Men's Tennis Drops Season Opener to Bridgewater State, 6-3
WORCESTER, MASS. 03/20/09 - The Clark University men's tennis team dropped a 6-3 non-conference decision to Bridgewater State College in its season opener on Friday afternoon at Corash Tennis Courts.
The Cougars (0-1) trailed 2-1 following doubles play. Senior Ben Gross (Newton, Mass.) and junior Aaron Chin (Hong Kong, China) captured Clark's lone doubles point with an 8-1 win over Nick Amrose (Arlington, Mass.) and Justin Lipomi (Lowell, Mass.).
Senior Rocco Li (Hong Kong, China) posted a 6-1, 6-2 win in the No. 3 singles slot, while teammate Socheata Ly (Lexington, Mass.) claimed a 6-1, 6-3 victory at No. 6.
Gross came close to securing yet another singles victory at No. 2 for Clark, but fell just short in the super tiebreaker. After dropping the first set 6-4, he rebounded with a win of his own by the same margin. Gross eventually lost the final set, 10-4.
Senior Matt Charest (Somerset, Mass.) and freshman Duncan Yarworth (Wrentham, Mass.) teamed up for an 8-6 win at No. 1 doubles, and later picked up wins at the top spot and second singles, respectively, for Bridgewater (1-3).
Clark will host Rhode Island College on Saturday (1 p.m.).
Bridgewater 6 Clark 3
Doubles:
1. Matt Charest/Duncan Yarworth (B) def. Adam Bisceglia/Rocco Li (C) 8-6
2. Ben Gross/Aaron Chin (C) def. Nick Amrose/Justin Lipomi (B) 8-1
3. Brendon Barbo/Jeff Belleville (B) def. Matt Finley/Marcus Abramson (C) 8-0
Singles:
1. Charest (B) def. Bisceglia (C) 6-2, 6-0
2. Duncan (B) def. Gross (C) 4-6, 6-4, (10-4)
3. Li (C) def. Belleville (B) 6-1, 6-2
4. Lipomi (B) def. Chin (C) 6-3, 6-4
5. Mike Zagame (B) def. Nathan Maltais (C) 6-2, 6-4
6. Socheata Ly (C) def. Barbo 6-1, 6-3