Drew Men's Tennis Continues Conference Streak

MADISON, N.J. - Drew advanced to the Landmark Conference finals with a resounding 8-1 win over Moravian at the Drew Tennis Center. Drew won all three doubles points to take command of the match and then won five of the singles points for the 8-1 win. Drew had narrowly defeated Moravian, 5-4, in the regular season. The Rangers will take on Catholic on Saturday for the inaugural Landmark Conference title.

The Rangers built a commanding lead by taking all three doubles points. Vik Rao, who didn’t compete in the Rangers first matchup with the Greyhounds, teamed with Jon Pivor to take the first doubles point, 8-5. Alex Belfiore and Jason Woods cruised at second doubles 8-3. The third doubles team of Sayed Saber and Victor Kolarov picked up, perhaps, the most important point of the match as they outlasted the Moravian duo at third doubles to grab a 3-0 lead for the Rangers.

In singles play, Alex Belfiore made quick work of Thomas Turcich to put the Rangers within a point of the final. The freshman won at fourth singles, 0 and 2, for a 4-0 Ranger lead. Sayed Saber would clinch a few minutes later as he delivered donuts to his opponent, winning in straights without dropping a game. Jon Pivor and Jason Woods both won their singles matches, though Vik Rao would fall at first singles to Landmark Player of the Year Ian Box. The final match saw Jon Pransky take fifth singles in a good match with Keith Feinman for the 8-1 final.

The Rangers will now take on Catholic, which they defeated 9-0 earlier in the year. Catholic was selected to finish second in the Landmark behind the Rangers and proved their candidacy as a title contender with a 6-3 win over a quality Scranton side. The 9-0 score is deceiving as the Cardinals had played the Rangers much tougher than the score. Drew will be looking to win its eighth straight conference title with the win.