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MTEN: Cougars Knocked Off at Stonehill, 6-1

EASTON, Mass. – The Clark University men's tennis team opened up their spring season on Sunday afternoon, falling to Stonehill College in a 6-1 decision inside the Sally Blair Ames Sports Complex.  

The Basics

Score: Skyhawks 6, Cougars 1

Records: Clark University (2-2, 0-0 NEWMAC) | Stonehill College (4-0, 0-0 NEC)

How it Happened

The Cougars were swept in the doubles portion of the match with the No. 1 doubles team of Christian Ruebens (Cheshire, Conn.) and Dariy Vykhodtsev (Saco, Maine) and the No. 2 doubles team of Nicholas Mathieu (Topham, Mass.) and Max Schweitzer (West Hartford, Conn.) dropping 6-2 and 6-1 respective scores.

The closest match came at No. 3 doubles with seniors Alex Han (Bakersfield, Calif.) and Alex Hattenbach (Wilton, Conn.) pushing Juan Riano Rojas and Manu Ravichandrakumar to a 6-4 match before ultimately falling.

In singles, the Cougars notched their first point of the match at the No. 1 spot as Mathieu battled back from a one-set deficit, forcing a third set with a 6-4 win and then sealing the point in the deciding set with a 10-8 result.

Stonehill sealed the match at No. 5 singles as Rojas defeated Han in 6-2, 6-2 set scores to seal up the win for the host Skyhawks. Rubens and Schweitzer each battled in their singles matches, being defeated by respective 6-3, 6-3 and 6-3, 6-1 set scores.

Up Next

The Cougars return to the court on Sunday, February 16 when they travel to Vassar for a 12:00 PM matchup.

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Players Mentioned

Alex Hattenbach

Alex Hattenbach

6' 1"
Senior
Nicholas Mathieu

Nicholas Mathieu

5' 11"
Junior
Christian Ruebens

Christian Ruebens

6' 0"
Junior
Max Schweitzer

Max Schweitzer

5' 10"
Sophomore
Dariy Vykhodtsev

Dariy Vykhodtsev

6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alex Hattenbach

Alex Hattenbach

6' 1"
Senior
Nicholas Mathieu

Nicholas Mathieu

5' 11"
Junior
Christian Ruebens

Christian Ruebens

6' 0"
Junior
Max Schweitzer

Max Schweitzer

5' 10"
Sophomore
Dariy Vykhodtsev

Dariy Vykhodtsev

6' 1"
Freshman