Box Score

DUDLEY, Mass. – The Nichols College men's tennis team defeated Emerson 9-0 in non-conference action Sunday afternoon at the Robinson Tennis Courts.
 
The shutout for the Bison marks their second-consecutive shutout and their seventh of the season.
 
The Bison swept through doubles with sophomore Blake Norton (Stratford, Conn.) and freshman Brandon Howard (Hamden, Conn.) taking care of business in the top flight – winning 8-1 over Daniel Okin and Antonio Ramirez.
 
In No. 2 doubles, sophomores Kirill Ivanov (Moscow, Russia) and Igor Markowski (Paris, France) won 8-2 over Matt Jepsky and Brock Higley. Seniors James Smith (Monte Sereno, Calif.) and Dan Roberts (South Windsor, Conn.) defeated Samir Beria and Aren Kabarajian, 8-2, at No. 3 doubles to finish the sweep of the doubles matches.
 
The Bison continued their dominance on the singles side with Norton winning 8-2 in the top flight over Ramirez followed by Howard winning at No. 2 singles over Okin, 8-5.
 
Freshman Guilherme Barbosa (Bradenton, Fla.) won 8-3 at No. 3 singles over Higley before freshman Jack Donaldson (Easton, Md.) won 8-0 over Jepsky at No. 4 singles.
 
At No. 5 singles, senior Jake Zapatka (Wethersfield, Conn.) won 8-0 over Beria and classmate Dan Sullivan (Burlington, Mass.) finished the day with a 9-7 win over Kabarajian at No. 6 singles.
 
All-Time Series
This was only the third time the Bison and the Lions have played each other and the first time since 2004 with Nichols now leading the all-time series, 2-1.
 
Next Games
Emerson (3-7) – Wednesday, April 26 at MIT, 4:00 p.m.
Nichols (16-2) – Monday, April 24 at Eastern Nazarene, 3:00 p.m.