DUDLEY, Mass. (April 21) – The Nichols College men’s tennis team swept doubles play en route to a 7-2 victory over Endicott in a The Commonwealth Coast Conference match at Francis W. Robinson Courts Wednesday afternoon. Nichols improves to 15-5 overall and 9-1 in the TCCC, while Endicott drops to 7-8 overall and 4-5 in TCCC action.
Nichols swept doubles play for the third match in a row and first year Justin DeLuca (Mashpee, Mass.) won a marathon match at the top singles flight, defeating Dan Murray, 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 1-0 (10-5), in his second third-set match of the year.
The Bison also got wins at the second and third flights from David Drucker (Bellmore, N.Y.) and Steve Carella (Rocky Hill, Conn.), but another lengthy battle at the No. 4 singles went in favor of the Gulls as Olivier Joggi bested Tyler McLaughlin (Hollis, N.H.) in a 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (10-5) match.
Endicott received its second point at the fifth flight from Porter Williams in a 6-2, 6-3 victory, but Dan Young (Washington Depot, Conn.) had already finished off Jake Cohen, 6-2, 6-2 at No. 6 singles.
Nichols wraps up the regular season on Saturday in an 11 a.m. TCCC match against Curry. Endicott hosts Gordon Friday at 4 p.m. for a TCCC match.
Nichols 7, Endicott 2
4/21/10 at Dudley, Mass. (Francis W. Robinson Courts)
Singles competition
1. Justin DeLuca (NC) def. Dan Murray (EC) 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 1-0 (10-5)
2. David Drucker (NC) def. Devon Locke (EC) 6-2, 6-3
3. Steve Carella (NC) def. Mike D'Ambra (EC) 6-4, 6-2
4. Olivier Joggi (EC) def. Tyler McLaughlin (NC) 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (10-5)
5. Porter Williams (EC) def. Eliot Wuhrmann (NC) 6-2, 6-3
6. Daniel Young (NC) def. Jake Cohen (EC) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Tyler McLaughlin/Justin DeLuca (NC) def. Dan Murray/Devon Locke (EC) 8-6
2. Steve Carella/Tony Ramsdell (NC) def. Mike D'Ambra/Olivier Joggi (EC) 8-3
3. Eliot Wuhrmann/David Drucker (NC) def. Porter Williams/Scott Kitchen (EC) 8-2
Match Notes
Endicott 7-8, 4-5
Nichols 15-5, 9-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,2,5,3,4,1)
Official: Sandy Zimmerman A-75