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Cougars Rally For 5-4 Win Over Roger Williams

Worcester, Mass. – Barun Gill (Union City, Calif.) and Alex Hattenbach (Wilton, Conn.) won the final two matches of the afternoon and host Clark University rallied for a thrilling 5-4 win over Roger Williams in non-league men's tennis action on Thursday afternoon.

The Cougars fell behind the Hawks, 2-1 after doubles competition and were still chasing Roger Williams after the first singles match went in favor of the visitors.

Amazingly, Clark won four of the final five singles matchups, including Hattenbach's match-sealing win at No. 6 singles.

Match Information
Score:
Clark University 5, Roger Williams 4
Records: Clark University 6-7; Roger Williams 8-6
Location: Corash Tennis Courts, Worcester, Mass.

How It Happened In Doubles:
No. 1 -
Grant Rosenberg/Nick Spoor (RWU) def. Gill/Lenny Siegel (Boca Raton, Fla.) 8-4
No. 2 - Teodor Nicola-Antoniu (Bucharest, Romania)/Nicolas Lee (Portland, Ore.) def. Matthew Russo/Jake Cole (RWU) 8-4
No. 3 -Brendan White/Thomas O'Leary (RWU) def. Hattenbach/Jacob Malicky (South Egremont, Mass.) 8-6

How It Happened In Singles:
No. 1 - Gill (CLK) def. Brendan White (RWU) 8-3
No. 2 - Nicola-Antoniu (CLK) def. Jake Cole (RWU) 8-4
No. 3 - Grant Rosenberg (RWU) def. Ian Levy (Needham, Mass.) 8-1
No. 4 - Siegel (CLK) def. Nick Spoor (RWU) 8-3
No. 5 - Matthew Russo (RWU) def. Jimmy Keogh (Worcester, Mass.) 8-1
No. 6 - Hattenbach (CLK) def. Thomas O'Leary (RWU) 8-6

Up Next:
The Cougars are next in action on Wednesday when they host Springfield College in a NEWMAC showdown at 4:00 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Barun Gill

Barun Gill

5' 11"
Freshman
Alex Hattenbach

Alex Hattenbach

6' 0"
Freshman
Jimmy Keogh

Jimmy Keogh

6' 4"
Senior
Nicolas Lee

Nicolas Lee

6' 3"
Freshman
Ian Levy

Ian Levy

5' 5"
Sophomore
Jacob Malicky

Jacob Malicky

5' 9"
Sophomore
Teodor Nicola-Antoniu

Teodor Nicola-Antoniu

5' 11"
Sophomore
Lenny Siegel

Lenny Siegel

5' 10"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Barun Gill

Barun Gill

5' 11"
Freshman
Alex Hattenbach

Alex Hattenbach

6' 0"
Freshman
Jimmy Keogh

Jimmy Keogh

6' 4"
Senior
Nicolas Lee

Nicolas Lee

6' 3"
Freshman
Ian Levy

Ian Levy

5' 5"
Sophomore
Jacob Malicky

Jacob Malicky

5' 9"
Sophomore
Teodor Nicola-Antoniu

Teodor Nicola-Antoniu

5' 11"
Sophomore
Lenny Siegel

Lenny Siegel

5' 10"
Junior