All-Time Series & Streaks
This was the first meeting between the Falcons and Bison since 1969 but Bentley has now won the last two meetings in the series. Nichols still holds the edge in the all-time series, 3-2.
 
Quick Synopsis
The Nichols College men's tennis team opened up its fall season with a 7-2 loss to Bentley University in non-conference action Monday afternoon at the Robinson Tennis Courts. The Bison trailed 2-1 after doubles and could only muster up one other win against the talented Division II Falcons.
 
Results
Singles
No. 1 – Sophomore Blake Norton (Stratford, Conn.) def. junior Brendan McCarthy (Falmouth, Maine) 6-4, 3-6, 10-7
No. 2 – Junior George Samander (Wilemstad, Curacao) def. freshman Brandon Howard (Hamden, Conn.) 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 – Senior Chase Rosa (Hampton, N.H.) def. senior Jake Zapatka (Wethersfield, Conn.) 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 – Sophomore Michael Fuca (Manchester, Mass.) def. freshman Guilherme Barbosa (Bradenton, Fla.) 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 – Sophomore Brett Gilman (Mahwah, N.J.) def. senior James Smith (Monte Sereno, Calif.) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
No. 6 – Freshman Kendall Au (Essex Falls, N.J.) def. freshman Peter Coletti (Beverly, Mass.) 6-1, 6-4
 
Doubles
No. 1 – McCarthy and Samander def. Norton and Howard, 8-4
No. 2 – Smith and Barbosa def. Rosa and Fuca, 9-8 (8-6)
No. 3 – Gilman and Au def. sophomore Kirill Ivanov (Moscow, Russia) and sophomore Aidan Stuart (Orange, Conn.) 8-2
 
Quotes
"All and all, I'm never happy with a loss but I think we showed pretty strong fight for our first match out. Bentley is a good Division II squad. Kudos to our No. 2 doubles pair – they played their tails off today – and picked up a nice win. Blake Norton showed great fight and beat a great player. Not lost on the day was Guilherme Barbosa, he put up a heck of a fight in a tough loss. We know we have a lot to work on and it is time to get ready for the next one." – Nichols head coach Paul Brower
 
Next up
Nichols (0-1) – Tuesday, October 4th @ Holy Cross, TBA
Bentley (1-0) – Wednesday, September 28th @ Salem State, 5:00 p.m.