Jan. 31, 2011

St. Bonaventure / Buffalo

Duquesne's men's tennis team split a pair of matches in New York this weekend, taking down Atlantic 10 foe St. Bonaventure, 6-1 on Saturday and falling to Buffalo, 4-3 on Sunday.

Seniors Kyle O'Leary and Steve Herchko and freshmen Pete Carpenter and Max Rubin all went 3-1 on the weekend. O'Leary won both of his singles matches at number six and went 1-1 with Carpenter at second doubles. Carpenter won both of his number two singles matches along with his 1-1 doubles record.

Rubin went 2-0 at number one doubles with Herchko and split a pair of decisions at third singles while Herchko went 2-0 in doubles and 1-1 at number four singles.

"I was very pleased with the progress we took from our first match," said head coach Rob Castille. "We beat a good conference opponent in St. Bonaventure and competed really well against a solid Buffalo team. While everyone played well this weekend, I was particularly impressed with our two freshmen, Max Rubin and Pete Carpenter. Those two stepped up and gained a lot of experience this weekend. I look forward to their continued progression."

The Dukes return to action on Friday, Feb. 4 as they host Niagara at 1:00 p.m. at The Club Sport and Health in Monroeville.