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SPORTS BRIEF: At ITA Regionals, two Harvard doubles teams reach quarterfinals
Published On 10/24/2006 12:41:23 AM
Crimson Staff Writer
The Harvard men's tennis team had a pair of doubles tandems reach the
quarterfinals of the Wilson/ITA Regional Championship over the weekend
in Philadelphia.
The Crimson's top-ranked pair, sophomore Sasha Ermakov and
junior Ashwin Kumar, defeated Sam Berrer and Nolan Greenberg of
Delaware in the Round of 32 and then beat Georgetown's Jeff Schnell and
Kevin Walsh to make it to the Elite Eight. Their run stopped there,
however, as Penn State's Michael James and Adam Slagter took an 8-5
decision.
Harvard's second-ranked doubles pair, seniors Scott Denenberg
and Gideon Valkin, had a similar run through the draw. They defeated
Penn State's Brendan Lynch and Guillaume St. Maurice in their initial
match and then beat Dartmouth's Daniel Freeman and Dave Waslen in the
round of 16. Denenberg and Valkin fell to Dan Henegby and Dan Lee of
Brown in the Quarters by an 8-2 tally, preventing a potential Harvard
vs. Harvard matchup in the finals.
In the singles draw, sophomore Chris Clayton won two of three
matches, beating Ira Reibsen of Bucknell and Luka Djordjevic of Hofstra
before bowing out to Penn's Jason Pinsky.
Fellow Harvard sophomore Michael Kalfayan beat Manhattan's
Filip Syzmik before falling in the round of 16 to Faisel Mohad of
Binghamton.
The fall tournament season for the Crimson men continues at
the Dartmouth Invitational, which takes place over the weekend of
Friday, Nov. 3.