Recap
The Nichols College men's tennis team defeated Western New England 9-0 in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action Tuesday afternoon at the Volvo Outdoor Courts in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Nichols seniors Blake Norton and Sebastian Penaloza both picked up two wins in the match, including an 8-6 victory at the No. 2 doubles. Norton's second win came at the No. 1 singles, where he grinded out a three-set victory over junior David Kalmer 6-4, 3-6, 10-7. Penaloza's second win came at the No. 4 singles with an easy 6-1, 6-0 victory, the only Bison on the day to sweep an opponent 6-0 in a set.

Three other Bison picked up multiple wins on the day; Guilherme Barbosa, Brandon Howard, and Peter Coletti. Nichols improves to 2-0 in CCC play with the win.
 
Three things you need to know…
-Nichols senior Igor Markowski picked up his lone win of the day at the No. 3 doubles, 8-3.
-Nichols has now won 10 straight CCC matches, dating back to last season.
-This was the 24th all-time meeting between the two programs, Nichols has won 11 straight and improve to 17-7.
 
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"Today was a solid showing from top to bottom. WNE is a much improved team and our guys did well to complete the sweep. It certainly wasn't pretty with the cold and wind, but our guys made solid adjustments to the conditions and were able to control the match from start to finish. Kudos to Blake for closing out a strong opponent in a very tight match. Hopefully, our level continues to climb as we head into a big match with Endicott on Saturday." –Nichols head coach Paul Brower
 
Next Match
Saturday, April 6 vs Endicott, 11:00 a.m.