PAXTON, Mass. (April 11) – The Nichols College men's tennis team rolled to a 9-0 decision over Anna Maria in a The Commonwealth Coast Conference match at Paxton Sports Centre on Tuesday night. With the win, the Bison improve to 11-4 overall and an impressive 8-0 in conference play. The loss drops the AMCATS to 2-9 on the season and 0-8 in the TCCC.
The Bison began the night by sweeping doubles play. The best match of the night came when AMC's David Bourget and Adam Williamson paired up to battle Nichols' Tyler McLaughlin (Hollis, N.H.) and Steve Carella (Rocky Hill, Conn.) in No.1 doubles action. The two sides battled back-and-forth until McLaughlin and Carella managed to claw their way to an 8-6 victory. David Drucker (Bellmore, N.Y.) and Isiah Prosper (Manchester, N.H.) paired up for a flawless 8-0 win in No.2 doubles play, while Piotr Pietruczuk (Norwich, Conn.) and Ari Vieira (Pawtucket, R.I.) completed the sweep for the Bison by taking No.3 doubles, 8-1.
Nichols then finished the night by earning all six points in singles play. Drucker took No.1 singles by a score of 6-1, 6-1, while Prosper earned a 6-0, 6-1 win from the No.4 singles slot. Carella, McLaughlin, Pietruczuk, and Ryan Switzer (Wilton, Conn.) rounded out the day by capturing unblemished 6-0, 6-0 victories, with Switzer earning his first career win.
The AMCATS will return to the courts on Wednesday when they hit the road to face Clark at 3:30 p.m, while the Bison play again on Thursday when they travel to Eastern Nazarene at 3:30 p.m. for a TCCC match.
Nichols 9, Anna Maria 0
04/12/11 at Paxton, Mass. (Paxton Sports Centre)
Singles competition
1. David Drucker (NC) def. David Bourget (AMC) 6-1, 6-1
2. Steve Carella (NC) def. Adam Williamson (AMC) 6-0, 6-0
3. Tyler McLaughlin (NC) def. Haakim Ferguson (AMC) 6-0, 6-0
4. Isiah Prosper (NC) def. Mike Dandurand (AMC) 6-0, 6-1
5. Piotr Pietruczuk (NC) def. John Brierley (AMC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Ryan Switzer (NC) def. Ricky Louis (AMC) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Tyler McLaughlin/Steve Carella (NC) def. David Bourget/Adam Williamson (AMC) 8-6
2. David Drucker/Isiah Prosper (NC) def. Mike Dandurand/Jesus Torres (AMC) 8-0
3. Piotr Pietruczuk/Ari Viera (NC) def. Haakim Ferguson/Jack Donaldson (AMC) 8-1
Match Notes
Nichols 11-4, 8-0 TCCC
Anna Maria 2-9, 0-8 TCCC
Story courtesy Anna Maria Sports Information
