Worcester, Mass. - Four consecutive wins in singles competition boosted the Holy Cross men's tennis team to a 5-2 win against Clark at the Holy Cross Tennis Courts Wednesday afternoon.  

The victory gives the Crusaders a record of 1-3 on the season while the Cougars move to a record of 0-2 on the fall.

Clark took the doubles point, picking up wins in the No. 1 and No. 3 spots. At No. 1, Diego Angel (Lima, Peru) and Harris Rollinger (Lexington, Mass.) picked up an 8-4, while Daniel Stein (Newton, Mass.) and Aaron Chin (Hong Kong, China) collected an 8-4 win at No. 3.

Juniors Chris Das and Ajeya Shekar won at No. 2, defeating Dan Hall and Bram Smith, 8-4.

Freshman Chris Brosnan then tallied his first collegiate win at No. 4 singles, topping Chin, 6-3, 6-2. Fellow freshmen Ryan Sullivan and Connor McCann also marked points for the Crusaders as Sullivan returned to his winning ways at No. 3 singles, winning 6-3, 6-0.

McCann earned his first collegiate win at No. 5, tallying a 6-4, 6-0 win over Rollinger.

Shekar also earned his first win of the season at No. 6 singles, rallying past Nathan Maltais, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Senior Matt Wierzel was the last singles player to finish as he edged Angel, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

Stein was the lone Clark singles winner, earning a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 2.