Box Score - Becker
Box Score - Salve Regina

DUDLEY, Mass. - The Nichols College men's tennis team picked up a pair of wins via sweep on Tuesday afternoon, defeating Becker 9-0 at home while also adding a 9-0 victory over Salve Regina University in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action in Newport, R.I.
 
The Bison (8-2, 2-0 CCC) cruised in the sweep of Becker (0-2) to start the day in a match that took just over 90 minutes to complete.
 
Nichols only dropped two points in doubles play against the Hawks as sophomore Brandon Howard and junior Igor Markowski posted an 8-0 win over sophomore Edward Seol and senior Thomas Lanphear at No. 1 doubles. CCC Rookie of the Week freshman Brandon Stewart teamed with freshman Bruno Cavalcanti to defeat freshman Leemar Baptista and freshman Bret Halkyard by the matching score at No. 2 doubles.
 
Sophomore Jack Donaldson and freshman Nicola Bezada rounded out doubles play with an 8-2 win at No. 3 doubles over freshman John Tomkowiak and sophomore Alex Kielczewski.
 
The Bison were just as dominant in singles play as Stewart and Donaldson cruised to straight-set 6-0, 6-0 wins at No. 1 and No. 3 singles, respectively. Cavalcanti added a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 2 singles over Lanphear, while Bezada defeated freshman Emmett Smith by the matching score at No. 4 singles. Freshman Brendan Stierli registered a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 6 singles over Kielczewski, while junior Chris Chardon wrapped up the match with a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 5 singles against Tomkowiak.

The Bison improved to 2-0 in the CCC with a 9-0 sweep of the Seahawks, who dropped to 1-4 overall and 0-1 in league games with the setback.
 
Sophomores Guilherme Barbosa and Peter Coletti defeated junior D.J. Bisaillon and senior Kevin Brocks by a score of 8-2 at No. 1 doubles, while current CCC Player of the Week junior Blake Norton and junior Aidan Stuart added an 8-4 victory at No. 2 doubles over freshman Will Chasse and sophomore Trevor Jones. Freshman Baylen Harper and freshman Sean Nutter recorded an 8-5 win at No. 3 doubles against senior Will Masse and junior Zach Monahan.
 
In singles play, Barbosa picked up a 6-0, 6-3 win at No. 1 singles over Masse, while Norton added a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 2 singles over Bisaillon. Coletti registered a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Brocks, with junior Kirill Ivanov posting a 6-0, 6-1 win against Jones.
 
Sophomore Max Karger defeated Chasse, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 5 singles, while Nutter posted a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 6 singles over Monahan.
 
The Bison return to action next Saturday when they take on Eastern Nazarene at 11:00 a.m. at the Robinson Tennis Courts.
 
All-Time Series
Tuesday's match against Becker was the 10th in the series, and the Bison hold a 10-0 mark in the matchup. The match against Salve Regina marked the 38th meeting between the two teams and Nichols also leads that series, 21-17.