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Mar 22, 2008  Men's Tennis
Men’s Tennis Defeats NYCCT, 7-2
New York, N.Y. - The CCNY men's tennis team (1-0, 1-0 CUNYAC) defeated The New York City College of Technology, 7-2. Avinand Persaud (Richmond Hill HS/Queens, NY), Vinicio Haro (Frank Sinatra HS/Long Island City, NY), Andy Goveia (Sheepshead Bay HS/Georgetown, Guyana), Gaiell Kercy (Oneida Baptist Institute/New York, NY), Jaiho Chang (Song-Kok HS/Seoul, Korea) and Steven Tran (JFK HS/Bronx, NY) were all doubles winners for the Beavers.

Persaud teamed with freshman Haro for an 8-5 win at first doubles. Goveia and Kercy won 8-3 at second doubles. In third doubles Chang and Tran defeated their opponents 8-0.

In singles matches Kercy (#4 singles), Tran (#5 singles), and Haro (#3 singles) each defeated their opponent 6-0/6-0, 6-0/6-0, and 6-0/6-2, respectively. Also earning a win in # 6 singles was freshman Reggie Duvalsaint defeating his opponent 6-0/6-0.

The Beavers return to action Thursday, March 27 as they travel to Mt. St. Mary College for a match starting at 5:00 p.m.


Doubles Results:
Avinand Persaud/Vinicio Haro (CCNY) def. J. Branden/M. Mohideen (NYCCT) 8-5
Andy Goveia/Gaiell Kercy (CCNY) def. H. Zheng/J. Kubina (NYCCT) 8-3
Jaiho Chang/Steven Tran (CCNY) def. V. Laidley/K. Levine (NYCCT) 8-0

Singles Results:
J. Branden (NYCCT) def. Andy Goveia (CCNY) 6-7, 6-7
M. Mohideen (NYCCT) def. Avinand Persaud (CCNY) 6-4, 4-6 (4-10)
Vinicio Haro (CCNY) def. H. Zheng (NYCCT) 6-0, 6-2
Gaeill Kercy (CCNY) def. J. Kubina 6-0, 6-0
Steven Tran (CCNY) def. J. Chun (NYCCT) 6-0, 6-0
Reggie Duvalsaint (CCNY) def. C. Williams-Roberton (NYCCT) 6-0, 6-0


Spotlight
Men's Track & Field
Najua Ward
Men's Indoor Track & Field


Najua Ward continues where he left off last season finishing first in the 400-meter Run with a time of 53.07 in the Pratt Invitational which was held on December 5th. The 5-8 sophomore leads all CUNYAC male competitors in the same event by .21. The Beavers is set to return to the track for action on January 12, 2009 at the Crowell Open.


Courtesy of CUNY Athletics...


Fast Facts
Did you know that CCNY won the NCAA and NIT Tournaments in the 1949-1950 season and is the only school to ever win both tournaments in the same season?