HANOVER, N.H. - March 23, 2016 - The Colby-Sawyer men's tennis team played its second straight match against a team from Division II as they welcomed Bentley University to the Boss Tennis Center on Wednesday evening. The Falcons came away with a 5-3 victory after a nearly six hour match.
The Chargers even their record to 4-4 and will travel to Maine this weekend for matches at Southern Maine and Thomas College. Three of the Chargers' matches this spring have come against non-Division III teams. Bentley of the Northeast-10 Conference improves to 9-3.
The No. 2 doubles duo of
Gustav Jigrup and
Andrew Peloquin got the Chargers in the point column by winning their match 8-4 over Michael Fuca and Dylan Granat.
Trailing 2-1 entering singles play, the Chargers kept the match close by winning at No. 1 and No. 5. Jigrup cruised to a 6-3, 6-1 win at the top flight, while
Dean Boodakian defeated Jerry Liang 7-6 (5), 6-3 at No. 5.
Bentley won at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 to clinch the match 5-3.
Ryan Broderick was in a marathon match against Daniel Camacho at No. 6 when the match was called after nearly six hours. Broderick took the first set 7-5, but Camacho evened the match with a 7-6 win in the second set after a 9-7 tie break.
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03/23/16 at Hanover, N.H. (Boss Tennis Center) | Singles competition |
| 1. Gustav Jigrup (CSCM1516) def. Brendan McCarthy (BEN) 6-3, 6-1 |
| 2. Dylan Granat (BEN) def. Alex Wright (CSCM1516) 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 |
| 3. Chase Rosa (BEN) def. Ryan Sawyer (CSCM1516) 6-2, 6-4 |
| 4. Michael Fuca (BEN) def. Ross Kenney (CSCM1516) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 5. Dean Boodakian (CSCM1516) def. Jerry Liang (BEN) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 |
| 6. Ryan Broderick (CSCM1516) vs. Daniel Camacho (BEN) 7-5, 6-7 (7-9), unfinished |
| Match Notes |
| Bentley 9-3 |
| Colby-Sawyer 4-4 |
| T-5:40 A-15 |
