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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (October 5, 2006) – The Springfield College men’s tennis team defeated cross-town rival Western New England College, 7-2, this evening in a match at Springfield’s Appleton Courts.
With the win, Springfield is now 2-0, while WNEC falls to 0-1.
Springfield jumped to a 3-0 lead by sweeping the doubles. SC then won four of the six singles matches. Springfield sophomore Andrew Constant (Kingston, N.Y.) had a good day, winning at No. 1 singles over sophomore Jason Lee (Scarsdale, N.Y.), 6-4, 6-1. Constant had earlier teamed with junior Joe Lisi (Southbridge, Mass.) at No. 1 doubles to defeat Lee and sophomore Alex Boutin (Bristol, Conn.), 8-3.
Springfield 7, WNEC 2
The match began with doubles play.
Singles
Andrew Constant (SC) def. Jason Lee (WNEC), 6-4, 6-1
Alex Boutin (WNEC) def. Joe Lisi (SC), 6-4, 7-5
Mike Willhoft (WNEC) def. Ethan Clime (SC), 7-6 (4), 6-4
Rahul Bala (SC) def. Peter Houser (WNEC), 7-5, 3-6, (10-6)
Bobby Schlink (SC) def. Tom Boyles (WNEC), 7-5, 7-5
Trevor Romanzi (SC) def. Jon Riter (WNEC), 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
Constant-Lisi (SC) def. Boutin-Lee (WNEC), 8-3
Bala-Romanzi (SC) def. Andrew D’Addio-Willhoft (WNEC), 8-4
Clime-Schlink (SC) def. Houser-Craig Zecca (WNEC), 8-4
published: 10/05/2006
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