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Fery Kasiman of the men's tennis team recorded singles and doubles victories in UB's 7-0 win over Canisius in the home finale. Kasiman, playing first singles, defeated Kurt Felgemacher, 6-1, 6-3, and teamed with Rohan Raikar to down James Ford and Billy Kaputa, 8-1, in the second doubles match. This season, Kasiman holds a 19-15 singles record, and he has compiled 64 singles victories in his four-year career.
Marce Ross of the softball team hit .556 in UB's three-game series against Ohio, leading the Bulls to a pair of victories. The junior second baseman was 2-for-4 and drove in the game-tying run with a sixth-inning double in the Bulls' 3-2 win in Saturday's opener. She also added a pair of runs scored and an RBI while going 2-for-3 in UB's 5-4 come-from-behind win on Sunday. This season, she is hitting .344 with a team-high 13 runs scored.
Baseball
UB 2-2, Canisius 1-3; Marshall 4-5, UB 0-2
UB 8-3, Marshall 4-2 (2nd game 10 innings)
UB went 3-3 for the week, splitting a doubleheader at Canisius on April 9, then returning home for a four-game series against Mid American Conference rival Marshall that concluded Sunday with a pair of dramatic UB victories.
Against Canisius, UB won the first game, 2-1, when pinch runner James Kingsley scored on an RBI single by Andrew Wengert in the seventh inning. Reliever James Mantzanis then entered the game and slammed the door on the Griffs to pick up his second save of the season.
On Saturday, the Bulls were swept by Marshall, 4-0 and 5-2. Dustin Clark struck out seven in five innings in the opener, allowing all four runs in the fourth inning. John Boom had an RBI and a run scored in the nightcap for the Bulls.
Sunday's doubleheader went the Bulls' way, as UB (8-19, 3-7) erased a 4-0 deficit to win game one, 8-4 and scored a run in the bottom of the tenth inning in game two to top the Thundering Herd, 3-2.
UB was to host St. Bonaventure for a doubleheader on Tuesday and Miami (OH) for a weekend series.
Softball
UB 3-0, Ohio 2-2; UB 5, Ohio 4
UB finally got back on the field after an 11-day layoff due to the weather, and the Bulls earned a dramatic, 3-2, win in the bottom of the seventh inning in game one against the visiting Ohio Bobcats. The Bulls fell by a 2-0 score in game two of the MAC doubleheader on Saturday in the UB Softball Stadium.
In game one, Breanne Nasti led off the bottom of the seventh with a single down the left field line, and walks to Kelly Malone and Erica Pace loaded the bases for Jessica Kensy. Kensy hit a grounder to the right side of the infield, and Nasti beat second baseman Crystal Turner's throw home to end the game. Nasti and Ross both had two hits in the game for the Bulls, while Stacey Evans earned her seventh win of the year on the mound, going the distance while allowing five hits and striking out five.
UB got timely hitting and took advantage of two Ohio errors in the bottom of the sixth inning when the Bulls scored three runs to earn a come-from-behind 5-4 victory over the Bobcats to conclude the series on Sunday. Sophomore Ann Magur drove in the game-winning run with a single to left field to help the Bulls improve to 11-14 overall and 3-6 in the MAC.
The Bulls were scheduled to host Canisius in a doubleheader yesterday in UB Softball Stadium before taking to the road for a three-game series at defending MAC Champion Central Michigan tomorrow and Saturday.
Tennis
MEN'S
UB 7, Canisius 0
UB did not lose a set in rolling to an easy, 7-0, victory over Canisius College on April 10 in University Tennis Center in the Bulls' home finale.
UB (12-11) opened the match by winning the doubles point with little
trouble, sweeping all three contests. The number one team of Randy Rocchio and Nick Zieziula blanked Canisius' Kurt Felgemacher and Greg Kingston, 8-0. At number two, Fery Kasiman and Rohan Raikar defeated James Ford and Billy Kaputa, 8-1. The third doubles squad of Josh Liederman and Rangga Prayudha downed Philip Eichner and Kyle Hejmowski, 8-2.
The singles matches also proved to be easy wins for the Bulls. Kasiman knocked off Felgemacher, 6-1, 6-3, in the number one match. Rocchio breezed past Kingston, 6-0, 6-1, at number two. Liederman defeated Kaputa at number three, 6-1, 6-3. Prayhuda was challenged by Eichner in the first set, prevailing by a 7-5 score, then went on to sweep the second set, 6-0. Mike Zappone picked up his first victory of the season with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Ford at number five. Chris Pyke registered his first dual-meet win of the year with a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of Hejmowski at number six.
UB will travel to Stony Brook tomorrow to close out the regular season. The MAC Championships will follow, beginning April 24 in DeKalb, Ill.
WOMEN'S
Eastern Michigan 7, UB 0
Toledo 6, UB 1
UB dropped a 7-0 decision to MAC leader Eastern Michigan on Friday afternoon and a 6-1 match to Toledo on Saturday at the Village Glen Tennis Center. The Bulls are now 6-11 overall and 0-7 in league play.
In the Eastern Michigan match, UB played strong but could not come up with any victories. Michelle Kollarova put up a strong fight against Kendra Clark in the number three match, dropping a 6-0, 7-5 contest.
Against Toledo, Kristen Ortman was UB's lone singles victor, winning the number-two match over Viviana Rivero, 6-4, 6-2. Ortman also teamed with Karen Maynard in the first doubles match, dropped a 7-5 tiebreaker to Monica Ribero and Rivero. The number two doubles team of Kollarova and Erica Zielinski also lost a tiebreaker, 7-3, to Daniella Moran and Eva Szuch as the Rockets claimed the doubles point.
The Bulls will end the MAC schedule with the regular-season finales this weekend. UB will travels to Ball State tomorrow and Bowling Green on Saturday for league matches. The conference championships are slated to begin on April 24 at Eastern Michigan.
Outdoor track and field
UB posts strong marks at Sea Ray Relays
UB sent several of its top track-and-field athletes to the highly competitive Sea Ray Relays held Friday and Saturday at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. There was no team scoring in the meet, which featured many Nationally recognized programs and top squads from throughout the country.
Individually, UB athletes achieved four top-10 finishes in their events. Laura Olson placed seventh in the women's pole vault at 11-8 (3.56m). In the men's meet, Keith Gentes took seventh in the open hammer throw at 180-4 (54.97m), bettering his regional qualifying mark set last week at the McDonald's Invitational by nearly a foot. Steve Esler tied for eighth in the open high jump at 6-4.25 (1.94m). Byron McKinney placed ninth in the open shot put competition with a throw of 53-9 (16.38m). McKinney also placed 19th overall in the open hammer throw at 159-9 (48.08m).
UB's men's distance medley relay team of Rick Stewart, Joe Clark, Pete Zaccariello and Jerimie Slick scored a school record with a finish of 10:03.94 to place sixth in its race. The time shattered the previous record of 10:19.94 set in 1995.
Crew
Varisty eight wins Petite Final of Knecht Cup
UB traveled to Camden, N.J., for the annual Knecht Cup hosted by Villanova University. All four of UB's entries reached their finals competitions, with the varsity eight A team winning the Petite Final in 7:04.1 along the 2000-meter course. The squad of Victoria Kolomiets, Tracy Clarke, Mary Conniff, Kali Spoto, Deanna Knighton, Kathleen Dorn, Tara Celestini, Kasey Hansen and coxswain Tina LaFountain finished two seconds ahead of Rhode Island and three in front of North Carolina in the race.
The varsity eight B team of Margaret Siller, Caitlin Logue, Emilee Norris, Jessica Barrell, Amy Aldridge, Maggie Cote, Sara Sheffer, Jessica Ecke and coxswain Katie Johnson took second in its Petite final race in 7:23.9, four seconds behind the winning boat from the University of Kansas.
The team will travel to Hamilton, N.Y., this weekend for the Seneca Cup, where it will race against Colgate and Hobart/William Smith.