Scots Double Up Cougars for Seventh Straight

WORCESTER, Mass.— Gordon Men's Tennis met its toughest test since returning from spring break, but the Fighting Scots still managed to pull off a 6-3 win for its seventh-straight triumph. The Fighting Scots move to 11-2 on the year.

The Fighting Scots continue to grind through doubles competition with all three results decided by only a few points here and there. Zach Hall (Sugar Land, Texas) and Mason Casady (Santa Barbara, Calif.) held a break advantage at the top flight for Gordon's first point of the day. The Fighting Scots made it 2-0 when Nathan Lookwhy (Westborough, Mass.) and Peter Godwin (Manchester, Conn.) edged out Andrey Samodaev (Boca Raton, Fla.) and Jacob Malicky (S. Egremont, Mass.) 9-8—7-4 in the tiebreak.

The Cougars earned their first point of the afternoon with a gritty 8-6 win at third doubles by Lenny
Siegel (Boca Raton, Fla.) and Jimmy Keogh (Worcester, Mass.).

Hall put the Scots up 3-1 by blanking Samodaev at first singles, while Godwin brought the team to the brink of victory with a solid 6-3, 6-4 finish at the fifth spot. Clark got one back with a 6-0, 7-5 win by Keogh at the sixth flight before Michael D'Antuono (Mapleville, R.I.) finished things off with a 6-3, 6-2 win at four.

Clark and Gordon split a pair of three-set matches at the second and third flights. Casady picked up the sixth point of the day with a 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 win over Fernando Pinoargote (Guayaquil, Ecuador) at two.

Gordon completes its five-match road stretch on Wednesday at Division I opponent Holy Cross at 4 p.m.

Gordon College 6, Clark University 3
04/11/16 at Worcester, Mass. (Corash Tennis Courts) 

Singles competition

1. Zach Hall (GC) def. Andrey Samodaev (CLK) 6-0, 6-0

2. Mason Casady (GC) def. Fernando Pinoargote (CLK) 7-6, 4-6, 6-3

3. Spencer Pinkney (CLK) def. Nate Lookwhy (GC) 7-5, 0-6, 6-3

4. Mike D'Antuono (GC) def. Lenny Siegel (CLK) 6-3, 6-2

5. Peter Godwin (GC) def. Jacob Malicky (CLK) 6-3, 6-4

6. Jimmy Keogh (CLK) def. Joe Daugherty (GC) 6-0, 7-5

 

Doubles competition

1. Zach Hall/Mason Casady (GC) def. Fernando Pinoargote/Spencer Pinkney (CLK) 8-5

2. Nate Lookwhy/Peter Godwin (GC) def. Andrey Samodaev/Jacob Malicky (CLK) 9-8

3. Lenny Siegel/Jimmy Keogh (CLK) def. Joe Daugherty/Kristopher Marineau (GC) 8-6

 

Match Notes

Gordon College 11-2

Clark University 5-11

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,5,6,4,2,3)

Official: Aaron Smithers T-3:00 A-125