Bristol, R.I. - The Colby-Sawyer men's tennis team picked up a 4-3 win over the number two seed Roger Williams University Wednesday afternoon to advance to the Conference of New England (CNE) championship match.
Rapid Recap:
- In doubles action, the Hawks would take the early 1-0 lead over the Chargers sweeping the one and two positions.
- The Hawks continued to extend their lead in singles action as they took a 3-1 lead over the Chargers. Junior Zsombor Homonnay (Budapest, Hungary) would claim a 6-2, 6-3 win at number two to give the Chargers their first singles point. First-year Jacob Riis (Vineyard Haven, Mass.) battled at the number six positions, as he won 7-6 in a tiebreaker in the first set, but Iker Rodriquez Alcocer would take control in the second set, taking a commanding 5-2 lead. Riis fought hard to win 7-6 in another tiebreaker in the second set to trim the Hawks lead to 3-2. Junior Peyton Meuse (Newport, N.H.) battled at the third position as he picked up a 7-6 tie breaker win in the first set, but Camden Poitras would dominate in the second set to claim a 6-1 win, forcing a third set. Meuse continued to battle in the third set, as he trailed 4-2 and dominated in the final four games to come away with the 6-4 third set win to tie the match score at 3-3. The Hawks continued to battle in the fifth singles position as the winner of this game would advance to the CNE championship round. Johnny Baldyga would win the first set 6-3, but senior Aidan Jensen (Essex, Vt.) continued to battle as he won the second set 7-5 to force a third set. Baldyga and Jensen continued to fight in the deciding set, as Jensen played a perfect service game and won 6-4 to clinch the match for the Chargers.
Post Game Press:
"They keep on doubting us, but we're still here," said senior
Aidan Jensen (Essex, Vt.). "The boys showed up big to give me one last ride."
Up Next:
The Chargers return to action on Friday when they travel to Dudley, Massachusetts to take on number one seeded Nichols College with a start time of 2pm
