POMFRET, Conn. (Mar. 10) -- The Nichols College men's tennis team opened the spring season Thursday with an 8-1 loss to Babson College at the indoor courts at the Pomfret School. Junior Steve Carella (Rocky Hill, Conn.) posted the lone point for the Bison, who now travel to Florida for their spring training trip. Nichols faces St. Joseph's (Long Island) on Sunday, March 13 in Orlando.

Tennis Match Results

Babson vs Nichols

03/10/11 at Pomfret, Conn.

(Pomfret School)
 

Babson 8, Nichols 1

Doubles Results
1 Mitch Henry/Simeon Human (Bab) d. Daniel Young/Tyler McLaughlin 8-6
2. Austin Conti/Taylor Dutton (Bab) d. Steve Carella/Isiah Prosper 8-6
3. Danny Schneider/Nissim Cohen Sabban (Bab) d. David Drucker/Eliot Wuhrman

Singles Results
1. Henry def. Justin Deluca 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
2. Conti d. Drucker 6-2, 6-1
3. Carella (NC) def. Human 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
4. Cohen Sabban def. McLaughlin 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 6-2
5. Dutton def. Young 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
6. Schneider def. Prosper 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5)

  

Match Notes:

Babson 3-2

Nichols 2-2