Oct. 3, 2010
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The University of Notre Dame men’s tennis team concluded their final day of competition at the Chowder Fest Tournament at the Beren Tennis Center in Cambridge, Mass., compiling an impressive 32-7 record on the weekend and earning all three-tournament awards.
Senior Stephen Havens (Cincinnati, Ohio/Hill Christian) was named the Dale Junta ’58 Player of the Tournament and won the doubles championship along with teammate, Tyler Davis (Nashville, Tenn./Father Ryan). The duo was 3-0, while Havens had a perfect weekend combining a 3-0 record in singles play.
Freshman Greg Andrews (Richland, Mich./Gull Lake) won the Corey Winn Freshman Player to Watch award after finishing 2-1 in singles and doubles action.
The Irish totaled a 23-4 record in singles wins over the weekend, battling Harvard, South Carolina and Minnesota. Five members concluded the tournament with an intact singles record. Billy Pecor (Scottsdale, Ariz./Chaparral), David Anderson (Sandwich, Mass./Sandwich), Tyler Davis (Nashville, Tenn./Father Ryan), Niall Fitzgerald (Wicklow, Ireland/Blackrock College), Michael Moore (Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South) and Havens concluded the three-day tournament 3-0.
The Irish totaled six of nine doubles victories. In addition to Havens and Davis, Keeton and Moore remained unbeaten in doubles play.
Complete results of all three days are listed below. Notre Dame will continue their fall slate when three members of the team travel to Tulsa, Okla. for the ITA All-American Championships. Check back to und.com for information regarding the event.
Day 1
Steven Havens (ND) def. Sebastian Gallego (M), 6-4, 6-2
Rok Bonin (M) def. Greg Andrews (ND), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Phillip Arndt (M) def. Sam Keeton (ND), 3-6, 7-5, 6-2
Brendan Ruddock (M) def. David Anderson (ND), 6-4, 6-2
Tyler Davis (ND) def. Julian Dehn (M), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Billy Pecor (ND) def. Michael Sicora (M), 7-6, 7-5
Niall Fitzgerald (ND) def. Derek Peterson (M), 6-4, 6-2
Michael Moore (ND) def. Eddie Svenda (M), 6-4, 6-2
Spencer Talmadge (ND) def. John Thornton (H), 6-1, 6-2
Day 2
Singles – Session One
Steven Havens (ND) def. Ivan Machado (SC), 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
Greg Andrews (ND) def. Alexander Kostanov (SC), 6-4, 6-2
Sam Keeton (ND) def. Harry Menzies (SC), 6-1, 6-2
David Anderson (ND) def. Chris Sheehan (SC), 6-1, 6-0
Tyler Davis (ND) def. Jake Bowling (SC), 6-2, 6-1
Billy Pecor (ND) def. Henry Walker (SC), 7-5, 6-2
Session Two
Niall Fitzgerald (ND) def. Eddie Svenda (M), 6-3, 6-1
Michael Moore (ND) def. John Thornton (H), 6-4, 6-2
Spencer Talmadge (ND) def. Mac McAnulty (H), 6-2, 6-4
Doubles First Round
Havens/Davis (ND) def. Schultz/Pearlman (H), 9-8
Nguyen/Felton (H) def. Fitzgerald/Talmadge (ND), 8-5
Tchan/Macmaster (H) def. Pecor/Andrews (ND), 8-5
Anderson/Keeton (ND) def. Macnamee/McAnulty (H), 9-8
Doubles Second Round
Pecor/Andrews (ND) def. Walker/Bolwing (SC), 8-0
Anderson/Moore (ND) def. Seaver/Thornton (H), 8-4
Fitzgerald/Talmadge (ND) vs. Ruddock/Peterson (M)
Havens/Davis (ND) vs. Menzies/Machado (SC)
Day 3
Doubles
Havens/Davis (ND) def. Nguyen/Felton (H), 8-4
Schultz/Pearlman (H) def. Fitzgerald/Talmadge (ND) 9-7
Pecor/Andrews (ND) def. Peterson/Svenda (M) 8-2
Keeton/Moore (ND) def. Thornton/McAnulty (H) 8-4
Singles – Session Two
Steven Havens (ND) def. Jonathan Pearlman (H), 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
Greg Andrews (ND) def. Christo Schultz (H), 6-2, 7-6
Alistair Felton (H) def. Sam Keeton (ND), 6-2, 7-6
Biily Pecor (ND) def. Andy Nguyen (H), 6-1, 6-0
David Anderson (ND) def. Casey Macmaster (H), 6-2, 4-6, 1-0
Tyler Davis (ND) def. Mac McAnulty (H), 6-4, 6-3
Niall Fitzgerald (ND) def. Will Macnamee (H), 6-3, 6-4
Michael Moore (ND) def. Brandon Seaver (H), 6-1, 6-1
Spencer Talmadge (ND) def. John Thornton (H), 6-3, 6-2
Tournament Winners:
Dale Junta ’58 Player of the Tournament: Steven Havens, Notre Dame (3-0 singles, A-flight winner)
Corey Winn Freshman Player to Watch: Greg Andrews, Notre Dame
Doubles Champions: Steven Havens/Tyler Davis, Notre Dame (3-0 on the weekend)
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