JWU Men’s Tennis Wins GNAC Championship
Weymouth, Mass.—The Johnson & Wales men’s tennis
team captured the 2008 Great Northeast Athletic Conference
Championship with a 5-4 victory against Suffolk at the Weymouth
Tennis club on Saturday evening. Senior Stuart Fodiman
(Oakville, Conn.) was named the Most Valuable Player of the
tournament.
Johnson & Wales took a 2-1 lead after doubles play as Fodiman
and senior John Bauernfeind (High Bridge, N.J.) posted an 8-5 win
at No. 1 doubles. Senior Tit Hudarin (Valenje, Slovenia)
sophomore Henrik Arnbert (Gothenburg, Sweden) took an 8-1 win at
No. 2 doubles to give the Wildcats the 2-1
advantage.
In singles action, Suffolk responded with wins at No. 3, 4 and 5
while Fodiman and Hudarin notched victories at No. 1 and 2 singles
respectively to tie the match at 4-4. In the final match of
the evening, sophomore Devin Kitterick (Bridgewater, Mass.) had a
thrilling win at No. 6 singles. Kitterick dropped the first
set 7-5 and rallied for a 7-5 win in the second set, tying the
match at 1-1. In the third set, Kitterick came back from
being down 4-0 and 5-2 to notch the 7-5 win and give the Wildcats
the title.
With the win JWU is now 11-1 while Suffolk falls to 8-5.
Singles Competition
1. Stuart Fodiman (JWU) def. Pedro Soares
(SUF) 6-2, 6-4
2. Tit Hudarin (JWU) def. Chris Delisi
(SUF)
7-5, 6-3
3. Jared Orkin (SUF) def. John Bauernfeind
(JWU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Justin Ayoub (SUF) def. Henrick Arnbert
(JWU) 6-1, 6-2
5. John Samander (SUF) def. Roshan Thacker
(JWU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Devin Kitterick (JWU) def. Garrett Freeman
(SUF) 6-7, 7-5, 7-5
Doubles Competition
1. Fodiman/Bauernfeind (JWU) def. Soares/Delisi (SUF)
8-5
2. Hudarin/Arnbert (JWU) def. Freeman/Pratt
(SUF) 8-1
Orkin/ Samander (SUF) def. Thacker/Kitterick (JWU)
8-1
Courtesy: JWU Athletics
