All-Time Series & Streaks
The Bison are 3-1 in the last four seasons in their fall opener.

Three Stars of the Match
1 – Junior James Smith (Monte Sereno, Calif.) (Nichols) – win at No. 2 singles
2 – Junior Tanner DeVarennes (Lee, Mass.) (SC) – wins at No. 1 doubles and No. 1 singles
3 – Senior Josh Halpern (Secaucus, N.J.) (Nichols) – wins at No. 3 doubles and No. 3 singles

Results
Singles
No. 1 – DeVarennes def. freshman Blake Norton (Nichols) 6-2, 7-5
No. 2 – Smith def. freshman Court Honda (Marioka, Japan) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
No. 3 – Halpern def. junior Justin Danielewicz (Portland, Conn.) 6-3, 6-2
No. 4 – Junior Jake Zapatka (Wethersfield, Conn.) def. junior Kyle Beynor (Prospect, Conn.) 6-7 (2-7), 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 – Freshman Kirill Ivanov (Nichols) def. sophomore Cameron Grant (Babylon, N.Y.) 6-3, 6-0
No. 6 – Freshman Igor Markowski (Nichols) def. senior Joshua Robinson (Southhold, N.Y.) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles
No. 1 – DeVarennes and Danielewicz def. Smith and Markowski 8-5
No. 2 – Beynor and Honda def. Norton and Ivanov 8-6
No. 3 – Halpern and sophomore Austin DuBois (Simsbury, Conn.) def. Robinson and Grant 8-3

Quotes
"Today was all about leadership. We got off to a rough start but managed to pull through against a very tough team. Kudos to three doubles for keeping us in it, and Smitty with another huge showing to clinch it for us at home." – Nichols head coach Paul Brower

"It is huge to come away with a win in the first match of the year. This is the first time in two years we have played a true home match. We had some amazing efforts from everyone in singles. Moving forward we can't take any team lightly anymore. We have to come right out from the start 'boosting' with our energy a lot higher." – Senior captain Josh Halpern

Next up
Nichols – Sunday, Sept. 27 vs Assumption and Colby-Sawyer, 2:00 p.m.
Springfield – Saturday, Sept. 19 @ Connecticut College Tournament, TBA