March 1, 2008

Malone Opens Spring Break Trip With 8-1 Win Over St. John Fisher (NY)

The Malone College men’s tennis team opened its spring break trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina on Saturday with an 8-1 victory over St. John Fisher (NY) College.  The Pioneers notched the win after tallying victories in two of three doubles matches and all six singles pairings.
 
Scores for the match were as follows:
#1 Jason Christman (Sr., McKinley H.S.)   
W 6-1, 6-4
#2 Kyle Bowers (Jr., Norwalk H.S.)  
W 6-0, 6-1
#3 David Cairns (Fr., Strongsville, OH)    
W 6-0, 6-0
#4 Nathaniel Rodd  (So., Canton, OH)
W 6-3, 3-6 (10-4)
#5 Tim Springirth (Jr., Erie, PA)  
W 6-4, 6-1
#6 Tim Frazier (So., Beaver Falls, PA)    
W 7-5, 6-4
#1 Christman/Bowers   
W 8-3
#2 Rodd/Springirth  
W 8-6
#3 Cairns/Dan Yard (Sr., Louisville H.S.)  
L 9-7
 
Malone improved to 4-2 with the victory while St. John Fisher dropped to 2-3.
 
The Pioneers are scheduled to play three more matches in Hilton Head this week before returning home for their American Mideast Conference opener against Notre Dame (Ohio) College on Thursday, March 13th.
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