When sophomore Jimmy Newton and senior Danny Wolk were first paired last spring, nothing worked. Both players could hold the serve, but neither could break. That was until they switched sides and everything changed for the men’s tennis team’s No. 2 doubles tandem.
The men’s tennis team pulled off an inspiring victory Saturday by defeating conference foe Stevens Institute of Technology 5–4. The match, held indoors at the Reis Tennis Center at Cornell University, came down to the final pairing where senior Danny Wolk narrowly won in three sets.
The men’s tennis team won its final non-conference match of the season yesterday, defeating Hobart College 8–1 in Geneva, N.Y.
After a two-week layoff from match play, the men’s tennis team easily defeated host Utica College 9–0 to open conference play Friday. The Pioneers never won more than three games in any of the sets played during the match.
The men’s tennis team spent its spring break competing against regional opponents in warm, sunny Hilton Head, S.C., but now the Bombers are back on South Hill, working together to bring the heat to the Empire 8.
