Worcester, Mass. – Visiting Endicott College took a back-and-forth, close-knit match and edged out Clark University, 5-4, in non-league men's tennis action on Wednesday afternoon.
After taking two of the three doubles matches, the Gulls hung on, collecting three singles matches to secure the victory.
Game Information
Score: Endicott College 5, Clark University 4
Records: Endicott 1-0, Clark University 1-1
Location: Corash Tennis Courts, Worcester, Mass.
How It Happened:
Singles competition
No. 1. Barun Gill (Union City, Calif.) def. C. Kirkpatrick (ECM) 6-2, 6-1
No. 2. Jack Han (Bakersfield, Calif.) def. Eric Pierce (ECM) 6-4, 6-2
No. 3. Justin Toler (ECM) def. Andrey Samodaev (Boca Raton, Fla.) 6-3, 6-4
No. 4. Teodor Nicola-Antoniu (Bucharest, Romania) def. Sean McAndrews (ECM) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
No. 5. Charles Book (ECM) def. Lenny Siegel (Boca Raton, Fla.) 6-3, 6-3
No. 6. Nicholas Eherts (ECM) def. Mateo Gomez (Bogota, Colombia) 4-6, 6-3, 1-2, retired
Doubles competition
No. 1. C. Kirkpatrick/Justin Toler (ECM) def. Jack Han/Andrey Samodaev (CLK) 8-4
No. 2. Lenny Siegel/Barun Gill (CLK) def. Eric Pierce/Charles Book (ECM) 8-3
No. 3. Nicholas Eherts/Jack DeRizzo (ECM) def. Teodor Nicola-Antoniu/Mateo Gomez (CLK) 8-5
Up Next:
The Cougars are off until next Wednesday when they play host to Regis College at 4:00 p.m.