Recap
The top-seeded Nichols College men's tennis program advanced to the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship match with a 5-0 win over No. 4 Gordon College Wednesday afternoon in CCC Semifinal action at the Robinson Tennis Courts.

The Bison (14-6) swept all three doubles spots, highlighted by an 8-6 victory in the No. 1 doubles positions from juniors Brandon Howard and Guilherme Barbosa. Earlier in the season this pairing won 8-0, however Gordon (9-12) added Jonathan Frink back to their lineup, which saw them putting up a fight. Seniors Blake Norton and Sebastian Penaloza squeaked out a 8-5 win at the No. 2 spot, while senior Igor Markowski and junior Peter Coletti defeated there opposition at the No. 3 spot with a score of 8-3.

It was the No. 5 and No. 6 singles that took home the wins and pushed the Bison to the CCC Championship game for a ninth straight season. Coletti picked up the 6-1, 6-1 victory against Patrick Monahan at the No. 5 spot, before junior Jack Donaldson defeated Richard Ryzi 6-1, 6-0 to make the final score 5-0 for the Bison.
 
Three things you need to know…
-The Bison advance to their ninth straight CCC Championship, en-route for their eighth straight title.
-Nichols is now a perfect 67-0 combined in doubles and singles play against CCC opponents this season.
-Nichols won the first set in all six singles matches, before Donaldson clinched the match winning point.
 
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"Was another solid win on the resume. We came out a little slow in doubles but were able to put together a sweep in the end. We shook off slow start and looked sharp in singles. Jack and Pete got the wins but were solid from top to bottom. I'm looking forward to hosting WNE, this will be their first finals appearance coming of a great season. Hopefully we can keep our level up and close out No. 8." -Nichols head coach Paul Brower
 
Next Match
Saturday, May 4 vs No. 2 Western New Eng., 1:00 p.m.