BROOKLYN -- The Cannoneers (3-2) opened Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play at 2-0 with a pair of shutout victories, blanking both St. Joseph's-Brooklyn and Webb Institute 9-0 Saturday afternoon at the Pratt ARC.
Pratt 9, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn 0
Senior Sergio Yarritu topped Kevin Caicedo 10-2 in top singles, with Eli Eskenazi besting Kyle Johnson 10-1 in second singles. Yarritu and Eskenazi paired for an 8-0 shutout of Caicedo and Matt Smith in top singles.
Junior Fan Mo opened his spring season with a 10-3 win over Nolan Parr, pairing with Shane Davis in earning an 8-2 win over Carlos Mayorga and Thomas Kennedy in No. 3 doubles. Joshua Morgan earned his first victory as a Cannoneer, knocking off Mayorga 10-1 in No. 4 singles.
Pratt 9, Webb 0
The Cannoneers earned the team's second 9-0 HVIAC win of the day, again led by sizable Yarritu and Eskenazi wins in No. 1 and No. 2 singles, 10-2 and 10-1, respectively. Mo followed with another third single win, besting Kevin Prichard 10-4, and Nick Minichiello blanked Ben Rockwell 10-0 in fourth singles.
In fifth singles, Morgan upended Glenn Burnett 10-1, and Shane Davis earned his second 10-4 victory of the day, this time over Andrew Vogler in sixth singles.
As the duo did against St. Joseph's, Yarritu and Eskenazi paired for a quick No. 1 singles victory, shutting out Rockwell and Evan Wingfield 8-0. In second doubles, Morgan and Minichiello knocked off Prichard and Jonathan Hale 8-1. Haotian Zhang earned his first win as a Cannoneer, teaming with Mo for an 8-2 third doubles triumph over Vogler and Will Harris.
Pratt returns to play tomorrow at 1:00, continuing conference play at the Culinary Institute of America, which hosts the Cannoneers at Bard College
Pratt Institute 9, St. Joseph's (Bklyn) 0
03/28/15 at Brooklyn, NY (Pratt ARC)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Sergio Yarritu (PRATT) def. Kevin Caicedo (SJCBK) 10-2 |
| 2. Eli Eskenazi (PRATT) def. Kyle Johnson (SJCBK) 10-1 |
| 3. Fan Mo (PRATT) def. Nolan Parr (SJCBK) 10-3 |
| 4. Nick Minichiello (PRATT) def. Matt Smith (SJCBK) 10-1 |
| 5. Joshua Morgan (PRATT) def. Carlos Mayorga (SJCBK) 10-1 |
| 6. Shane Davis (PRATT) def. Dickson Tan (SJCBK) 10-4 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Eli Eskenazi/Sergio Yarritu (PRATT) def. Kevin Caicedo/Matt Smith (SJCBK) 8-0 |
| 2. Nick Minichiello/Joshua Morgan (PRATT) def. Kyle Johnson/Nolan Parr (SJCBK) 8-1 |
| 3. Fan Mo/Shane Davis (PRATT) def. Carlos Mayorga/Thomas Kennedy (SJCBK) 8-2 |
| Match Notes |
| St. Joseph's (Bklyn) 0-1 |
| Pratt Institute 2-2 |
| A-25 |
Pratt Institute 9, Webb Institute 0
03/28/15 at Brooklyn, NY (Pratt ARC)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Sergio Yarritu (PRATT) def. Michael Walker (WEBB) 10-1 |
| 2. Eli Eskenazi (PRATT) def. Evan Wingfield (WEBB) 10-0 |
| 3. Fan Mo (PRATT) def. Kevin Prichard (WEBB) 10-4 |
| 4. Nick Minichiello (PRATT) def. Ben Rockwell (WEBB) 10-0 |
| 5. Joshua Morgan (PRATT) def. Glenn Burnett (WEBB) 10-1 |
| 6. Shane Davis (PRATT) def. Andrew Vogler (WEBB) 10-4 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Eli Eskenazi/Sergio Yarritu (PRATT) def. Evan Wingfield/Ben Rockwell (WEBB) 8-0 |
| 2. Joshua Morgan/Nick Minichiello (PRATT) def. Kevin Prichard/Jonathan Hale (WEBB) 8-1 |
| 3. Haotian Zhang/Fan Mo (PRATT) def. Andrew Vogler/Will Harris (WEBB) 8-2 |
| Match Notes |
| Webb Institute 0-1 (0-1 HVIAC) |
| Pratt Institute 3-2 (2-0 HVIAC) |
| T-1:30 A-20 |
