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Men's Tennis Earns 6-3 Victory Over Emerson

WEYMOUTH, Mass. – The Clark men's tennis team (2-6, 1-2 NEWMAC) earned their first conference win of the year with a 6-3 victory over Emerson (0-14, 0-3 NEWMAC) on Saturday afternoon from the Weymouth Tennis Club.

How it Happened

  • In number one doubles, senior Dariy Vykhodtsev and first-year Graham Russo came away with an 8-4 victory to give Clark an early 1-0 lead,
  • Junior Tanner Honnef and sophomore Ryan Hovey earned the Cougars second doubles win of the day with an 8-4 victory in number two doubles.
  • In number three singles, Russo fought back after dropping the first set 7-6, to win 6-3 in the second set, and won the tiebreak in set three.
  • Hovey also earned a win in singles with a 6-2, 6-3 in number four singles.
  • Senior Matt Lee (No. 5) and sophomore Aidan Hurtado (No. 6) also recorded singles victories, with Lee coming away with a 6-2, 6-4 win and Hurtado won 6-0, 6-0.
  • Vykhodtsev battled in number one singles, but fell 6-4, 7-6 (4).
  • In number two singles, Honnef took the match three sets as he dropped the first set 4-6, won 6-4 in set two, and fell 4-6 in the final set.
  • First-years Fergus Brady and Sai Chanda played together in number three doubles, but were edged 8-5.

What's Next

The Cougars will be back in action on Monday with a home match against Bridgewater State beginning at 4:00 p.m.    

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Players Mentioned

Fergus Brady

Fergus Brady

Freshman
Sai Chanda

Sai Chanda

Freshman
Tanner Honnef

Tanner Honnef

6' 3"
Junior
Ryan Hovey

Ryan Hovey

Sophomore
Aidan Hurtado

Aidan Hurtado

Sophomore
Matt Lee

Matt Lee

5' 9"
Senior
Graham Russo

Graham Russo

Freshman
Dariy Vykhodtsev

Dariy Vykhodtsev

6' 1"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Fergus Brady

Fergus Brady

Freshman
Sai Chanda

Sai Chanda

Freshman
Tanner Honnef

Tanner Honnef

6' 3"
Junior
Ryan Hovey

Ryan Hovey

Sophomore
Aidan Hurtado

Aidan Hurtado

Sophomore
Matt Lee

Matt Lee

5' 9"
Senior
Graham Russo

Graham Russo

Freshman
Dariy Vykhodtsev

Dariy Vykhodtsev

6' 1"
Senior