CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Freshmen
Andres Otero and
Alexander Sause recorded two victories apiece to power Western New England to a 7-2 victory over Wentworth in Commonwealth Coast Conference men's tennis action on Saturday at Harvard University. The Golden Bears have won three straight matches to improve to 4-7 while the Leopards level off to 3-3; both teams now stand 2-2 in the CCC.
"Our team has proven to consistently come into matches with focus and determination to play within themselves," Western New England coach Jennifer Kolins said. "On a another windy day, every one of our players dug deep and figured out ways to adjust to the conditions and play very smart tennis on the prestigious courts here at Harvard."
Doubles competition
1. Juan Rodriguez/Dave Filar (WIT) def.
Chris Holzinger/Peter Lefrancois (WNE-M) 8-2
2.
Andres Otero/
Alexander Sause (WNE-M) def. James Drum/Sean Murray (WIT) 9-8 (7-3)
3.
John Mindek/Peter Nassar (WNE-M) def. Andy Chen/Dylan Melnik (WIT) 8-5
Singles competition
1. Juan Rodriguez (WIT) def.
Chris Holzinger (WNE-M) 6-2, 6-2
2.
Alexander Sause (WNE-M) def. James Drum (WIT) 6-2, 6-2
3.
Andres Otero (WNE-M) def. Dave Filar (WIT) 6-3, 6-2
4. Shawn Fitpatrick (WNE-M) def. Andy Chen (WIT) 6-3, 6-3
5.
Ethan Belisle (WNE-M) def. Sean Murray (WIT) 6-1, 6-0
6.
Tyler Unwin (WNE-M) def. Dylan Melnik (WIT) 6-4, 6-0
Match Notes: Western New England 4-7, 2-2 CCC; Wentworth 3-3, 2-2 CCC
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (12,5,3,4)
Official: Ray Viti ; Time-2:35 ; Attendance-40