SCHENECTADY, NY – The Union College men's tennis team put the wraps on its 2008-09 season with a thrilling 5-4 victory against Hartwick on Wednesday afternoon. Matt Goodnow led the way for Union winning both his single and doubles match.

After nearly three and a half hours and the match tied at 4-4, Goodnow showed poise rebounding after a 4-6 first set loss. He responded with a 6-3 win and a 6-4 deciding victory.

Union jumped out with a 2-1 advantage early, taking two of the three double bouts. Goodnow and Alex Katz teamed in the third position for a 8-5 win, while Vic Ravikumar, who was playing in his last collegiate match, joined Dan Nault for a 8-3 win.

After Hartwick took the first and second singles, Nault won in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0 and Jay Shah with a 6-4, 7-5 win.


Single
1. Jeffrey Boyd (HC) def. Alex Katz (Uni): 6-2, 6-0
2. Marcello Navaro (HC) def. Vic Ravikumar (Uni): 6-1, 6-4
3. Dan Nault (Uni) def. Matthew Whitty (HC): 6-0, 6-0
4. Matt Goodnow (Uni) def. Sean Barr (HC): 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
5. Peter Dumas (HC) def. Sam Singel (Uni): 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3
6. Jay Shah (Uni) def. Mike Del Rosario (HC): 6-4, 7-5

Doubles
1. Ravikumar and Nault (Uni) def. Boyd and Navaro (HC): 8-3
2. Whitty and Dumas (HC) def. RIngel and Kurtz (Uni): 8-4
3. Katz and Goodnow (Uni) def. Barr and Del Rasario: 8-5