

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.
Tim Losee ’05, G’07 was named the head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Springfield College in August of 2009. A former four-year member of Springfield’s men’s tennis team, Losee returns to his alma mater to pilot both the men’s and women’s tennis programs. Read more.