Stony Brook, N.Y. - The No. 4 Stony Brook men's tennis team rolled to a 4-0 victory over No. 5 Hartford in the quarterfinal round of the 2011 America East Tennis championships on Friday. The Seawolves advance to take on top-seeded Binghamton in the semifinal round on Saturday at 10 a.m.
The Seawolves opened up play by easily taking the doubles point. Sophomore Roope Kailaheimo (Helsinki, Finland) and junior Mehmet Duru (Istanbul, Turkey) won 8-2 at No. 1 while freshmen Nikita Fomin (Moscow, Russia) and Francesco Arciuli (Lesmo, Italy) did not drop a game at No. 3.
SBU then quickly put the match away in singles action. Duru and junior Max Sztabholz (Paris, France) each won 6-1, 6-2 at the No. 6 and No. 5 positions, respectively. Fomin also rolled to a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 1.
Stony Brook improves to 9-10 with the victory.
