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Men's Tennis

Stonehill Pushes Past Clark

THE BASICS

-Score: Stonehill College 7, Clark University 2

-Location: Orlando, Fla. USTA National Campus

-The Lead: The Clark University men's tennis team fell to the Skyhawks of Stonehill College on Thursday afternoon in their final match in Florida. Lenny Siegel (Boca Raton, Fla.) earned a victory at No. 2 singles while Jacob Malicky (South Egremont, Mass.) earned points for Clark at No. 6 singles.

HOW IT HAPPENED

-Senior Thomas Bellio led Stonehill with wins at No. 1 singles and doubles. He combined with freshman Trent Newman for an 8-1 win at No. 1 doubles as the Skyhawks swept the three doubles matches to send them on their way to the win. Bellio followed that up with a 6-4, 6-0 decision against Clark freshman Jose Della-Valle (Miami, Fla.).

-Sophomore Manu Ravichandrakumar and freshman Russell White were both double-winners for Stonehill, starting by combining for an 8-5 win at No. 2 doubles. White added a 6-0, 7-6 (7-4) win over Clark sophomore Jack Han (Bakersfield, Calif.) at No. 3 singles, while Ravichandrakumar defeated junior Andrey Samadaev (Boca Raton, Fla.) 6-3, 7-5 at No. 4.

Sophomore Aaron Diamond added a win at No. 5 singles against sophomore Alex Hattenbach (Wilton, Conn.) to improve to 9-0 this season. Seniors Tom Buckley and Nikolay Lisichenok notched an 8-2 win at No. 3 doubles for the Skyhawks.

-Siegel and Malicky earned points for Clark with their wins at No. 2 and No. 6 singles, respectively, both rallying from a set down to win in third set tiebreakers.

UP NEXT

-The Cougars head back to Worcester, Mass. and travel to Regis College on Tuesday, March 20th for a non-conference match at 4:30 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Jack Han

Jack Han

5' 10"
Sophomore
Alex Hattenbach

Alex Hattenbach

6' 0"
Sophomore
Jacob Malicky

Jacob Malicky

5' 9"
Junior
Lenny Siegel

Lenny Siegel

5' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Jack Han

Jack Han

5' 10"
Sophomore
Alex Hattenbach

Alex Hattenbach

6' 0"
Sophomore
Jacob Malicky

Jacob Malicky

5' 9"
Junior
Lenny Siegel

Lenny Siegel

5' 10"
Senior