Men’s tennis opens season at St. Lawrence

CANTON, N.Y. – The Union College men's tennis team began its 2018-19 campaign at the annual St. Lawrence Fall Classic on Saturday.

Newcomer Ioannis Binopoulos had a strong showing in his debut, winning his first singles match in the 'A' flight, defeating RIT's Chandler Libby, 8-6. Unfortunately, Binopoulos lost in the quarterfinals, 8-2.

Doubles competition was highlighted by the duo of Justin Gold and Cameron Klepper, who won their first two matches to advance to the semifinals in the 'B' flight.

Austin Egna won his quarterfinal singles match in the 'A' consolation bracket and will continue to compete on Sunday. David Bond and Jack Andre will also continue to compete on Sunday, as they won their quarterfinal matches in the 'C' and 'D' consolation brackets, respectively.

Union Results
A Singles
R1 - Ioannis Binopoulos (Union) def. Chandler Libby (RIT) 8-6
R1 - Leo Romanetz (St. Lawrence) def. Austin Egna (Union) 8-4
QF - Alan Dubrovsky (Hobart College) def. Ioannis Binopoulos (Union) 8-2

A Consolation
QF - Austin Egna (Union) def. Tanmay Thakkar (Rochester) 8-4

B Singles
R1 - Jordan Mamelak (St. Lawrence) def. Del Schunk (Union) 9-8 (1-0)
R1 - Jafar Sharipov (Hamilton) def. Nick Weitzman (Union) 9-8 (4-0)

B Consolation
QF - Jack Ledford (Hobart College) def. Del Schunk (Union) 8-5
QF - David Reinharz (Hobart College) def. Nick Weitzman (Union) 8-3

C Singles
R1 - Thomas Shung (Hobart College) def. Cameron Klepper (Union) 8-3
R1 - Spencer Whitmire (St. Lawrence) def. Justin Gold (Union) 8-5
R1 - Joe Tuerk (Ithaca) def. Ian Bank (Union) 8-3

C Consolation
QF - Uriah Miller (Rochester) def. Cameron Klepper (Union) 8-6
QF - David Bond (Union) def. Nick Lim (RIT) 9-7
QF - Eamon Gibbons (Hamilton) def. Max McGeown (Union) 8-3

D Singles
R1 - Joe Mallon (Hobart College) def. Jack Andre (Union) 8-3

D Consolation
QF - Jack Andre (Union) def. David Trimmer (RIT) 8-3

A Doubles
R1 – Fujimaki/Volk (Rochester) def. Ian Bank/David Bond (Union) 8-3
R1 - Zimmerman/Tsyvin (Hamilton) def. Austin Egna/Max Egna (Union) 8-4

A Consolation
QF - Derby/Dotterer (Hamilton) def. Ian Bank/David Bond (Union) 8-4
QF - Austin Egna/Max Egna (Union) def. Lim/Wolicki (RIT) 8-4

B Doubles
R1 - Nick Weitzman/Del Schunk (Union) def. Purpora/Pankau (St. Lawrence) 8-4
R1 - Tuerk/Lavery (Ithaca) def. Ioannis Binopoulos/Max McGeown (Union) 8-3
R1 - Justin Gold/Cameron Klepper (Union) def. Mallon/Reinharz (Hobart College) 8-6
QF - Justin Gold/Cameron Klepper (Union) def. Reiner/Gibbons (Hamilton) 9-8 (4-0)

B Consolation
QF - Ioannis Binopoulos/Max McGeown (Union) def. Khammash/Dewitt (RIT) 8-4

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Players Mentioned

Ian Bank: 6' 0"; Sophomore; I chose Union for a number of reasons. The main one being that I love the atmosphere socially as well as academically. I fell in love with the campus on my first visit during my senior year of high school.

Max McGeown: 6' 5"; Junior; I chose Union because my cousin went here and loved his time here. The combination of my cousin convincing me, and the fact that I thought I was a good fit made me attend Union.

David Bond: 5' 9"; Junior; I came to Union for the intimate learning environment and the opportunities available to me at such a small institution. It has allowed me to expand my boundaries as a person without ever becoming overwhelming.

Austin Egna: 5' 10"; Sophomore

Max Egna: 5' 11"; Sophomore

Justin Gold: 5' 7"; Junior; I chose to attend Union because of the strong academic reputation, as well as the tight-knit student-teacher relationships. Also, I chose to go to Union to continue my tennis career in such a competitive conference as the Liberty League.

Del Schunk: 6' 2"; Junior; Union College was my first choice among the many small liberal arts colleges I was planning to apply to. I first heard of the school from my teammate Zach Kaplan, who I knew from home. Once I went on my recruiting, visit I immediately fell in love with the school and all it had to offer.

Jack Andre: 5' 8"; First Year

Ioannis Binopoulos: 5' 10"; First Year

Cameron Klepper: 5' 8"; First Year

Nick Weitzman: 6' 2"; First Year

Players Mentioned

Ian Bank
: 6' 0"; Sophomore; I chose Union for a number of reasons. The main one being that I love the atmosphere socially as well as academically. I fell in love with the campus on my first visit during my senior year of high school.

Max McGeown
: 6' 5"; Junior; I chose Union because my cousin went here and loved his time here. The combination of my cousin convincing me, and the fact that I thought I was a good fit made me attend Union.

David Bond
: 5' 9"; Junior; I came to Union for the intimate learning environment and the opportunities available to me at such a small institution. It has allowed me to expand my boundaries as a person without ever becoming overwhelming.

Austin Egna
: 5' 10"; Sophomore

Max Egna
: 5' 11"; Sophomore

Justin Gold
: 5' 7"; Junior; I chose to attend Union because of the strong academic reputation, as well as the tight-knit student-teacher relationships. Also, I chose to go to Union to continue my tennis career in such a competitive conference as the Liberty League.

Del Schunk
: 6' 2"; Junior; Union College was my first choice among the many small liberal arts colleges I was planning to apply to. I first heard of the school from my teammate Zach Kaplan, who I knew from home. Once I went on my recruiting, visit I immediately fell in love with the school and all it had to offer.

Jack Andre
: 5' 8"; First Year

Ioannis Binopoulos
: 5' 10"; First Year

Cameron Klepper
: 5' 8"; First Year

Nick Weitzman
: 6' 2"; First Year