PROVIDENCE, R.I. (2/7/10) - The Raiders opened their 2010 spring schedule at Brown University's first ever Rock N' Roll College Tennis Double Header. Colgate fell to the Bears, 5-0, in a slightly altered match format. The match started with four singles matches followed by one doubles pro-set.
Colgate featured six different players with senior captain
Michael Yassky (New York, N.Y.) competing in the No. 1 singles slot. Yassky fell to Brown's Nathaniel Gorham, 6-2, 6-2. Junior
Phil Bernasek (Fairfield, Conn.) took on Mike Hill at second singles falling in two sets, 6-2, 6-3. Rookie
Alec Goldstein (Bethesda, Md.) dropped his first collegiate match to Tom Deighton, 6-2, 6-0, while sophomore
Sean Spellberg (Naples, Fla.) fell to Luciano Musella, 6-4, 6-1, at the fourth singles slot.
Senior
John Nogueras (Parkland, Fla.) and freshman
Harry Jewett (Centennial, Colo.) teamed up for the lone doubles match of the day. The duo fell to the Bears' Kendrick Au and Charlie Posner, 8-2.
The Rock N' Roll Tennis event, which featured fellow Patriot League squad Lehigh in the second match against Brown, is meant to create an exciting environment for the fans and players. Music is played for the duration of the pre-match warm-ups and then right into actual match play. In addition, match format is also adjusted. A normal college tennis match consists of three doubles pro-sets and then six singles matches. For this Rock n Roll format, the 'four/one' is used. That means the match starts with four singles matches, which followed by one doubles pro-set, to be played on the first open court. Using this format cuts the match time almost in half and makes the product much more fan friendly.
