Men's Tennis Falters at Lesley
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Lesley University handed Mitchell College its first-ever conference loss in men's tennis on Saturday afternoon by a final score of 5-4.
The Mariners had posted 17 straight victories against conference opponents. Alex Zhitnik, Christian Domingo and Tyler Reeves scored wins for the Lynx in fourth, fifth and sixth singles, respectively, with Reeves' victory deciding the match.
Lesley started the afternoon by taking two of three doubles matches, with Domingo and Nick Mattox teaming for an 8-6 second doubles victory and Zhitnik and Thomas Rogalski earning an 8-3 third doubles win.
For the Mariners, sophomore Rocco Devona took down Lesley's David Newton, 6-1, 6-2, in first singles. Junior Tyler Engleberg and senior Adam Samuels were also victorious at No. 2 and 3 singles, respectively.
Mitchell (2-1 overall, 1-1 NECC) will next host Johnson & Wales University on Thursday, April 7 at 3:30 p.m.