DUDLEY, Mass. - September 15, 2013 - The Colby-Sawyer men's tennis team fell to Nichols, 7-2 in Sunday's season opener. Nichols defeated the Chargers in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last season.
Colby-Sawyer dropped two of the three doubles matches to begin the day. Nichols No. 1 team of Roode and sophomore Carlos De La Cruz (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) earned an 8-2 win over
Nathan Taschereau (Goffstown, N.H.) and
Myles Utell (Bedford, Mass.). Roode and De La Cruz also won their singles matches, with Roode playing No. 1 and Cruz playing No. 3. Roode defeated Taschereau 6-2, 6-1, while De La Cruz won in three sets, 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 6-4.
Colby-Sawyer's No.3 doubles team of
Sergio Spassof (Pallini, Greece) and
Dean Boodakian (Burlington, Mass.) defeated freshman Joan Castillo and junior Cam Lewis (Bolton, Mass.) 8-6. Castillo also fell in straight sets at No. 2 singles to Utell, 6-2, 6-3.
Nichols No. 2 doubles team of Josh Halpern (Secaucus, N.J.) and freshman James Smith needed a tiebreaker to defeat the duo of
Justin Pinard (Essex, Vt.) and
Cass McCann (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada), 9-8 (7-4). Halpern cruised to a victory at No. 4 singles over
Clay Allen (Massena, N.Y.), 6-1, 6-0, while Smith defeated Spassof, 6-4, 6-2. Freshman Jake Zapatka also won in straight sets, defeating Pinard 6-0, 6-2.
Nichols 7, Colby-Sawyer 2
09/15/13 at Dudley, Mass. (Robinson Tennis Courts)
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Singles competition |
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1. Brandon Roode (NC) def. Nathan Taschereau (CSCM1314) 6-2, 6-1 |
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2. Myles Utell (CSCM1314) def. Joan Castillo (NC) 6-2, 6-3 |
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3. Carlos De La Cruz (NC) def. Cass McCann (CSCM1314) 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 6-4 |
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4. Josh Halpern (NC) def. Clay Allen (CSCM1314) 6-1, 6-0 |
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5. Jake Zapatka (NC) def. Justin Pinard (CSCM1314) 6-0, 6-2 |
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6. James Smith (NC) def. Sergio Spassof (CSCM1314) 6-4, 6-2 |
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Match Notes |
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Colby-Sawyer 0-1 |
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Nichols 1-0 |
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Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,2,4,5,6,3) |
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T-4:30 A-146 |
