UOIT Athletics Media Release
September 22

RIDGEBACKS MEN'S TENNIS SCORE FIRST POINTS OF THE SEASON

The UOIT Ridgebacks men's program showed steady signs of improvement this past weekend, capturing their first points of the 2007 season.  UOIT was able to grab two points from the Waterloo Warriors and another point from the McMaster Marauders (Hamilton) before falling to both schools.

Christopher King ( Whitby ) was able to grab the first singles match of the year defeating his Waterloo opponent 6-3, 6-3. In doubles action, Christopher King along with partner Ryan Coppola (Richmond Hill) were able to get by their Waterloo opponents 8-3 and Jimmy Hann (St. John's, Nfld.) and Nicholas Soldera (Woodbridge) out-hit their Waterloo opponents 8-7.

Against McMaster, Anirudh Thommandram ( Toronto ) was the only Ridgeback able to out serve his opponent 6-1, 6-1.

UOIT vs. Waterloo
Doubles
Ryan Coppola/Christopher King 8-3 over Waterloo #1
Nicholas Soldera/Jimmy Hann  8-7 over Waterloo #2
#3  Waterloo 8- 2 over Lee Cockerham/Stephen Rudzinski
Singles
#1 Waterloo 6-3,6-3 over Ryan
UOIT Christopher King 6-3,6-3 over Waterloo #2
#3 Waterloo 6-4,6-1over Jimmy
#4 Waterloo 6-0,6-1 over Nicholas
#5 Waterloo 3-6,6-2,6-2 over Anirudh
#6 Waterloo 6-3,6-1 over Luis  
Waterloo 5 UOIT 2

September 2 3rd @ CTC
UOIT vs. McMaster
Doubles
#1 McMaster 8- 5 over Ryan Coppola/Christopher King
#2 McMaster 8- 4 over Nicholas Soldera/Anirudh Thommandram
#3 McMaster 8- 2 over Lee Cockerham/Luis Tam
Singles
#1 McMaster 6-4,6-4 over Ryan
#2 McMaster 6-0,6-2 over Christopher
#3 McMaster 6-3,6-4 over Jimmy Hann
UOIT Anirudh Thommandram 6-1,6-1 over McMaster #4
#5 McMaster 6-1,6-4 over Nicholas
#6 McMaster 6-1,7-5 over  Lee
McMaster 6 UOIT 1

Next Home Action: September 28 vs.  University of Toronto Blues @ Campus Tennis Centre 9:00am

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Cory Lusted
Sports Information & Marketing Officer
Athletic Department @ Durham College/ UOIT
cory.lusted@dc-uoit.ca
(905) 721-3111 x. 2784