March 20, 2008

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Rhode Island men's tennis team ended its seven-match win streak with a 4-3 loss to Missouri-Kansas City, Thursday night.

Henrik Almstrom (No. 3), Andrew Costin (No. 5) and AJ Nelson (No. 6) each won singles matches for URI, but Costin and Dixon Simmons earned the Rams' lone doubles victory (at No. 3) as the Kangaroos picked up the decisive doubles point for the 4-3 win.

Rhody is back in action at Fairfield on March 25 at 3 p.m.

SINGLES
1. Serge Ristivojevic (UMKC) def. Jared Dorfman; 6-4, 6-2
2. Patrick Smith (UMKC) def. Jeff Cote; 6-4, 6-2
3. Henrik Almstrom (URI) def. Erwin Quintanilla; 6-3, 7-6 (2)
4. Dennis Schwarz (UMKC) def. Adam Gart; 5-7, 7-5, 7-5
5. Andrew Costin (URI) def. Nick Mader; 6-3, 6-0
6. AJ Nelson (URI) def. Nick Patonai; 6-4, 6-1

DOUBLES
1. Smith/Ristiojevic (UMKC) def. Dorfman/Cote; 9-8 (7)
2. Quintanilla/Schwarz (UMKC) def. Gart/McGuire; 8-4
3. Simmons/Costin (URI) def. Patonai/Mader; 8-3

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