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Men's Tennis Defeats St. Bonaventure, 4-3 :: Colonials Win Eighth Straight, Expect No. 2 Seed in A-10s
 
 
 

 
Mike Melen's victory at No. 6 singles Saturday clinched the match and a probable No. 2 seed for GW in the A-10 Championship.
  
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Men's Tennis Defeats St. Bonaventure, 4-3

Colonials Win Eighth Straight, Expect No. 2 Seed in A-10s

April 6, 2002

WASHINGTON, DC - The Colonials men's tennis team got past St. Bonaventure, 4-3, Saturday at GW's Mount Vernon Tennis Facility, in a pivotal match with A-10 Tournament seeding implications. GW, which had been vying with Xavier and St. Bonaventure for the conference's second seed in the A-10 Tournament, have head-to-head victories over the Musketeers and Bonnies and figure to get the No. 2 seed behind league-leader Richmond. GW won its eighth straight match to improve to 14-6 in the spring while St. Bonaventure dropped to 10-9.

After the Colonials won the doubles point by capturing the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles matches, the Bonnies came back to win at Nos. 2, 3 and 4 singles. With the overall match tied, the victory hinged on the No. 6 singles match where junior Mike Melen (Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair) needed a tiebreaker to defeat Kevin MacDonald, 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-1.

Sophomore Matt Hane (Walterboro, SC/Porter-Gaud School) posted a stirring victory at No. 1 singles defeating Vili Nurmi 7-6 (3), 6-4. Freshman Chris Moulton (Portland, ME/Brickhouse) also won, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 5 singles over SBU's Adam Price.

"We had to play two guys down in the singles where both Matt [Treadgold] and Kinzie [Wright] had to rest injuries," GW coach Tom Hawkins said after the match. "The guys put their heart and soul into it and came up with a big win. Matt [Hane] played extremely well. Jake [Jopling] played very well."

Next up for the Colonials is the Atlantic 10 Championships, Thursday-Sunday, April 11-14, at the Oxford Tennis Center in Pittsburgh, PA.

GW 4, St. Bonaventure 3
Doubles:
1. Hane/Kinzie Wright (GW) def. Nurmi/Arce (SBU) 9-7
2. Haulos/Murali (SBU) def. Treadgold/Kevin Wright (GW) 8-6
3. Jopling/Warner (GW) def. Price/MacDonald (SBU) 8-2

Singles:
1. Matt Hane (GW) def. Vili Nurmi (SBU) 7-6 (3), 6-4
2. Mikko Haulos (SBU) def. Jake Jopling (GW) 7-5, 7-5
3. Mario Arce (SBU) def. Kevin Wright (GW) 7-5, 6-2
4. Nikhil Murali (SBU) def. Brett Warner (GW) 6-1, 6-2
5. Chris Moulton (GW) def. Adam Price (SBU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Mike Melen (GW) def. Kevin MacDonald (SBU) 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-1