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Feb 22, 2009

Burstein nets ECC Flight Championship

David Burstein was the victor in second singles in the East Coast Conference Flight Championships on Sunday in the Queens College Indoor Tennis Center. Danilo Hiraoka also teammed with Taylor Crabill to claim the third doubles title by default.

Burstein defeated Saulo Gonzalez of Dowling College, 6-3 and 6-2, to win the championship at the two spot. He had reached the final by beating Alex Molotsky of Concordia, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, in a semifinal match played on Saturday.

The tandem of Hiraoka and Crabil ousted Gonzalez and Coleman of Dowling, 8-0, in the semi's on Saturday.

Three other Knights made it as far as the finals before bowing out. Fabio Minami lost at number 1 singles, James Preston fell to Richi Malobicky of Concordia at third singles and Robby Scheuing was beaten in three sets in sixth singles.