WEST CHESTER, Pa. (April 9, 2011) – The Kutztown University men's tennis team continued its dominance in the conference by defeating West Chester University 8-1 Saturday afternoon in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) matchup. The women's team also competed against WCU and dropped a 9-0 decision.
With Saturday's win, the Golden Bears (9-3 overall, 3-0 PSAC East) will battle for the regular season conference championship next week as it hosts Bloomsburg University Tuesday, Apr. 12 at 3:00 p.m. KU is currently ranked fifth in the latest NCAA Atlantic Regional rankings and has now won four matches in a row.
Kutztown won all six of the singles matches, five of which coming in straight sets. KU continues to roll late in the season after getting wins from Kaushik Das (Guwahati, Assam/National Open School), Juan Gutierrez (San Jose, Costa Rica/SEK International School), Rushi Amin (Orefield, PA/Lake Brantley), Andrew Zhu (Toronto, ON/Northview), Cameron O'Donnell (Allentown, PA/Parkland) and Darren Krout (Gordonville, PA/Pequea Valley).
In doubles, top ranked No. 1 Das and Arijit Goswami (Kolkata, India/LSA Kolkata) won 9-7 against WCU's Nate Geigle and Steve Hlava. Also winning in doubles play was No. 3 Amin and Gutierrez.
On the women's side, Kutztown (3-10, 2-3) ran into a tough West Chester team who has won 11 matches this season. Top-ranked Rachel Grula (Drums, PA/Hazleton Area) fought hard for KU before dropping sets by less than three games. Grula also teamed up with Chelsea White (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) in doubles action and took the match 14 games before falling 8-6.
Both teams will host Bloomsburg on Tuesday at the Kutztown Tennis Courts in its final PSAC matchup of the season.
Men's Results
Kutztown 8, West Chester 1
Singles competition
1. Kaushik Das (Guwahati, Assam/National Open School) (KUTZM) def. Nate Geigle (WCU-M) 6-1, retired
2. Juan Gutierrez (San Jose, Costa Rica/SEK International School) (KUTZM) def. Matt Thomas (WCU-M) 6-1, 6-2
3. Rushi Amin (Orefield, PA/Lake Brantley) (KUTZM) def. David Goldenberg (WCU-M) 6-1, 6-1
4. Andrew Zhu (Toronto, ON/Northview) (KUTZM) def. Steve Hlava (WCU-M) 6-2, 6-3
5. Cameron O'Donnell (Allentown, PA/Parkland) (KUTZM) def. Jimmy Aridas (WCU-M) 6-1, 6-0
6. Darren Krout (Gordonville, PA/Pequea Valley) (KUTZM) def. Connor Dunn (WCU-M) 1-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-6)
Doubles competition
1. Kaushik Das (Guwahati, Assam/National Open School)/Arijit Goswami (Kolkata, India/LSA Kolkata) (KUTZM) def. Nate Geigle/Steve Hlava (WCU-M) 9-7
2. David Goldenberg/Alan Day (WCU-M) def. Andrew Zhu (Toronto, ON/Northview)/Tim Roenning (Hole, Norway/Norwegian College of Top Athletes) (KUTZM) 9-8 (9-7)
3. Rushi Amin (Orefield, PA/Lake Brantley)/Juan Gutierrez (San Jose, Costa Rica/SEK International School) (KUTZM) def. Matt Thomas/Joseph Cooke (WCU-M) 8-3
Women's Results
West Chester 9, Kutztown 0
Singles competition
1. Brittany Counts (WCU-W) def. Rachel Grula (Drums, PA/Hazleton Area) (KUTZ-W) 6-3, 6-4
2. Luisi Souto (WCU-W) def. Tess Wright (Lewisburg, PA/Lewisburg Area) (KUTZ-W) 6-0, 6-0
3. Ali Fetter (WCU-W) def. Tori Zander (Pennsburg, PA/Upper Perkiomen) (KUTZ-W) 6-0, 6-0
4. Claire Afrassiabian (WCU-W) def. Chelsea White (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) (KUTZ-W) 6-0, 6-0
5. Alex Santoro (WCU-W) def. Brittany Parsons (Mechanicsburg, PA/Mechanicsburg) (KUTZ-W) 6-0, 6-0
6. Kara Shumock (WCU-W) def. No player (KUTZ-W), by forfeit
Doubles competition
1.Brittany Counts/Luisi Souto (WCU-W) def. Rachel Grula (Drums, PA/Hazleton Area)/Chelsea White (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) (KUTZ-W) 8-6
2. Ali Fetter/Tara Krauss (WCU-W) def. Tess Wright (Lewisburg, PA/Lewisburg Area)/Tori Zander (Pennsburg, PA/Upper Perkiomen) (KUTZ-W) 8-3
3. Nicole Paller/Kara Shumock (WCU-W) def. No player/No player (KUTZ-W), by forfeit
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