Salem, Mass. -- Salem State won their third match in a row with a 6-3 win over Rhode Island College in Little East play on Saturday afternoon at the Central Campus Tennis Courts. The Vikings improve to 5-3 and 2-1 in the LEC. The Anchormen slip to 2-9, 0-2 in conference.
Salem State swept doubles play to take an early 3-0 lead. John Didonato (Newbury, Mass.)/Kevin
Lam (Salem, Mass.) won first doubles with an 8-3 victory over Brett Taggart (North Kingstown, R.I.)/Lee Tiberi (Smithfield, R.I.). Chen Chen (Lawrence, Mass.)/David Dluznieski (Auburn, Mass.) scored an 8-4 victory over Matthew Gambardella (West Warwick, R.I.)/Alan Esposito (Clinton, Conn.) in second doubles, and Luke Hodgkins (Winthrop, Mass.)/Jacob Averka (Sutton, Mass.) completed the run with an 8-5 win in third doubles.
Didonato and Chen led the way with wins at first and second singles respectively. Didonato beat Taggart, 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 while Chen won in straight sets, 6-0, 6-2 in second singles. Esposito took third singles for Rhode Island College with a 6-1, 6-4 decision over Lam. Dluznieski earned the other singles win for the Vikings, beating Scott, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. Duquette and Gambardella rounded out singles play with wins at fifth and sixth singles respectively for the Anchormen.
Salem State will go to UMass Boston on Tuesday for a 3:00 PM match while Rhode Island College hosts UMass Dartmouth at 3:00 PM.
Salem St. 6, Rhode Island College 3
Apr 16, 2016 at Salem, Mass. (Central Campus)
Singles competition
1. John Didonato (SSU) def. Brett Taggart (RICMT) 6-1, 1-6, 6-2
2. Chen Chen (SSU) def. Lee Tiberi (RICMT) 6-0, 6-2
3. Alan Esposito (RICMT) def. Kevin Lam (SSU) 6-1, 6-4
4. David Dluznieski (SSU) def. Chandler Scott (RICMT) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
5. Corey Duquette (RICMT) def. Luke Hodgkins (SSU) 6-4, 6-1
6. Matthew Gambardella (RICMT) def. Jacob Averka (SSU) 7-5, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. John Didonato/Kevin Lam (SSU) def. Brett Taggart/Lee Tiberi (RICMT) 8-3
2. David Dluznieski/Chen Chen (SSU) def. Alan Esposito/Matthew Gambardella (RICMT) 8-4
3. Luke Hodgkins/Jacob Averka (SSU) def. Chandler Scott/Corey Duquette (RICMT) 8-5
Match Notes
Rhode Island College 2-9, 0-2
Salem St. 5-3, 2-1
T-3:00 A-25
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