Men's Tennis - 2004 East Regionals

last updated 10/25/07

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2004 NCAA East Regional First and Second Round
Friday-Saturday, May 7-8, 2004
at Kutztown University, Keystone Courts

First Round - Friday, May 7

NCAA Division II Men’s East Regional - First Round
Friday, May 7, 2004
at Kutztown, PA

Kutztown 5, Stonehill 0

 KUTZTOWN, PA – Kutztown recorded a 5-0 win over Stonehill in the first round of the NCAA Division II Men’s East Regional tournament at Keystone Courts Friday morning. 

            The Golden Bears swept all three doubles matches, with Mukundan Nandakumar and Alok Bhide teaming to defeat Jack Granato and Pat Blomberg at first doubles, 8-3.  Somdeep Appineni and Radoslaw Hlubinski survived a 9-7 decision over Brandon Towers and Matthew Grabala at second doubles.  Velmurugan Annamalai and Johannes Wingerter notched an 8-0 shutout over Andy DeVita and Kevin Charland at third doubles. 

            KU needed just two singles points to finish the Chieftans, with fourth seeded Annamalai and sixth seeded Hlubinski recording the decisive points.  Annamalai defeated Towers 6-0, 6-0; while Hlubinksi downed Matt Hansen 6-0, 6-2. 

            Kutztown (15-4) advances to face the winner of Friday’s second opening-round match between Assumption and Queens (NY).  Stonehill’s season ends with a 10-8 mark.

Doubles
1. Mukundan Nandakumar/Alok Bhide (KU) def. Jack Granato/Pat Blomberg 8-3
2. Somdeep Appineni/Radoslaw Hlubinski (KU) def. Brandon Towers/Matthew Grabala 9-7
3. Velmurugan Annamlai/Johannes Wingerter (KU) def. Andy DeVita/Kevin Charland 8-0

Singles
1. Nandakumar (KU) vs. Granato (SC) 6-4, 1-2 (did not finish)
2. Bhide (KU) vs. Blomberg (SC) 6-3, 0-1 (did not finish)
3. Wingerter (KU) vs. Grabala (SC) 6-2, 2-1 (did not finish)
4. Annamalai (KU) def. Towers 6-0, 6-0
5. Thorston Maier (KU) vs. DeVita 6-0, 4-1 (did not finish)
6. Hlubinski (KU) def. Matt Hansen 6-0, 6-2

NCAA Division II Men’s East Regional - First Round
Friday, May 7, 2004
at Kutztown, PA

Assumption 5, Queens (NY) 2 

KUTZTOWN, PA – Assumption College recorded a 5-2 victory over Queens (NY) College in an NCAA Division II Men’s Tennis East Region first-round match at Kutztown University’s Keystone Courts.

             The Greyhounds won two of three doubles points and three of four completed singles points for the victory.

             Assumption took the 2-1 lead winning second and third doubles.  Matt Stopp and James Newman won at second doubles, while Alex Madrigal and Dan Doenges took third doubles, both by 8-5 scores.  Chris Mullins and Ricardo Yepes got the Knights on the board with an 8-5 win at first doubles. 

            Goldman (6-2, 6-2) and Stopp (6-4, 6-4) won the top two singles seeds, while fifth seeded Madrigal won 6-1, 6-0 to finish off the match.  Jeff Haich won 6-2, 6-3 at sixth seed for Queens. 

            Assumption advances to face Kutztown in the second round on Saturday at 2:30 PM.  The winner advances to the NCAA Championships in Orlando, FL, May 12-15.  This is the second-straight year Assumption and Kutztown will meet in the second round for the right to advance to nationals. 

Doubles
1. Chris Mullins/Ricardo Yepes (QC) def. Mike Goldman/Dave Marshall 8-5
2. Matt Stopp/James Newman (AC) def. Costas Efstathiou/Wojceigh Stuchlik 8-5
3. Alex Madrigal/Dan Doenges (AC) def. Jeffrey Haich/Alfredo Perez 8-5

Singles
1. Goldman (AC) def. Mullins 6-2, 6-2
2. Stopp (AC) def. Stuchlik 6-4, 6-3
3. Newman (AC) vs. Yepes (QC) 7-6, 2-1 (did not finish)
4. Marshall (AC) vs. Efstathiou (QC) 6-3, 5-5 (did not finish)
5. Madrigal (AC) def. Perez 6-1, 6-0
6. Haich (QC) def. Doenges 6-2, 6-3

Second Round - Saturday, May 8

NCAA Division II Men’s East Regional - Second Round|
Saturday, May 8, 2004
at Kutztown, PA

Kutztown 5, Assumption 0 

KUTZTOWN, PA – Kutztown University won its third-straight NCAA East Regional, with a 5-0 win over Assumption College at Keystone Courts Saturday afternoon.

             With the victory, Kutztown advances to the NCAA Championship, May 12-15, in Orlando, FL. 

KU's men's tennis team celebrates winning its third-straight regional title. (Click on image for larger picture)

            The Golden Bears swept all three doubles matches, with Mukundan Nandakumar and Alok Bhide teaming to win at first doubles (8-5), Somdeep Appineni and Radoslaw Hlubinski coming from behind to win second doubles (8-6), and Velmurugan Annamalai and Johannes Wingerter taking the third match (8-2). 

            In singles action, Hlubinski cruised to a 6-0 6-1 win at sixth seed.  The decisive point came from fourth singles, where Annamalai gutted out a tough 7-5, 7-6 (4) straight-set win.  The rest of the singles matches were close affairs as well.  At first singles, Nandakumar and Michael Goldman split their first two sets, as did Bhide and Matt Stopp at #2 and KU’s Thorsten Maier and AC’s Alex Madrigal at fifth.  Assumption’s James Newman led Wingerter by a set at third singles when the match ended. 

            Kutztown (16-4) will face Great Lakes Region winner Ferris State (Mich.) in the round of 16 on Wednesday.  Assumption (16-1) suffered its first and only loss of the season. 

Doubles
1. Mukundan Nandakumar/Alok Bhide (KU) def. Michael Goldman/Dave Marshall 8-5
2. Somdeep Appineni/Radoslaw Hlubinski (KU) def. Matt Stopp/James Newman 8-6
3. Velmurugan Annamlai/Johannes Wingerter (KU) def. Alex Madrigal/Dan Doenges 8-2

Singles
1. Nandakumar (KU) vs. Goldman (AC) 4-6, 6-3, 3-2 (did not finish)
2. Bhide (KU) vs. Stopp (AC) 6-3, 4-6, 3-3 (did not finish)
3. Wingerter (KU) vs. Newman (AC) 4-6, 5-5 (did not finish)
4. Annamalai (KU) def. Marshall 7-5, 7-6 (4)
5. Thorston Maier (KU) vs. Madrigal (AC) 4-6, 6-1, 2-2 (did not finish)
6. Hlubinski (KU) def. Doenges 6-0, 6-1