BOSTON, Mass. – The Nichols College men's tennis team ran its win streak to 12 matches as the Bison defeated Wentworth, 9-0, in a Commonwealth Coast Conference match played at Harvard University.
With the win the Bison improve to 16-1 overall and remain undefeated (6-0) in CCC play while the Leopards slip to 3-6 (2-4).
Junior Cam Lewis (Bolton, Conn.) teamed with freshman Jake Zapatka (Wethersfield, Conn.) at No. 3 doubles to take an 8-0 win over Leopard freshman Mike Withington (Plymouth, Mass.) and sophomore Gaurav Tilva (Windsor, Conn.). Senior Justin DeLuca (Mashpee, Mass.) teamed with junior Brandon Roode (Griswold, Conn.) to take an 8-1 win over sophomore James Drum (Madison, Conn.) and freshman Matthew Smith (Pelham, N.H.) at No. 1 before senior Dan Roman (Tolland, Conn.) and sophomore Josh Halpern (Seacaucus, N.J.) completed the sweep of doubles with an 8-4 win over freshman Nate Schwartz (Chester Springs, Pa.) and sophomore Josh Dowd (Bristol, Conn.) at number two.
DeLuca gave Nichols a 4-0 lead with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Drum at No. 1 singles before junior Andrew Haas' (Whitinsville, Mass.) 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 6 over freshman Zach Peter (Preston, Conn.) clinched the match.
Zapatka defeated freshman Seng Ly (Lynn, Mass.), 6-0, 6-0, at number four, Roode swept Smith, 6-0, 6-0, at number two, Halpern beat Schwartz, 6-1, 6-2 at number three, and Roman defeated junior Dylan Melnik (Wake Forest, N.C.), 8-2, at number five.
Both teams in action tomorrow. Nichols is at Endicott while Wentworth is at Roger Williams.
Singles competition
1. Justin DeLuca (NC) def. James Drum (WIT) 6-0, 6-0
2. Brandon Roode (NC) def. Matthew Smith (WIT) 6-0, 6-0
3. Josh Halpern (NC) def. Nate Schwartz (WIT) 6-1, 6-2
4. Jake Zapatka (NC) def. Seng Ly (WIT) 6-0, 6-0
5. Dan Roman (NC) def. Dylan Melnik (WIT) 8-2
6. Andrew Haas (NC) def. Zach Peter (WIT) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Justin DeLuca/Brandon Roode (NC) def. James Drum/Matthew Smith (WIT) 8-1
2. Dan Roman/Josh Halpern (NC) def. Nate Schwartz/Josh Dowd (WIT) 8-4
3. Cam Lewis/Jake Zapatka (NC) def. Mike Withington/Gaurav Tilva (WIT) 8-0
Match Notes:
Nichols 16-1, 6-0 CCC
Wentworth 3-6, 2-4 CCC
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,6,4,2,3,5)
Official: David Keene T-1:49 A-33