All-Time Series & Streaks
This marked the 19th win in the state of Florida for the Bison under the direction of head coach Paul Brower.

Quick Synopsis
The Nichols College men's tennis team defeated Hamilton College 6-3 in non-conference action Wednesday afternoon at Oak Street Park in Orlando, Florida. Junior James Smith (Monte Sereno, Calif.) saved three match points in the tiebreak before converting his first match point.

Three Stars of the Match
1 – Freshman Blake Norton (Stratford, Conn.) (Nichols) – wins at No. 1 doubles and No. 1 singles
2 – Freshman Igor Markowski (Paris, France) (Nichols) – wins at No. 1 doubles and No. 5 singles
3 – Junior Jon Cohen (New York, N.Y.) (Hamilton) – wins at No. 3 doubles and No. 4 singles

Results
Singles
No. 1 – Norton def. junior Max McKee-Proctor (Newton, Mass.) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 – Smith def. sophomore Eyad Nagori (Fairfield, Conn.) 6-3, 3-6, 13-11
No. 3 – Senior Josh Halpern (Secaucus, N.J.) def. senior Ian Antonoff (New York, N.Y.) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
No. 4 – Cohen def. junior Jake Zapatka (Wethersfield, Conn.) 6-3, 6-4
No. 5 – Markowski def. junior Jack Vissicchio (Port Washington, N.Y.) 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 – Freshman Lars Scanell (Grand Marais, Minn.) def. freshman Dawson Stento (Wellesley, Mass.) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles
No. 1 –Norton and Markowski def. sophomore Alex Streich (Norwalk, Conn.) and junior Devin White (Stonington, Conn.) 8-6
No. 2 – Halpern and Smith def. McKee-Proctor and senior Austin Lokre (Santa Barbara, Calif.) 9-8 (7-4)
No. 3 – Cohen and Antonoff def. sophomore Nick DeAngelis (Northborough, Mass.) and freshman Kirill Ivanov (Moscow, Russia) 8-5

Quotes
"Today was a very solid team-win against a strong program. Smitty and Josh led the way going three-for-three in tiebreaks, and our first doubles pair was outstanding." – Nichols head coach Paul Brower

Next up
Nichols (6-3) – Friday, March 18 vs Hamline in Bradenton, Fla., TBA
Hamilton (3-2) – Thursday, March 17 vs Springfield in Orlando, Fla., TBA