Golden Bears End Season in CCC Quarterfinals Defeat at Eastern Nazarene, 5-2

QUINCY, Mass.--The Western New England University men's tennis team saw its 2013-14 season come to an end on Monday after a 5-2 defeat at Eastern Nazarene College in the quarterfinals of the Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship. The fifth-seeded Golden Bears close at 8-9 while the host and No. 4 Lions (9-9) move on to battle top-seeded Nichols in the CCC Semifinals tomorrow at Clark University in Worcester, Mass.

Sophomore Alexander Sause paced Western New England with two points as he downed Andres Biondi at No. 2 singles, 6-2, 7-5, and teamed with classmate Andres Otero for a No. 1 doubles triumph over Sam McKay and Tyler Perron, 8-5.

The home team picked up a pair of doubles victories to hold a 2-1 lead at the start of singles action. Kevin Paterno/Biondi downed WNE juniors PJ Nassar and Peter LeFrancois 8-5 at the No. 2 position, while Davis Steelman and Nick Thompson edged junior John Mindek and senior Tyler Unwin at the third doubles spot 8-6.

The Lions notched three singles wins to secure the victory.

After ENC picked up a No. 1 singles win, Sause won at No. 2 to cut the deficit to 3-2.

Eastern Nazarene grabbed a 4-2 advantage after No. 5 singles and then Paterno clinched the victory for the Lions, prevailing at the No. 4 singles slot over Unwin. Paterno claimed the first set 6-3 before outlasting Unwin in a tiebreaker to capture the second set 7-6.

LeFrancois was leading his No. 3 singles match 7-6 but it was unfinished as the outcome of the team scores was already decided.

(Editor's note: ENC Athletics contributed to this event recap.)

Singles competitio

1. Sam McKay-Corkum (ENC) def. Andres Otero (WNE-M) 6-2, 6-1

2. Alexander Sause (WNE-M) def. Andres Biondi (ENC) 6-2, 7-5

3. Tyler Perron (ENC) vs. Peter LeFrancois (WNE-M) 6-7, unfinished

4. Kevin Paterno (ENC) def. Tyler Unwin (WNE-M) 6-3, 7-6

5. Davis Steelman (ENC) def. Adam Zimmerman (WNE-M) 6-4, 6-3

6. Nick Thompson (ENC) vs. John Mindek (WNE-M) unfinished

Doubles competition

1. Andres Otero/Alexander Sause (WNE-M) def. Sam McKay-Corkum/Tyler Perron (ENC) 8-5

2. Andres Biondi/Kevin Paterno (ENC) def. PJ Nassar/Peter LeFrancois (WNE-M) 8-5

3. Davis Steelman/Nick Thompson (ENC) def. John Mindek/Tyler Unwin (WNE-M) 8-6

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