NEW LONDON, N.H. - March 17, 2013 - The Colby-Sawyer men's tennis team swept the Vikings of Salem State, 9-0 on Sunday afternoon. 

Colby-Sawyer improves to 2-3, while the Vikings fall to 0-2 to begin the season. The Chargers host Castleton on Tuesday, a match that will not count towards the North Atlantic Conference standings. 

The Chargers got off to a quick start taking a 3-0 lead after easily sweeping the doubles matches. Reeve Fidler and Nathan Taschereau picked up an 8-3 win at No. 1, while Justin Pinard and Sergio Spassof also came away with an 8-3 win at No. 2. Clay Allen and Paul Holland made it a doubles sweep with an 8-1 victory in the third spot. 

Taschereau, Pinard, Spassof, Fidler, Holland each added straight set singles victories. Salem State's best chance to take a point on Sunday came in the third singles slot. Clay Allen dropped the first set 6-3, but responded with a 6-3 win in the second set. Allen gave Colby-Sawyer the 9-0 win with a 12-10 victory in the third set.  


Colby-Sawyer 9, Salem State 0
03/17/13 at Hanover, N.H. (Boss Tennis Center) 

Singles competition

1. Nathan Taschereau (CSC) def. Tyler Seidel (SSUMT) 6-1, 6-1

2. Justin Pinard (CSC) def. Joe Kim (SSUMT) 6-3, 6-2

3. Clay Allen (CSC) def. Krystian Biedul (SSUMT) 3-6, 6-3, 12-10

4. Sergio Spassof (CSC) def. Kenny Hodgkins (SSUMT) 6-2, 6-0

5. Reeve Fidler (CSC) def. Conner Erickson (SSUMT) 6-4, 6-4

6. Paul Holland (CSC) def. Kevin Lam (SSUMT) 6-4, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. Reeve Fidler/Nathan Taschereau (CSC) def. Krystian Biedul/Tyler Seidel (SSUMT) 8-3

2. Justin Pinard/Sergio Spassof (CSC) def. Kenny Hodgkins/Joe Kim (SSUMT) 8-3

3. Clay Allen/Paul Holland (CSC) def. Conner Erickson/David Dluznieski (SSUMT) 8-1

Match Notes

Salem State 0-2

Colby-Sawyer 2-3

T-3:00 A-25