DUDLEY, Mass. – The Nichols College men's tennis team won its third-straight match Friday, handing Clark University a 7-2 defeat. The Bison rolled to a 3-0 lead after doubles play, and won four on the singles side to take the match. Stephen Carella (Rocky Hill, Conn.) clinched the match with a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 1 singles, and teamed up with Oliver McNutt (East Lyme, Conn.) for the duo's ninth-straight win at No. 2 doubles. Nichols returns to TCCC action Saturday at Curry.

Tennis Match Results
Clark University vs Nichols
03/27/09 at Dudley, Mass.

Nichols 7, Clark University 2
Singles competition:
1. Stephen Carella (NC) def. Adam Bisceglia (CLK) 6-2, 6-4
2. Ben Gross (CLK) def. Jack Baker (NC) 6-2, 6-7 (2-7), 1-0 (10-2)
3. Rocco Li (CLK) def. Tyler McLaughlin (NC) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
4. Oliver McNutt (NC) def. Aaron Chin (CLK) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
5. Eliot Wuhrmann (NC) def. Nathan Maltais (CLK) 6-1, 6-3
6. Dan Saucier (NC) def. Socheata Ly (CLK) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (11-9)

Doubles competition:
1. Jack Baker/Tyler McLaughlin (NC) def. Adam Bisceglia/Rocco Li (CLK) 8-1
2. Stephen Carella/Oliver McNutt (NC) def. Ben Gross/Aaron Chin (CLK) 9-8 (7-5)
3. Zeke Costello/Eliot Wuhrmann (NC) def. Socheata Ly/Marcus Abramson (CLK) 8-6

Match Notes:
Clark University 1-2
Nichols 8-3
Order of finish: Doubles (); Singles (5,3,1,4,2,6)
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