.). They will face third-seeded, defending conference champion Johns Hopkins (10-6, 6-2) in Saturday's semifinals.

SWARTHMORE -- Elmar Trust and Steve Feder were the singles winners for Haverford (12-3) as the Fords fell to non-conference host Swarthmore (6-10) Monday afternoon at Faulkner Courts.

Trust defeated the Garnet's Brian Park, 2-6, 7-5, 1-0 (2), at third singles, while Feder downed Swat #5 Adam Wallwork, 6-3, 6-4. Alex Buxbaum nearly secured a third point for the Fords with his 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (8) loss to Jon Lo at fourth singles.

First and third doubles were close as well, with Buxbaum/Thomas Kinrade falling by an 8-5 score to Zac Rodd/Park at number 1, and Marc Adelberg/D. Tad Henry dropping an 8-6 decision to Kevin Shaughnessy/Sam Sidhu at number 3.

CHESTERTOWN, Md. -- In an indoor match Saturday between the last two unbeaten teams in the conference, host Washington (16-3, 8-0) earned the right to host the inaugural Centennial team championships (semifinals and finals) next weekend.

Thomas Kinrade earned the only point for the Fords (12-2, 6-1) with his 7-6, 1-6, 1-0 win over Shoremen #3 Anantha Bhaskar. Stephen Feder had the next closest match for the visitors, as he fell to Mike Edison, 6-3, 6-4, at fourth singles.

The Shoremen, ranked 14th nationally and third in the region, blitzed the Fords, ranked seventh in the region, in doubles, dropping just two games in three pro-set matches.

HAVERFORD -- Evan Stiegel, Thomas Kinrade, Elmar Trust, Alex Buxbaum, Penn Tong and Nicholas Mirra swept through singles in straight sets Tuesday, as Haverford (12-1, 6-0) swept F&M (5-9, 3-4) to set up a first-place showdown Saturday at Washington College (14-3, 6-0).

Buxbaum/Kinrade and Trust/Stiegel were easy winners at first- and second-doubles, while Ben Greenfield and Matt Kokot held on for a 9-8 (5) pro-set win at third doubles.

The winner of Saturday's match in Chestertown, Md., is a likely to be the top-seed and host of the inaugural four-team Centennial Conference championships (semifinals and finals) on Saturday-Sunday, April 29-30.

HAVERFORD -- Elmar Trust, Steve Feder, Ben Greenfield, Dave Merrell and Peter Blessington were all winners in straight sets for host Haverford (11-1, 5-0), which remained unbeaten in the Centennial Conference play.

Curt Fentress won, 6-0, 2-6, 6-2, at third singles over Chris Reed of McDaniel (5-10, 0-6) in the only split decision among the singles matches.

Trust/Marc Adelberg, Feder/Merrell and Fentress/Jeff Monhait were all easy pro-set winners in the best-of-three doubles to open the match.

ALLENTOWN -- Evan Stiegel defeated Muhlenberg #1 Adam Nodiff, 7-6 (3), 6-1, and his teammates cruised through the remaining singles as Haverford improved to 10-1, 4-0 Centennial Conference with its win Wednesday at Muhlenberg (3-5, 1-4).

The Fords' Kellan Webb, Tad Henry, Marc Adelberg, Ben Greenfield and Jeffrey Monhait lost just seven games between them at singles 2 through 6.

Stiegel/Adelberg, Webb/Henry and Greenfield/Monhait swept the best-of-3 doubles point with easy pro-set wins to open the match.

HAVERFORD -- Curt Fentress and Penn Tong won together at third doubles, 8-3, and separately in straight sets at fourth- and fifth-singles, as Haverford improved to 9-1 on the season with its non-conference win over Division II USP Monday.

Evan Stiegel, Marc Rudolph and Jeff Monhait were also straight-set singles winners for the Fords at numbers 1-3-6. Steve Feder and Dave Merrell won, 8-2, at second doubles to secure the best-of-three doubles point with Fentress and Tong.

Paul Caceres was a double-winner for the Devils (1-4) with his 6-2, 6-4, second-singles win over Kellan Webb and his 8-1, first-doubles win with partner Tyler Weisel over Thomas Kinrade and Elmar Trust.

GETTYSBURG -- Evan Stiegel, Elmar Trust, Thomas Kinrade, Steve Feder and Marc Rudolph swept the top five singles in straight sets to keep Haverford perfect in Centennial Conference play Saturday.

Stiegel and Feder were tested by their Gettysburg (7-4, 2-2) opponents, as they both won by 7-5 margins in their respective second-sets. Matt Kokot picked up an 8-4 pro-set win over Andrew Scalingi at sixth singles.

The Fords (8-1, 3-0) breezed to the opening best-of-three doubles point with pro-set wins by Stiegel/Trust, Kinrade/Feder and Rudolph/Kokot.

HAVERFORD -- Evan Stiegel, Elmar Trust, Alex Buxbaum and Steve Feder were straight-set singles winners at numbers 1-2-4-5, repsectively, leading the host Fords to victory after they had surrendered the best-of-3 doubles point to the defending Centennial Conference champion Blue Jays (1-4, 0-1).

Buxbaum and fellow freshman Thomas Kinrade had won first doubles, 5-4 (ret.), but tough losses by the Fords' Marc Adelberg/Tad Henry and Marc Rudolph/Trust set up the dramatic turnaround in singles.

Kinrade's match versus Hopkins #3 Kevin Ma was suspended due to darkness with Ma leading, 7-5, 3-4, while Henry captured the final point for Haverford (7-1, 2-0) with a 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (8) win over Blue Jays #6 Nick Kennedy.

CARLISLE -- Evan Stiegel, Elmar Trust, Thomas Kinrade and Alex Buxbaum swept the first four singles matches in straight sets, after pairing up to clinch the best-of-three doubles point, as Haverford (6-1, 1-0) blitzed Centennial Conference host Dickinson Saturday.

Buxbaum/Kinrade and Stiegel/Trust won in pro-sets, while Marc Adelberg and Tad Henry fell, 9-7, to Rob Isaacs/Brent Shoemaker of the Red Devils (5-3, 0-1). Steigel defeated Isaacs, 6-3, 7-5, at #1 in the closest decision among the singles matches.

Steve Feder did not drop a game to Dickinson #5 Jackson Parmenter, while Henry won, 6-2, 6-1, over Shoemaker at sixth singles.

TRENTON -- Freshmen Alex Buxbaum and Stephen Feder won their respective 5-6 singles matches over TCNJ's Justin Cook and Sonnie Pollosco, respectively, but the Fords were kept off the board by the host Lions (2-1) in pro-set doubles and straight-set singles matches Sunday.

Buxbaum won, 4-6, 7-1, 1-0 (6), and Feder won, 6-1, 6-2, to provide the team points for the previously unbeaten Fords (5-1).

HAVERFORD -- Evan Stiegel, Elmar Trust, Thomas Kinrade, Stephen Feder, Tad Henry and Marc Rudolph swept the six singles in straight sets as Haverford (5-0) breezed past Division II visitor Philadelphia (0-1) Wednesday.

Alex Buxbaum/Kinrade, Marc Adelberg/Henry and Feder/Dave Merrell took the best-of-three doubles point with easy pro-set victories. Stiegel and Trust had the toughest matches at numbers 1 and 2, winning 6-3, 7-5, and 7-5, 6-1, against Michael Woods and Anders Novesky, respectively.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Freshman Evan Stiegel battled back for a, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 win, and his classmates Alex Buxbaum, Stephen Feder and Tad Henry won in straight sets, as Haverford (4-0) used four singles wins to overcome the loss of the match-opening doubles point and end a five-match winning streak by Wheaton Friday.

Junior captain Elmar Trust and frosh Thomas Kinrade lost their singles matches in three sets. The Thunder (8-3) had eked out the best-of-three doubles point with wins over Stiegel/Trust, 9-8 (8-6), and Feder/Henry, 8-6, after handing Buxbaum/Kinrade a win by default at third doubles.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Christopher Newport's men's tennis team dropped its second straight match, losing a 5-2 decision to Haverford (3-0) Thursday afternoon.

In doubles action, Alex Buxbaum and Tom Kinrade defeated Eddie Glidewell (HC) and Worth Richardson (CNU) 8-3 at No. 1; Evan Stiegel and Kellan Webb (HC) defeated Anthony Rinaldis and Adam Peters (CNU) 8-6; and Steve Feder and Tad Henry (HC) defeated Matt Brueggemann and Steven Inge (CNU) 8-4 at No. 3.

In singles play, Glidewell defeated Stiegel, 0-6, 6-3, 6-2; Elmar Trust defeated Richardson, 6-1, 6-4 at No. 2; Kinrade defeated Rinaldis, 6-4, 6-3; Inge defeated Webb, 6-2, retired-injury at No. 4; Buxbaum defeated Peters, 6-0, 6-1; and Feder defeated Brueggemann, 6-2, 6-1.

ORANGE LAKE, Fla. -- Freshmen Evan Stiegel, Kellan Webb, Thomas Kinrade, Steve Feder and sophomore Marc Adelberg swept their respective singles matches in straight sets as Haverford (2-0) opened Spring Break with a win.

Stiegel/Webb, Feder/Tad Henry and Alex Buxbaum/Kinrade were all pro-set doubles winners, with the final tandem taking their match by a close, 8-6 margin.

HAVERFORD -- Freshmen Evan Stiegel, Thomas Kinrade, Alex Buxbaum, Tad Henry and Steve Feder were straight-set winners at singles 2 through 6 for host Haverford (1-0), which won its spring season-opener.

Stiegel had the most closely contested decision among the winners, as he took down the Ducks' Ricky Bowa, 6-3, 7-6 (1).

Junior captain Elmar Trust lost a tough, 6-4, 6-4 decision at number 1 to Steve Su. He and third-doubles partner Marc Adelberg won, 8-2, to complete a sweep of the best-of-three doubles point led by Buxbaum/Kinrade and Henry/Stiegel.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- Freshmen Kellan Webb and Alex Buxbaum were the only Fords to win their opening round matches in the championship singles draw, but three players advanced in the consolation bracket Sunday.

Frosh Thomas Kinrade downed Swarthmore's Sam Sidhu, 4-6, 6-2, 10-4, to advance to Monday morning's consolation semis against Salisbury's James Mills. Evan Stiegel fell in the second round to Christopher Newport's John Mook, 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (8), and Elmar Trust reached the consolation quarters and lost there to Washington & Lee's Seth Feibelman, 6-2, 6-4.

Trust and partner Marc Adelberg won their opening match in the championship doubles draw, but they were eliminated by second-seeded Paul Bristow and Randy Loden of Mary Washington, 8-3. Stiegel and Webb got past one round of consolation doubles by beating the hosts' Chris Armes and Austin Koch, 8-5.

Stephen Feder breezed into Monday's B Draw singles semifinals versus UMW's Mike Durkin with four straight-set victories in a row, capped by a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 quarterfinal win over Swarthmore's Dan Wulc. Buxbaum/Kinrade won four pro-set matches, including wins over the Swat's Shingo Murata/Wulc, 9-8, and Johns Hopkins' Justin Lee/Kevin Ma, 8-2, to fly into the B draw doubles finals against the mixed team of Ronen Kashvin (Washington-Md.) and Matt Vaughn (Christopher Newport).

HAVERFORD -- Haverford freshman Evan Stiegel captured the PHATTT singles flight 1-2 final Sunday, defeating Drew University's Ryan McDonald, 6-0, 6-2, for the tourney's top individual title.

Stiegel's classmates Thomas Kinrade and Kellan Webb met in the flight 3-4 final, and Kinkade came away a 6-3, 6-1 victor. Two other Fords frosh, Alex Buxbaum and Tad Henry, squared off in the flight 5-6 final with Buxbaum winning, 6-2, 6-3. In the flight 7-8 final, Haverfordians Marc Adelberg and Curt Fentress faced one another and Adelberg took the decision, 6-3, 6-3. Matt Kokot defeated Drew's Theo Livadiotis, 8-5, for win the consolation bracket and fifth-place in flight 7-8.

Ross Lieblich and Jason Swenson of Drew topped Stiegel/Elmar Trust, 8-5, in the first doubles final, but Buxbaum/Kinkade were easy 8-3 winners over the Rangers' McDonald/Rich Rapoport in the second flight. The Fords' Stephen Feder/David Merrell blanked F&M's Ben Hart/George Stamboulis, 8-0, in the third doubles championship.

Fentress/Penn Tong downed Kokot/Alex Salton in the all-Haverford fourth doubles final, 8-6.

Haverford's Trust (1-2 singles), F&M's Ben Hart (3-4 singles) and Muhlenberg's Randy Salani (5-6 singles) received the PHATTT 2005 Sportsmanship Awards, as selected by a vote of players and coaches.

HAVERFORD -- Haverford freshman Evan Stiegel reached Sunday's singles Flight 1-2 final against Drew University's Ryan McDonald with a 6-3, 6-4, win over Drew's Jason Swenson.

Fords frosh Kellan Webb will face classmate Thomas Kinkade in the singles Flight 3-4 final after they dropped just three games combined in semifinal wins over their respective Franklin & Marshall and Drew opponents. The 5-6 and 7-8 singles finals are also all-Haverford affairs with Tad Henry facing Alex Buxbaum and Marc Adelberg taking on Curt Fentress Sunday morning.

In the first doubles draw, Stiegel and Elmar Trust defeated F&M's Alex Levy and Andrew Mayer and will face Ross Lieblich and Swenson of Drew for top honors.

Buxbaum/Kinkade and Stephen Feder/David Merrell reached the finals with wins in second and third doubles, respectively, while the Fords' pairings of Matt Kokot/Alex Salton and Fentress/Penn Tong will meet in the fourth doubles final.