September 13, 2009

KROCSKO STRONG IN BLACK & GOLD DEBUT
Full Bracket

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – First impressions can be a make-or-break situation.

If that’s the case, freshman Krisztin Krocsko (Budapest, Hungary) is in good shape as he rolled to a 2-1 record to lead the Virginia Commonwealth University men’s tennis squad at the 2009 UVA Fall Classic this past weekend.

Krocsko got it started with a hard-fought 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 victory over Iain Atkinson of Wake Forest in the first round of the A-2 Singles Bracket. The newcomer made a run at 56th-ranked Lee Singer of Virginia, but fell 6-3, 6-1. He then bounced back for a dominating 6-3, 6-0 performance over Phillip Nemec of Elon to round out the weekend.

Sophomore Filip Svensson (Angelholm, Sweden) got off to a strong start with a stellar performance over fourth-seeded Jeremy Bonnevalle in the B-Singles bracket (6-2, 2-0, ret.). Two tough losses against Benedikt Lindheim of Nebraska (6-4, 6-2) and third-seeded Milo Johnson of Virginia (7-5, 6-4) concluded the second-year standout’s weekend.

The Rams are back in action next weekend at the ODU Fall Invitational.

Krisztin Kroscko – A2 Singles
W, I. Atkinson (Wake), 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
L, L. Singer (UVA), 6-3, 6-1
W, P. Nemec (Elon) , 6-3, 6-0

Filip Svensson – B Singles
W, J. Bonnevalle (ETSU), 6-2, 2-0, ret.
L, B. Lindheim (Neb.), 6-4, 6-2
L, M. Johnson (UVA), 7-5, 6-4

Calmon Solomon – C Singles
L, M. Schroeder (EKU), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
W, G. Wong (Bing.), 6-3, 6-3
L, E. Hannah (GW), 7-6, 6-3

C.J. Williams – E Singles
L, C. Pons (EKU), 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
W, T. Boney (Neb.), 7-5, 6-2