All Mariners Advance on First Day of NECC Men's Tennis Championship
PAWCATUCK, Conn. - All seven members of the Mitchell College men's
tennis team who were competing at this weekend's NECC
Championship advanced to the finals on Saturday afternoon at
the Stonington High School Tennis Courts.
The Mariners will be represented at every singles and doubles
position in the finals. Lesley University, Becker College and
Newbury College also had players advance to
tomorrow’s final day after winning their respective flights
in the semifinals.
All the number one seeds defeated all the number four seeds today.
Only two upsets occurred in the tournament, both in singles
action. In the No. 3 singles flight, fourth-seeded
sophomore Benjamin Weiner of Newbury defeated the third-seeded
freshman Alex Zhitnik from Lesley 7-6, 6-1 with a 6-2 tie-breaker.
In the No. 6 singles flight, fourth-seeded freshman Branden
Parkhouse from Becker overtook third-seeded junior Tyler Reeves of
Lesley 6-4 and 5-3 after Reeves retired.
Tomorrow’s final matches will take place at Stonington High
School with a 10:30 a.m. start for doubles. All winners of the
final matches will be awarded 2010 NECC All-Tournament awards.
COMPLETE RESULTS
SATURDAY, May 1 - 1:00 P.M.
DOUBLES
Flight One:
1. #1 Doubles vs. #4 Doubles: Kyle Carmona/Rocco Devona (MC, 9-0)
def. Wilson Chang/Robert Venning (WC, 3-4) 6-0, 6-2 MC
2. #2 Doubles vs. #2 Doubles: Charles Heard/ Chris Parker
(BC, 5-3) def. David Newton/Alex Zhitnik (LU, 4-4) 7-5, 6-2 BC
Flight Two:
3. #1 Doubles vs. #4 Doubles: Christian Domingo/Nick Mattox (LU,
8-0) def. Katherine Needham/Jessi Ritucci (WC 0-1) 6-1, 6-0 LU
4. #2 Doubles vs. #3 Doubles: Adam Samuels/Chris White (MC, 5-3)
def. Mike Foley/Benjamin Weiner (NC 2-7) 6-1, 7-6 (7-3) MC
Flight Three:
5. #1 Doubles vs. #4 Doubles: Tyler Engleberg/Alex Fusco (MC, 6-0)
def. Kevin Kareckas/Lauren Webber (WC, 2-4) 6-0, 6-1 MC
6. #2 Doubles vs. #3 Doubles: Tyler Reeves/Scott Wheeler (LU, 4-3)
def. Matt Graham/Tim Howard (BC, 2-4) 7-5, 7-5 LU
2:00 p.m.
SINGLES
Flight One:
7. #1 Singles vs. #4 Singles: Kyle Carmona (MC, 9-0) def. Wilson
Chang (WC, 2-7) 6-0, 6-3
8. #2 Singles vs. #2 Singles: Charles Heard (BC, 6-3) def. David
Newton (LU, 5-4) 7-5, 6-2
Flight Two:
9. #1 Singles vs. #4 Singles: Rocco Devona (MC, 7-0) def. Robert
Venning (WC, 2-7) 6-3, 6-0
10. #2 Singles vs. #3 Singles: Nick Mattox (LU, 7-2) def. Chris
Parker (BC, 3-5) 6-0, 6-3
Flight Three:
11. #1 Singles vs. #4 Singles: Tyler Engleberg (MC, 7-0) def.
Katherine Needham (WC, 1-8) 6-0, 6-3
12. #2 Singles vs. #3 Singles: Alex Zhitnik (LU, 6-3) lost to
Benjamin Weiner (NC, 2-7) 7-6 (6-2), 6-1
Flight Four:
13. #1 Singles vs. #4 Singles: Chris White (MC, 7-0) def. Scott
Wheeler (LU, 3-5) 6-4, 6-3
14. #2 Singles vs. #3 Singles: Jake Gilbert (BC, 5-1) def. Matt
Talamantes (NC, 2-3) 6-2, 1-6, 6-2
Flight Five:
15. #1 Singles vs. #4 Singles: Christian Domingo (LU, 7-1) def.
Mike Foley (NC, 2-3) 6-0, 6-4
16. #2 Singles vs. #3 Singles: Adam Samuels (MC, 6-1) def. Tim
Howard (BC, 3-3) 7-6, 6-3
Flight Six:
17. #1 Singles vs. #4 Singles: Alamin Ripon (MC, 7-0) def. Lauren
Webber (WC, 1-4) 6-1, 6-0
18. #2 Singles vs. #3 Singles: Tyler Reeves (LU, 5-1) lost to
Branden Parkhouse (BC, 3-5) 6-4, 5-3 ret.
(Records shown are based on their play at that particular
position)
*All seeding are based on amount of play at particular position
during conference play with 50% rule followed.
SUNDAY, May 2 - 10:30 a.m.
DOUBLES
Flight One:
19. Kyle Carmona/Rocco Devona (MC, 9-0) vs.Charles Heard/ Chris
Parker (BC, 5-3)
Flight Two:
20. Christian Domingo/Nick Mattox (LU, 8-0) vs. Adam Samuels/Chris
White (MC, 5-3)
Flight Three:
21. Tyler Engleberg/Alex Fusco (MC, 6-0) vs. Tyler Reeves/Scott
Wheeler (LU, 4-3)
12:30 p.m.
SINGLES
Flight One:
22. Kyle Carmona (MC, 9-0) vs. Charles Heard (BC, 6-3)
Flight Two:
23. Rocco Devona (MC, 7-0) vs. Nick Mattox (LU, 7-2)
Flight Three:
24. Tyler Engleberg (MC, 7-0) vs. Benjamin Weiner (NC, 2-7)
Flight Four:
25. Chris White (MC, 7-0) vs. Jake Gilbert (BC, 5-1)
Flight Five:
26. Christian Domingo (LU, 7-1) vs. Adam Samuels (MC, 6-1)
Flight Six:
27. Alamin Ripon (MC, 7-0) vs. Branden Parkhouse (BC, 3-5)
