Springfield College Men's Tennis Falls to Coast Guard, 8-1, in NEWMAC Opener

Recap, photo courtesy of Springfield College

Springfield, Mass. - April 4, 2018 - The Springfield College men's tennis team dropped an 8-1 decision to Coast Guard to open New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play in the Springfield College Field House on Wednesday afternoon.

The Pride, which were trailing the match 2-1 following doubles, received a win from the team of Alex Romaine (Stamford, Conn.) and Court Honda (Morioka, Japan), who defeated Coast Guard's Tom Hackett (Corpus Christi, Texas) and Adam Bahney (Myerstown, Pa.), 9-8(8). 

Moving to singles, Romaine dropped a marathon match at No. 1 singles to Hackett, 7-6(3), 5-7, 7-5, before Honda fell to John Hu (Plainsboro, N.J.), 6-4, 6-4 at the No. 2 singles spot. Zack Keene (Feeding Hills, Mass.) played a hard-fought match at the No. 4 singles spot, but fell to Kyle Fager (Spokane, Wash.), 6-3, 6-2. The Pride would fall at the No. 5 and No. 6 spot as well to wrap up the match.

#15 Men's Tennis Sweeps Vassar 9-0 in Spring Home Opener

Zach Shaff had a strong match for the Jumbos, winning in both No. 3 doubles and No. 3 singles

MEDFORD - The #15 Tufts men's tennis team defeated Vassar 9-0 on Saturday at Voute Courts in the first of their two matches on the day. The match was the Jumbos' spring home opener and was their first contest since returning from their March California trip.

The Jumbos opened the match with strong all-around doubles play, losing just three games total in the three matches. Rohan Gupte and Zain Ali took down Brewers pair Jeremy Auh and Nick Zuczek 8-1 in No. 1 doubles. Carl-Herman Grant and Nathan Niemiec added to Tufts' success in No. 2 doubles, beating Vassar's Jamie Anderson and Dom Demeterfi 8-2.

Zach Shaff and Ross Kamin swept No. 3 doubles for the Jumbos, 8-0, besting Nicolas Demaria and Robin Drummond. 

Tufts' kept rolling in singles play, as the Jumbos won each match in straight sets. Gupte, #34 in ITA rankings, defeated David Gandham 6-3, 6-2 at No. 1.

Ben Biswas took down Vassar's Auh 6-2, 6-0 in the No. 2 match. Shaff followed up his earlier doubles dominance in the No. 3 singles match, besting Anderson 6-3, 6-1.

The Jumbos looked particularly strong in the No. 4-6 singles matches, with no player dropping more than three games. Freshman Owen Bartok defeated Demeterfi 6-0, 6-2 in the No. 4 contest. At No. 5, Justin Brogan took down Zamir Birnbach 6-1, 6-1. Kamin had success in singles play as well, winning at No. 6 6-1, 6-2 over the Brewers' Zuczek.

Head coach Karl Gregor's Jumbos will try to sweep the Saturday doubleheader when they face Babson this afternoon at the Babson Tennis Courts at 2:00 p.m. Vassar is back in action on April 14, when they travel to face #28 RPI.

Western New England Posts 8-1 Non-Conference Victory over Johnson & Wales

Photo by Rachael Margossian

Golden Bears extend winning streak to four matches

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (April 5, 2018) – The Western New England University men's tennis team posted an 8-1, non-conference victory over Johnson & Wales University on Thursday afternoon on the campus of Rhode Island College.

The Golden Bears won all three doubles flights and five of six singles positions en route to their fourth consecutive triumph.

Western New England's No. 1 doubles duo of sophomore David Kalmer (Slingerlands, N.Y.) and junior Justin Kohut (South Windsor, Conn.) registered an 8-4 victory over Gianni Rodriguez and Ryan Schiele, while sophomore Luke Surawski (Wethersfield, Conn.) and freshman Max Gordon (Middleton, Mass.) cruised to an 8-1 win over Gunner Mahoney and Jack Hopkins at No. 2.

In the final doubles spot, freshmen Peter Stegemann (Falmouth, Maine) and Matthew Russell (Auburn, Mass.) teamed up to defeat Marco Saldierna and Robert Michalofsky, 8-2.

Kalmer topped Schiele 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1 singles, and Surawski earned a 6-3, 6-4 result over Rodriguez at No 2.

Mahoney picked up the Wildcats' lone point of the match as he edged Stegemann 6-1, 2-6, 10-2 at No. 3.

Rounding out the final three singles positions, Gordon beat Alexander Rohana 6-3, 3-6, 10-6 at No. 4, junior Michael Tran (West Haven, Conn.) won 6-1, 6-4 over Hopkins at No. 5, and sophomore Griffin Arnold (Meriden, Conn.) recorded a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Saldierna at No. 6.

Up Next
Western New England (6-1, 1-0 CCC) resumes conference play on Saturday, as the Golden Bears host Roger Williams at noon before traveling to Curry on Sunday. Johnson & Wales (0-3) will also be in action on Saturday against Suffolk.

Suffolk Men’s Tennis Cruises Past Lesley, 8-1

Recap, photo courtesy of Suffolk

BOSTON – The Suffolk men's tennis team won its second straight outing Tuesday night as the Rams ran past Lesley, 8-1, at Buckingham, Browne & Nichols. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 8, Lesley 1
RECORDS: Suffolk (3-2) | Lesley (0-2) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk gained a 3-0 advantage after sweeping doubles action. David Grujic set up match point with an impressive 6-0, 6-1 triumph over Peter Weiss in the sixth slot and Cameron Roach clinched the contest for the Rams with a come-from-behind 1-6, 7-5, 6-0 decision over Niko Marcolini in the second spot. 

From there, Mike DeFelice picked up a 6-1, 6-1 win over Beowful Urban at No. 1, before the Lynx got on the board with a victory on court five. Rami Esrawi made it a 7-1 Suffolk score thanks to a  6-4, 1-6, 10-5 victory over William Sgro at No. 4 before Kevin Greenman defeated Gerry Chica, 8-3, in the third position for the final 8-1 margin. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk began the season 3-2 for the first time since opening the 2015 slate 4-1.
• DeFelice competed as the Rams ace for the first time in his collegiate career.
• Grujic picked up his first win of the season.
• Tang earned his first victory of the year and competed on court six for the first time.  
• Green, who played at No. 3 for the first time in 2018, also earned his first singles victory.
• Esrawi made his debut at No. 4 and earned his first singles win of the 2018 campaign.
• Greenman and Esrawi improved to 4-0 on the year in doubles action.
• DeFelice and Roach teamed up as a doubles tandem for the first time and secured a win.
• Tang and Grujic partnered as a doubles pair for the first time and took home a W. 

RESULTS 

SINGLES
1 – Mike DeFelice (Suffolk) defeated Beowulf Urban (Lesley), 6-1, 6-1
2 – Cameron Roach (Suffolk) defeated Niko Marcolini (Lesley), 1-6, 7-5, 6-0
3 – Kevin Greenman (Suffolk) defeated Gerry Chica (Lesley), 8-3
4 – Rami Esrawi (Suffolk) defeated William Sgro (Lesley), 6-4, 1-6, 10-5
5 – Patrick Corcoran (Lesley) defeated Charles Tang (Suffolk), 7-6, 2-6, 11-9
6 – David Grujic (Suffolk) defeated Peter Weiss (Lesley), 6-0, 6-1 

DOUBLES

1 – Mike DeFelice/Cameron Roach (Suffolk) defeated Niko Marcolini/William Sgro (Lesley), 8-5
2 – Kevin Greenman/Rami Esrawi (Suffolk) defeated Beowulf Urban/Gerry Chica (Lesley), 8-4
3 – Charles Tang/David Gruijic (Suffolk) defeated Patrick Corcoran/Peter Weiss (Lesley), 8-3 

ORDER OF FINISH (D) 3, 1, 3 (S) 6, 2, 1, 5, 4, 3 

COMING UP
Suffolk remains on the road as it is set to visit Bridgewater State Thursday, April 5 for a 3:30 p.m. non-conference clash.

Amherst College Men's Tennis Completes Weekend Double by Topping Kenyon

Recap, photo courtesy of Amherst College

SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- The No. 7 Amherst College men's tennis team improved to 6-1 with an 8-1 victory over Kenyon College on Sunday morning at Swarthmore College's Faulkner Courts.

The Mammoths won both of their neutral-site matches at Swarthmore this weekend, and will next prepare to begin New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) play next Saturday at Bates.

Amherst got things going with a sweep through doubles. Their first point came from Sean Wei '21 and Jayson Fung '20 who won 8-4 at the top flight. Following another 8-4 victory at No. 3 from Kevin '21 Ma and Cameron Raglin '19, Ethan Hillis '21 and Zach Bessette '19 edged Austin Diehl and Jacob Zalenski 8-6 at the second flight.
 
Bessette secured Amherst's fourth match point at the start of singles. He won 6-2, 6-3 against Michael Liu. That was followed up by Kevin Ma's straight-sets win at the third spot. That match versus Nicholas Paolucci brought identical 6-3 scores.
 
Kenyon did manage to win one singles match, and it came from Diehl. He moved his spring record to 13-0 after winning in three sets against Hillis. In the first, Diehl won 6-3. After a 6-3 defeat in the second, Diehl won 6-2 in the third.
 
Wei held off Zalenski 7-5, 6-4 in the top flight, while Fung defeated Bryan Yoshino 6-4, 6-4 at No. 5 and Jesse Levitin '19 was a straight set winner at sixth singles.
 
Next on the schedule for Kenyon is a home date with rival Denison University on Wednesday, April 4 at 4:30 p.m.

MIT Men’s Tennis Locks Up Top Seed In NEWMAC With 9-0 Win Over Emerson

Senior Robbie Shaw. Recap, photo courtesy of MIT

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – With a 9-0 sweep of Emerson College on Wednesday afternoon, the MIT men's tennis team secured the top seed in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament. Wednesday's match was contested at the duPont Tennis Courts on the campus of MIT, with Emerson as the home team.

The Engineers finished their NEWMAC schedule as the regular season champions for the 17th time in the 18 year history of the conference. Over the 17 previous years, MIT has won each of the league postseason tournaments, and will be looking for its 18th next weekend.

MIT started off play Wednesday afternoon by taking an early 3-0 lead in double play. All three

Vu Reaches 100 Wins as Babson Men's Tennis Blanks Wheaton, 9-0, In Regular-Season Finale

Recap, photo courtesy of Babson College

NORTON, Mass.— Senior Victor Vu (Los Angeles, Calif.) earned the 100th win of his career with a hard-fought victory at number one doubles alongside classmate Saif Rahim (Hong Kong) to help visiting Babson College defeat Wheaton College, 9-0, in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) men's tennis action on Wednesday afternoon.

With its seventh win over the last nine matches, Babson concludes the regular season at 10-8 overall and 5-1 in league play. Wheaton, which has dropped two of its last three matches, falls to 7-9 overall and 2-4 in the NEWMAC.

Following Vu and Rahim's 9-7 victory at number one, the Beavers breezed through their next two matches for a 3-0 lead. Senior Roberto Perez (Pozuelo de Alarcon, Spain) and first-year Brandon Rosenbluth (Pound Ridge, N.Y.) won 8-0 at number two, while junior Dom Wysolmerski (Rutland, Vt.) and first-year Ho Wang Alastair Ng (Hong Kong) recorded an 8-5 result at number three.

Perez cruised to 6-0, 6-0 victory at number one singles, while senior Isaac Thylen (Surfside, Fla.) was a 6-2, 6-0 winner at number two. Rosenbluth dropped the opening set before rallying for a 6-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-3) triumph at number three, and Ng posted a 6-3, 6-4 result at number four.

First-year Dan Meister (Nyon, Switzerland) won 6-0, 6-2 at number five, while classmate Stuart Toda (Mercer Island, Wash.) posted a 6-4, 7-6 victory in his conference debut at number six.

Babson, which earned the second seed in the upcoming NEWMAC Tournament, will take on third-seeded Coast Guard on Saturday, May 7, in a conference semifinal at 3 p.m. at MIT.

MATCH NOTES
• The Beavers are now 16-10 all-time against the Lyons and have won seven of the last nine matches between the teams.
• Vu has 56 career doubles wins and 44 singles victories in his four-year Babson career.
• Thylen extended his NEWMAC singles winning streak to 19 matches going back to the start of the 2014 season.
• Babson has led after doubles in all 12 of its regular-season conference matches over the last two seasons.

Ali's 2nd Singles Win Lifts Tufts Men's Tennis at Bates, 5-4

Kevin Kelly scored a #6 singles win for Tufts

Recap courtesy of Bates College
LEWISTON, ME - The #13 nationally ranked Tufts men's tennis team came back from a 4-3 deficit to win the final two singles matches and defeat the #24 Bates College men's tennis team 5-4 on Friday at the Wallach Tennis Center.

Bates (6-8, 2-4 NESCAC) took a 2-1 lead in doubles play. At #1, Chris Ellis and Ben Rosen defeated Nick Cary and Rob Jacobson 8-4, while at #2 Fergus Scott and Pat Ordway defeated Jay Glickman and Griffin Brockman by the same score.

Tufts (12-5, 5-3 NESCAC) averted a doubles sweep with an 8-6 win at third doubles, where Zain Ali and Danny Coran defeated Josh Leiner and Josh Quijano.

Rosen scored the first singles point for Bates with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Glickman at #1. The Jumbos countered with Kevin Kelly's 6-3, 6-4 win over Brent Feldman at #6.

The remaining four matches were settled in third sets. Scott defeated Jacobson 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 at #3, but Tufts kept pace with Cary's 2-6, 6-0, 6-2 win over Quijano at #4.

Tufts tied the match for the first time at 4-4 when Coran edged Ordway in a pro set tiebreaker, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6). All eyes turned to #2, where Ali came back to defeat Ellis 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.

The Jumbos are off until next Friday when they play at MIT. Bates will host #9 Williams on Sunday at 2 pm.

Lyons Sweep Emerson 9-0

Recap, photo courtesy of Wheaton College

NORTON, Mass. - The Wheaton College men's tennis team defeated the Emerson College Lions, 9-0, in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) match on Wednesday.

The Lyons kicked off doubles action with a 8-4 win in the No. 1 spot from David Gassen and Jeremiah Ryser. Shreve Archer and Tyler Butler quickly followed with a 8-3 final mark of their own in the No. 2 slot while Alden Zeff and Jim Beaton earned a 8-0 victory at No. 3.

In singles, Gassen picked up a 6-0, 4-6, 10-6 win against Emerson's Antonio Ramirez at No. 1. Ryser continued the momentum for Wheaton in the No. 2 spot when he claimed a 6-1, 6-1 win and Archer followed at No. 3 with a 6-1, 6-2 triumph.

Zeff, Butler and Beaton closed out action for the Lyons in singles, each earning a victory to complete the 9-0 sweep over Emerson.

Wheaton hosts Oneonta State on Friday with action starting at 4 p.m. at the Clark Tennis Courts.

Springfield Men's Tennis Clinches Spot In NEWMAC Championship With 7-2 Win Over Clark

Springfield, Mass. - The Springfield College men's tennis team clinched a spot in the upcoming New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship with a 7-2 victory over Clark University at Appleton Courts on Wednesday afternoon.

The win boosts Springfield's record to 8-6, 3-2 in NEWMAC play.  Under the direction of first-year head coach Chad Stoloff, this marks the most wins for Springfield in NEWMAC play since 2008, and the Pride earned a spot in the NEWMAC Championship field for the first time since the 2012 campaign was the fourth-seed.

The Pride began today's match earning all three doubles points, highlighted by a gritty effort at the top squad of Court Honda (Marioka, Japan) and Alex Romaine (Stamford, Conn.).  Facing an early 5-2 decifit, the duo rattled off the final six games en route to an 8-5 victory.  Tanner DeVarennes (Lee, Mass.) and Justin Danielewicz (Portland, Conn.) cruised to an 8-4 win at No. 2 and Kyle Beynor (Prospect, Conn.) and Cameron Grant (Babylon, N.Y.) notched an 8-6 victory at No. 3.

Springfield picked up wins at the top four singles spots to clinch the critical NEWMAC victory.  DeVarennes eased his way to a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 1, while Romaine added a 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 2.  Honda registered a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 3, and Danielwicz sealed the afternoon's triumph with a 6-0, 6-2 decision at No. 4.

Springfield will conclude on Saturday afternoon when it travels to face Babson for a 1:00 pm contest.

Beacons Earn 7-2 Victory Over Vikings

Boston, Mass. – Salem State lost a 7-2 decision to UMass Boston in Little East action on Tuesday afternoon. The Vikings slip to 5-4 and 2-2 in the Little East. The Beacons improve to 5-9 and 3-1 in conference.

Salem State secured two doubles wins as John Didonato (Newbury, Mass.)/Kevin Lam (Salem, Mass.) won first doubles 8-6 over Josh Bhasin (Tulsa, Okla.)/Austin DeLasse (Mexico City, Mexico). Luke Hodgkins (Winthrop, Mass.)/Jacob Averka (Sutton, Mass.) earned the other point with an 8-4 victory over Hector Mata (San Salvador, El Salvador)/Zeke Hernandez (Baytown, Texas).

The Beacons swept all six singles matches. Chen Chen (Lawrence, Mass.) lost a tough match at No. 2

Wheaton College Men's Tennis Earns 9-0 Win Over Suffolk

Recap, photo is courtesy of Wheaton College

NORTON, Mass. - The Wheaton College men's tennis team earned a 9-0 victory over visiting Suffolk on Tuesday afternoon at the Clark Tennis Courts.

Wheaton opened the match with three 8-1 wins in doubles. Will White and Alden Zeff started things with a victory in the No. 2 spot, which was quickly followed by a win David Gassen and Jeremiah Ryser. The team of Shreve Archer and Tyler Butler picked up the final win.

Ryser, Nick Hotary and Jim Beaton each won their matches 6-0, 6-0, while White and Alvaro de Landaluce each won 6-1, 6-0. Butler rounded out the wins with a 6-2, 6-3 win from the No. 3 spot over Chris Parnaglan.

Gulls Sneak by Scots in Rivalry Match

WENHAM, Mass.— Endicott Men's Tennis took a pair of swing matches in its favor to end Gordon's nine-match win streak, 5-4. The Scots entered the day as the final unbeaten team in the Commonwealth Coast Conference, but the Gulls took the important 2-1 lead after doubles and held on for the narrow win.

The Fighting Scots drop to 13-3 on the season and 4-1 in the conference. Endicott improves to 9-6 and is also 4-1 in the CCC.

Endicott took a 1-0 lead with an 8-6 win at third doubles by Sean McAndrews (Vineyard Haven,

Vikings Top Anchormen 6-3

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

No. 14 Men's Tennis Topples MIT, 6-3

Photo is courtesy of Amherst College

AMHERST, Mass. – Up 2-1 after doubles competition, the No. 14 Amherst College men's tennis team claimed four of six singles matches to down MIT, 6-3 in Friday afternoon's non-conference matchup at the Amherst Tennis Courts.

RECORDS
MIT (7-4)
Amherst (13-5)

DOUBLES HIGHLIGHTS

• The Purple & White earned victories on the first and third court in doubles play to take a 2-1 lead.
• The duo of Aaron Revzin '16 and Zach Bessette '19 battled to an 8-6 victory over Kevin Wang and Tyler Barr, while Andrew Yaraghi '16 and Jesse Levitin '19 logged an 8-4 win in the third position.

SINGLES HIGHLIGHTS

• In number one singles Bessette fought to a three-set victory, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 against Wang, while Ben Fife '16 powered to a 7-6, 6-4 win over Sean Ko on court four.
• Levitin notched a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 triumph on court five, while Andrew Arnaboldi '17 tallied Amherst's final point, downing Dennis Garcia in three-sets 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 in the sixth position.

UP NEXT

• Amherst returns to the courts on Sunday, April 17 when they face off against Little Three rival Wesleyan in a NESCAC matchup at 12 p.m. before taking on Springfield College at 4 p.m.

#23 Men's Tennis Falls 7-2 to #2 Bowdoin

WALTHAM, Mass. – The #23 Brandeis men's tennis team fell to #2 Bowdoin College 7-2 on Friday, falling to 8-6 on the season. The Polar Bears improved to 11-0.

The Judges had one doubles victory, as second pairing senior Danny Lubarsky (Cleveland, Ohio / Hawken School) and rookie Jackson Kogan (Pacific Palisades, Calif. / Windward School) beat Bowdoin's Kyle Wolfe and Jerry Jiang, 9-7, in a dramatic victory. Brandeis lost in the No. 1 matchup, 8-1, and the No. 3 matchup, 8-1.

In single action, the lone victory from Brandeis came from junior Michael Arguello (Brentwood, Tenn. / Brentwood), who won an exciting 7-6 (5), 3-6, 12-10 victory in the No. 3 matchup. All singles participants for the Judges more than held their own against Bowdoin, which had to work to maintain its undefeated record. In the No. 2 matchup, junior Brian Granoff (Miami, Fla. / Gulliver Prep.)  pushed Luke Trinka, who won 7-6 (4), 6-4. Rookie Tyler Ng (Great Neck, N.Y. / Great Neck South) and Kogan had identical scores in their respective No. 4 and No. 5 matchups, losing 6-2 in the first set before forcing their opponent to win a seventh game in the second, 7-5.

The Judges play again Sunday, April 17,, facing Trinity College (Conn.) at 2:00 PM.

Coast Guard Edges Springfield College Men's Tennis, 5-4

New London, Conn. - The Springfield College men's tennis team was edged by the Coast Guard Academy, 5-4, in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play on Wednesday afternoon.

Springfield's number two doubles team of Alex Romaine (Stamford, Conn.) and Court Honda (Marioka, Japan) produced an 8-3 win as the Pride trailed 2-1 after doubles play.

Romaine, Honda, and Tanner DeVarennes (Lee, Mass.) accounted for all three of Springfield's singles wins at the top three spots.  DeVarennes grinded out a 5-7, 7-6 (5), 10-4 win at No. 1, while Romaine rallied for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory at No. 2.  Honda added a 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 win for the visitors playing at No. 3.

The Pride will be back in action on Saturday when it travels to Wheaton for an important league showdown beginning at 1:00 pm.

Tufts Cary Helps Men's Tennis to 5-4 Win Over Brandeis Wednesday Afternoon

MEDFORD – Senior tri-captain Nick Cary dueled with Brandeis' Danny Lubarsky in the fifth singles position, but Cary was able to win in three sets helping the No. 17 Tufts men's tennis team pick up a 5-4 win over the No. 32 Judges at the Voute Tennis Courts on Wednesday afternoon. 

With the win the Jumbos move to 9-4 and snap a two-match losing streak.  The Judges are now 8-5 overall this season.

The Jumbos found themselves down early, falling in two of the three doubles matches.  Sophomore

Babson Men's Tennis Cruises Past Connecticut College, 8-1

NEW LONDON, Conn.—Five different players were victorious in both singles and doubles as visiting Babson College defeated Connecticut College, 8-1, in non-conference men's tennis action on Wednesday afternoon.

Babson, which has won two straight matches is now 5-6 overall, while Connecticut College drops to 3-9 on the year.

The Beavers took control of the match with three hard-fought wins in doubles. Senior Roberto Perez (Pozuelo de Alarcon, Spain) and first-year Brandon Rosenbluth (Pound Ridge, N.Y.) posted an 8-6 victory at number one, while seniors Isaac Thylen (Surfside, Fla.) and Victor Vu (Los Angeles, Calif.) earned a 9-7 triumph at number two. The Green and White completed the sweep as junior Dom Wysolmerski (Rutland, Vt.) and sophomore Ben Roque (Coral Gables, Fla.) won 8-4 at number three.

Perez was a 6-2, 6-1 winner at number one singles, while Thylen posted a 6-1, 6-2 triumph at number two. Vu breezed to a 6-1, 6-4 result at number three, Rosenbluth earned a 6-4, 6-4 victory at number four and Roque eased to a 6-0, 6-0 win at number five.

Both teams return to action on Saturday as Babson takes on Tufts at 9:30 a.m. and Emerson at 1 p.m., while the Camels travel to Colby at 2 p.m.

Eastern Nazarene Edges Western New England, 5-4

QUINCY, Mass. – Senior co-captain Alexander Sause (Cusago, Italy) notched victories at both No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles, but the Western New England University men's tennis team was edged, 5-4, by Eastern Nazarene College in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action this afternoon.

Sause and classmate Chris Spear (Windsor, Conn.) teamed up for an 8-4 win over Andres Biondi/Kevin Paterno as the Golden Bears salvaged a point from the three doubles matches. Sause then rallied to earn a 5-7, 6-3, 10-8 victory over Vladislav Tolmachev at No. 2 singles for his second triumph of the day.

The two teams split the six singles matches, with freshmen Justin Kohut (South Windsor, Conn.) and