Gophers Bow to Crusaders in First 2009-10 Landmark Match
SELINSGROVE, Pa. — Goucher came up with three wins in singles play today, just not the four the Gophers needed to overtake Susquehanna in the first Landmark Conference match of the 2009-10 season for both teams. The Crusaders (5-3, 1-0 Landmark), who led 2-1 after the doubles competition, held on for a 5-4 victory.
Brooks, Weiss Prevail in Singles Play, Record 8-4 Win at No. 2 Doubles
SELINSGROVE, Pa. — Goucher came up with three wins in singles
play today, just not the four the Gophers needed to overtake
Susquehanna in the first Landmark Conference match of the 2009-10
season for both teams. The Crusaders (5-3, 1-0 Landmark), who led
2-1 after the doubles competition, held on for a 5-4 victory.
Michael Brooks (Old Westbury, N.Y./Solomon Schechter) and Billie Weiss (Lutherville, Md./Dulaney) were victorious at No. 2 doubles for the Gophers (1-7, 0-1 Landmark) and were responsible for two of Goucher's three wins during the singles competition. Brooks polished off Susquehanna's Michael Hickey 6-3, 6-2 at No. 1 singles and Weiss disposed of William Mellor 6-3, 6-4 at No. 4; together they recorded an 8-4 triumph over Hickey and Matthew Quadrini.
The Gophers picked up their remaining point at No. 5 singles where Daniel Csete (Miami, Fla./Brewster Academy) defeated Alec Green 7-5, 6-4.
After losing the first set, Goucher's Steve Baum (Fallston, Md./Fallston) came back to even his match against Richard Fitzsimmons at No. 3 singles, but Fitzsimmons regrouped and pulled out a 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 victory.