SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Junior Peter LeFrancois was a double winner to help Western New England to an 8-1 victory over visiting Wentworth in Commonwealth Coast Conference men's tennis action at the Volvo Outdoor Courts on Tuesday.
The Golden Bears have won three in a row to rise above .500 for the first time this season at 5-4, including a 2-0 mark in the CCC. The Leopards fall below the break-even mark at 2-3 overall and are 1-2 in the conference.
Junior PJ Nassar teamed up with LeFrancois to pick up a 9-7 win at No. 2 doubles versus Josh Dowd (Bristol, Conn.) and Gaurav Tilva (Windsor, Conn.), helping the Golden Bears take a 2-1 advantage going into the singles competition.
LeFrancois also earned a 6-0, 6-1 No. 3 singles victory over Seng Ly (Lynn, Mass.) to pick up his second point of the afternoon.
Sophomore Andres Otero earned a win at No. 1 singles against Matthew Smith (Pelham, N.H.). Otero dropped the first set, 6-3, but came back to take the second 6-1 and then the pro-set tiebreaker at 10-8.
Freshman Nate Schwartz (Chester Springs, Pa.) teamed with Smith to pick up the Leopards' lone point with an 8-5 win at No. 1 doubles.
Wentworth hosts Endicott on Saturday at Harvard University.
(Portions of this recap courtesy of Western New England Sports Information)
April 26, 2014
Smith Named All-Commonwealth Coast Conference
April 26, 2014
Men's Tennis Falls to Endicott in CCC Tournament
April 24, 2014
Men's Tennis Earns Number Six Seed in CCC Tournament
April 19, 2014
Roger Williams Defeats Men's Tennis
April 18, 2014
Men's Tennis Swept by Nichols
April 12, 2014
Men's Tennis Snaps Losing Streak
April 9, 2014
Men's Tennis Edged by UMass Boston
April 5, 2014
Men's Tennis Doubled up By Endicott
April 1, 2014
Men's Tennis Falls at Western New England
March 29, 2014
Men's Tennis Falls at Eastern Nazarene
March 27, 2014
Men's Tennis Drops 9-0 Decision to Suffolk
March 22, 2014
Men's Tennis Posts Win Over Curry
March 19, 2014
Men's Tennis Opens Season With Win
March 7, 2014
Men's Tennis Picked Seventh in CCC Pre-Season Poll
October 2, 2013
Tony Moschetto Named Head Men's Tennis Coach