White Plains, N.Y. (September 23, 2005)- In a format based on the recently contested President's Cup in Manassas, Va., the Jasper golfers defeated the Saint Peter's Peacocks, 4-2, on Friday at Westchester Hill CC in White Plains, N.Y.
Using a match play format, six Manhattan golfers went head-to-head with six Saint Peter's golfers. Match play is determined on a home-by-hole basis with a point awarded to the winner of each hole. If both players tie on a hole, no point is awarded. A match is over when the one player has accumulated a sufficient number of points that exceeds the remaining holes left in the match.
Sophomore James Marchewka got the Jaspers off to a flying start by beating his opponent, 4&2, junior George Calvi lost a closely contested match against Saint Peter's top player, Lou Adimando, 3&2. Manhattan fell behind, 2-1, when Saint Peter's Ryan Jasinski edged sophomore Sean Oroho, 3&2. The Jaspers squared the match at 2-2 when sophomore Scott Burton dominated his opponent, winning 6&5. Manhattan took the lead for good when sophomore Chris Vieau beat his opponent, 6&5. AJ Balsinde clinched the match with an overwhelming 7&6 win in his match.
The six other players on Manhattan's squad played a unique freshmen vs. upperclassmen matches. Rookie Adam Minbiole edged junior Peter Muller, 3&1, freshman Nick Mayo downed senior co-captain Mike Judge, 4&3, and freshman Steven Rentz was leading sophomore Kevin Judge, 1-Up, when darkness halted play.
The Jaspers are next in action when the linksmen participate in the Violet Classic on Saturday and Sunday, October 15-16.