BEVERLY, Mass. (April 30, 2016) - The sixth-seeded Western New England University men's tennis team fell to third-seeded Endicott College, 5-0, this afternoon in the first round of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Tournament at Endicott's South Campus Tennis Courts.
 
With the loss, Western New England sees its season come to a close at 8-7 overall and 3-5 in CCC play. The Gulls advance to the CCC semifinals to take on second-seeded Nichols next Wednesday at 3 p.m.
 
Endicott took a commanding 3-0 lead today with a sweep of doubles play, led off by Sean McAndrews/Nicholas Eherts claiming an 8-3 win over freshman Drew Berg (Wilbraham, Mass.) and sophomore Nick Raschilla (East Longmeadow, Mass.) at No. 3.   
 
Chris Kirkpatrick/Michael Dolph followed with an 8-4 triumph over senior Andres Otero (Caracas, Venezuela) and Justin Kohut (South Windsor, Conn.) at No. 1, and Eric Pierce/Keaton McCleary defeated senior Alexander Sause (Cusago, Italy) and classmate Chris Spear (Windsor, Conn.) at No. 2.
 
In singles action, Pierce topped Spear 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3 and Kirkpatrick sealed the win for the Gulls with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Otero at No. 1.
 

Singles competition

1. Chris Kirkpatrick (ECM) def. Andres Otero (WNE) 6-3, 6-1

2. Michael Dolph (ECM) vs. Alexander Sause (WNE) 6-4, 1-2, unfinished

3. Eric Pierce (ECM) def. Chris Spear (WNE) 6-1, 6-0

4. Sean McAndrews (ECM) vs. Justin Kohut (WNE) 1-6, 4-2, unfinished

5. Nicholas Eherts (ECM) vs. Drew Berg (WNE) 6-1, 5-0, unfinished

6. Keaton McCleary (ECM) vs. Kevin Yawgel (WNE) 6-4, 3-1, unfinished

Doubles competition

1. Chris Kirkpatrick/Michael Dolph (ECM) def. Andres Otero/Justin Kohut (WNE) 8-4

2. Eric Pierce/Keaton McCleary (ECM) def. Alexander Sause/Chris Spear (WNE) 8-4

3. Sean McAndrews/Nicholas Eherts (ECM) def. Drew Berg/Nick Raschilla (WNE) 8-3