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ORLANDO, Fla. – The Nichols College men's tennis team wrapped up its Florida trip with its fourth-straight win, defeating Lawrence University, 8-1, on Sunday afternoon in Orlando, Fla.
 
The Bison improve to 5-2 overall with the win and return to action next Saturday when they open Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) play with a 1:00 p.m. match at Endicott. The Vikings drop to 4-5 with the setback.
 
Nichols controlled the action early as the Bison were able to build a 3-0 lead following doubles play. Junior Blake Norton and freshman August Moeller battled to an 8-6 win at No. 1 doubles over sophomore Cade Francour and sophomore Aidan Delgado. Sophomore Guilherme Barbosa and sophomore Peter Coletti added an 8-2 win at No. 2 doubles over freshman Evan Oriel and freshman Matt Chan, while sophomore Brandon Howard and junior Igor Markowski posted an 8-1 win at No. 3 doubles against sophomore Andrea Arivella and sophomore Yang Zhao.
 
Barbosa and freshman Bruno Cavalcanti registered matching 6-1, 6-0 wins at No. 2 and No. 6 singles, while Norton and sophomore Jack Donaldson added matching 6-0, 6-0 victories at No. 3 and No. 5 singles, respectively. Howard added a 6-2, 7-6 win at No. 1 singles over Delgado to give the Bison their final point of the day.
 
Quotes
"It was a great week of tennis all around. A combined 7-1 for the program is certainly a solid result. A lot of folks had great weeks, Amie and Lindsay on the women's side stand out. On the men's side, the play of Gui and Brandon Howard was truly excellent and set the tone for us as we head into conference play." – Head Coach Paul Brower
 
All-Time Series
Nichols improves to 2-1 in the all-time series against Lawrence with the win.