Golden Bears Shut Out at Endicott in a CCC Championship Quarterfinal Match, 5-0

BEVERLY, Mass.--The season for the Western New England University men's tennis team came to a close on Saturday with a 5-0 defeat at the hands of Endicott College in the Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship Quarterfinals. The fifth-seeded Golden Bears finish 7-10 overall. With the win, the host Gulls improve to 11-7 as the No. 4 seed travels to top-seed Roger Williams on Wednesday for a semifinal match-up.

Graduate student Shawn Fitzpatrick and sophomore Peter Nassar lost by only two games at No. 3, but Endicott was able to jump out to a 3-0 lead after the doubles competition.

So according to conference tournament rules, a CCC postseason match is decided by decision as Endicott claimed the final two points at No. 4 and 6 singles.

Singles competition

1. Olivier Joggi (EC) vs. Chris Holzinger (WNE-M) 7-6 (7-4), 0-0, unfinished

2. Evan Ross (EC) vs. Alexander Sause (WNE-M) 2-6, 5-3, unfinished

3. Jake Cohen (EC) vs. Andres Otero (WNE-M) 6-3, 3-2, unfinished

4. Timothy Forance (EC) def. Shawn Fitzpatrick (WNE-M) 6-2, 6-3

5. Michael Dolph (EC) vs. Ethan Belisle (WNE-M) 6-7 (6-8), 0-0, unfinished

6. Michael Lauretano (EC) def. Tyler Unwin (WNE-M) 6-0, 6-2

Doubles competition

1. Olivier Joggi/Jake Cohen (EC) def. Chris Holzinger/Peter LeFrancois (WNE-M) 8-1

2. Benjamin Randlett/Eric Gandrup (EC) def. Alexander Sause/Andres Otero (WNE-M) 8-3

3. Evan Ross/Michael Dolph (EC) def. Peter Nassar/Shawn Fitzpatrick (WNE-M) 8-6

Match Notes