Eastern Nazarene Edges Western New England, 5-4

QUINCY, Mass. (April 13, 2016) - Senior co-captain Alexander Sause (Cusago, Italy) notched victories at both No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles, but the Western New England University men's tennis team was edged, 5-4, by Eastern Nazarene College in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action this afternoon.
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Sause and classmate Chris Spear (Windsor, Conn.) teamed up for an 8-4 win over Andres Biondi/Kevin Paterno as the Golden Bears salvaged a point from the three doubles matches. Sause then rallied to earn a 5-7, 6-3, 10-8 victory over Vladislav Tolmachev at No. 2 singles for his second triumph of the day.
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The two teams split the six singles matches, with freshmen Justin Kohut (South Windsor, Conn.) and Drew Berg (Wilbraham, Mass.) also earning points for Western New England. Kohut posted a 6-2, 6-3 win over Andres Biondi at No. 4, and Berg cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Brandon Jenkins at No. 6.
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Eastern Nazarene picked up the decisive fifth point courtesy of Paterno, who earned a 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 result over Spear at No. 3 singles.
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Western New England (6-3, 2-2 CCC) will be right back in action tomorrow with a non-conference match against Springfield rival American International College at the Volvo Outdoor Courts.Â

Singles competition

1. Alex Partyka (ENC) def. Andres Otero (WNE) 6-4, 6-2

2. Alexander Sause (WNE) def. Vladislav Tolmachev (ENC) 5-7, 6-3, 10-8

3. Kevin Paterno (ENC) def. Chris Spear (WNE) 6-3, 6-7, 6-3

4. Justin Kohut (WNE) def. Andres Biondi (ENC) 6-2, 6-3

5. Shaw Campbell (ENC) def. Kevin Yawgel (WNE) 6-1, 6-2

6. Drew Berg (WNE) def. Brandon Jenkins (ENC) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. Alex Partyka/Vladislav Tolmachev (ENC) def. Justin Kohut/Andres Otero (WNE) 8-6

2. Alexander Sause/Chris Spear (WNE) def. Andres Biondi/Kevin Paterno (ENC) 8-4

3. Shaw Campbell/Yahalel Carter (ENC) def. Drew Berg/Nick Raschilla (WNE) 8-6

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