Men's Tennis Drops Becker 6-3
WORCESTER, Mass. - Mitchell College defeated Becker College 6-3 in New England Collegiate Conference men's tennis action on Monday afternoon.
The win lifts the Mariners to 7-0 overall and 7-0 in the NECC, while Becker falls to 3-8 overall and 3-4 in league action.
In number one doubles action, junior Rocco Devona and senior Andrew Small of Mitchell breezed past Tim Howard and Branden Parkhouse 8-0. The Mariners earned the win in second doubles when freshman Rajan Bawa and senior Alexander Fusco defeated Brian Piquette and Jake Gilbert 8-2. Becker was able to salvage the win in number three doubles when Jason Alera and David Graham bested junior Randy Coons and freshman Chris McKeon 8-6.
In number one singles play, Bawa defeated Howard in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1. Mitchell also won at number two singles after Devona glided past Jake Gilbert without dropping a game 6-0, 6-0.
Parkhouse kept things interesting for the Hawks when he defeated Small in number three singles 6-3, 6-1. The Mariners secured the victory when Fusco defeated Piquette in a 10-point tiebreaker for a final of 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (11-9). David Graham also won a hard fought battle in number five singles when he outlasted Timothy Atkinson 5-7, 6-0, 6-3. Coons took the remaining point at number six singles from Alera 6-4, 6-0, making the final 6-3 in favor of the Mariners.
Mitchell will next play at Regis College on Wednesday, April 18 at 4:30 p.m.