CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - March 8, 2017 - The Colby-Sawyer men's tennis team played its first dual match of the spring semester on Wednesday at No. 22 MIT. The Engineers came away with a 9-0 win. 

The Chargers drop to 2-4 and will continue to play tough competition next week with six matches on their spring break trip to Florida. MIT improves to 5-0.

Colby-Sawyer gave MIT all it good handle in doubles action. The Chargers' top duo of Cass McCann and Gustav Jigrup kept the match close, but were edged 8-6 by Sean Ko and Victor Cheng. Alex and Wright and Ross Kenney played at the third slot and played Nate Newhouse and Omar Gonzalez to a tough 8-5 score. The second doubles team of Ryan Sawyer and Dean Boodakian dropped an 8-3 decision. 

Alex Wright then played the closest singles match of the evening at the top flight. He came away with five games, but fell 6-1, 6-4 to Alex Cauneac. 

#22 MIT 9, Colby-Sawyer 0
Mar 08, 2017 at Cambridge, Mass. (DuPont Tennis Courts) 

Singles competition

1. Alex Cauneac (MIT) def. Alex Wright (CSCM1617) 6-1, 6-4

2. Albert Go (MIT) def. Cass McCann (CSCM1617) 6-1, 6-0

3. Bryan Lilley (MIT) def. Ryan Sawyer (CSCM1617) 6-2, 6-2

4. Kenny Gea (MIT) def. Dean Boodakian (CSCM1617) 6-3, 6-0

5. Henry La Soya (MIT) def. Ross Kenney (CSCM1617) 6-1, 6-2

6. Avi Walden (MIT) def. Michael White (CSCM1617) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. Sean Ko/Victor Cheng (MIT) def. Gustav Jigrup/Cass McCann (CSCM1617) 8-6

2. Tyler Barr/Avi Walden (MIT) def. Ryan Sawyer/Dean Boodakian (CSCM1617) 8-3

3. Nate Newhouse/Omar Gonzalez (MIT) def. Alex Wright/Ross Kenney (CSCM1617) 8-5

Match Notes

Colby-Sawyer 2-4

MIT 5-0; National ranking #22

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