Recap
The Nichols College men's tennis team was defeated by Babson 7-2 in a non-conference game in Whittier, California.

Nichols (3-5) picked up one of their two points of the match at the No. 1 doubles spot when juniors Guilherme Barbosa and Brandon Howard defeated Alberto De Mendiola and Brandon Rosenbluth 8-4, as the Bison dropped two of the three doubles matches. Senior Blake Norton picked up the second point for Nichols with a 6-3, 6-1 victory at the No. 3 singles.

Senior Sebastian Penaloza and junior Peter Coletti both forced third sets at the No. 4 and No. 6 singles spots before falling in the third sets.
 
Three things you need to know…
-Howard has a tie-break in the first set at the No. 2 singles.
-Babson won the No. 5 singles by way of 6-0, 6-0.
-Today's match marked the 13th all-time meeting between the two programs.
 
Quote
"We played very well against a tough opponent. Gui and Brandon had a dominant win against an excellent doubles pair to start the day. In singles, we showed some excellent fight in almost every spot. Blake really found a great rhythm in his match playing his most complete match of the year. Pete and Sebastian played solid tennis despite coming up short." -Nichols head coach Paul Brower
 
Next match
Wednesday, March 20 vs Marymount (CA), 12:00 p.m.