NEW LONDON, N.H. - March 28, 2009 – The Colby-Sawyer men's tennis team defeated the seven-time defending TCCC Champion Salve Regina Seahawks, 5-4 on Saturday, March 28. The last time Salve Regina lost a regular season conference game was on April 8, 2000 when they were defeated by Nichols, 8-1. The Chargers improve their overall record to 4-5 and 2-1 in conference play. Salve Regina drops to 3-7 overall and 2-1 in TCCC action.
Senior captain Ben Taylor (Derry, N.H.) clinched the match for the Chargers with a win at No. 3 flight. Fellow senior Captain Evan Campbell (White River Jct. Vt.) showed great maturity in a 6-0 6-4 win at the No. 5 flight. Sophomore Hart Callahan (Malvern, Pa.) led the team at the top position earning two points at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles.
"I am very proud of our team, especially our captains. I know how much they wanted this. To win this match and the Conference championship was the goal at the beginning of the season and today we got one step closer to our goal. I am proud to be their coach." - Head Coach Kord Schwarz
Trey Van Buskirk, Steve Masso and Zachary Rosenfeld earned points for the Seahawks in singles. The doubles team of Charlie Normington and Rosenfeld won at the No. 2 doubles spot.
Colby-Sawyer returns to action on April 1 when they will host Nichols at 4:00 p.m. Salve Regina hosts Roger Williams on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
2008-09 Colby-Sawyer Men's Tennis
Salve Regina vs Colby-Sawyer (03/28/09)
Colby-Sawyer 5, Salve Regina 4
03/28/09 at New London, N.H. (Kelsey Courts)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Hart Callahan (CSC) def. Andrew Martin (SRU) 6-4, 6-0 |
| 2. Trey Van Buskirk (SRU) def. Ben Dabush (CSC) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 3. Ben Taylor (CSC) def. Charlie Normington (SRU) 6-3, 6-2 |
| 4. Steve Masso (SRU) def. Chris Lavoie (CSC) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 5. Evan Campbell (CSC) def. Collin Cunningham (SRU) 6-0, 6-4 |
| 6. Zachary Rosenfeld (SRU) def. Bryan Racz (CSC) 6-2, 7-6 |
| Match Notes |
| Salve Regina 3-7, 2-1 |
| Colby-Sawyer 4-5, 2-1 |
| T-3:25 A-35 |
