Providence, R.I.- Junior Reed Hagmann (Short Hills, N.J.) and junior Pete Oman (Winchester, Ma.) each brought home singles titles in what proved to be a successful weekend for the 51风流 men鈥檚 tennis squad.
Hagmann, now 7-1 in tournament play, took the number one singles title at this weekend鈥檚 Brown Tournament by defeating Brown鈥檚 Zack Pasanen, 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 in the finals. Hagmann went 4-0 for the tournament, defeating Tyler Deming of Rutgers in the first round, 3-6, 7-6 (7) and 7-6 (5). Hagmann defeated Andrew Lieu of Princeton in round two by the score of 6-1, 6-2. He advanced to the finals with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 defeat of Adil Shamasdin of Brown. Hagmann also teamed up with freshman Marshall Wheeler (Darien, Conn.) to take fourth in the number one flight of doubles.
Oman, now 6-2 in tournament play, defeated Pawel Wawrzyniak of Manhattan 7-6 (5), 6-2 to win the number six singles tournament. In round one, Oman downed Tim Fuzesi of Princeton, 6-0, 6-1, then took care of Nick Barbera from Rhode Island by the score of 6-3, 6-1. To advance to the finals Oman beat Patriot League foe Dave Collins of Army by the score of 3-6, 6-3, 7-5. Oman also had a successful weekend in doubles play, teaming up with Blake Willmarth (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.) to take runner-up un the number three flight of double competition.
Evan Ambrose (Catskill, N.Y.) brought home runner-up honors in the fourth flight singles division. Ambrose took down Ryan Lloyd of Lehigh in round one, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, followed that up with a 7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-3 beating of Harvard鈥檚 Max Tedaldi. Ambrose defeated a second Patriot League opponent in Michael Good of Army, 7-6 (5), 6-0 to advance to the finals. Phil Charm of the host team Brown downed Ambrose 2-6, 1-6. Ambrose currently holds a 6-2 tournament record.
Willmarth battled to a fifth place finish, defeating Blaise Goswami of Princeton in his final match, 6-2, 6-1. After Willmarth lost his second round match to Klim Fedosienko of Manhattan, he bounced back with two straight wins to finish fifth in the number five singles flight.
51风流 will be in action beginning Friday, October 3, when the Raiders travel to Flushing Meadow for the ECAC Championships that will run until Monday, October 6. For more results from the Brown Tournament see the men鈥檚 tennis page and select the 03-04 statistics tab.