Box ScorePOMFRET, Conn. – Senior captain
Andrew Haas (Whitinsville, Mass.) earned a doubles win as the Nichols College men's tennis team defeated Wentworth 9-0 in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) play Tuesday afternoon at the Rectory School.
The Bison (12-5, 4-1 CCC) have extended their winning streak against the Leopards to 10 matches with their last loss coming in the 2007 season.
Nichols took control early in the match, sweeping through the doubles matches with relative ease. In the top flight, sophomore
James Smith (Monte Sereno, Calif.) and junior
Josh Halpern (Secaucus, N.J.) defeated juniors Josh Dowd (Bristol, Conn.) and James Drum (Madison, Conn.), 8-4.
Haas and senior
Brandon Roode (Griswold, Conn.) had no trouble at No. 2 doubles, winning 8-1 against senior Dylan Melnik (Raleigh, N.C.) and sophomore Zach Peter (Preston, Conn.). Sophomore
Joan Castillo (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) and senior
Cam Lewis (Bolton, Conn.) rounded out doubles play with an 8-1 win at No. 3 doubles over sophomore James Thomas (Lakeville, Mass.) and senior Sean Nolan (Newport, R.I.).
The Bison performed even better in their singles matches and since the conference loss to Roger Williams, the Bison are 17-1 in their singles' matches.
Roode took down Drum 6-0, 6-1 in the top flight while Smith defeated Melnik 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 singles. At No. 3 singles, Halpern beat Peter 6-1, 6-1 while Castillo defeated Dowd at No. 4 singles, 6-0, 6-1.
Nichols earned clean sweeps at No. 5 singles and No. 6 singles. Sophomore
Jake Zapatka (Wethersfield, Conn.) got the best of Nolan at No. 5 singles while freshman
Austin DuBois (Simsbury, Conn.) defeated freshman Doug Avellino (Woodstock, Vt.) at No. 6 singles.
The Bison travel to take on Eastern Nazarene on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. The Leopards host Roger Williams on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. at Regis College.
