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Men's Tennis Earns 7-0 Victory in First Road Match of Season at RIC

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Clark University men's tennis team (5-0) competed in their road match of the season against RIC (0-1) and blanked the Anchormen 7-0 on Wednesday afternoon from the RIC Tennis Center.

How it Happened
Doubles: Clark 3, RIC 0
  • First-year Benjamin Liu and senior Sai Chanda opened the day with a 6-2 victory over Ricky Dagostino and Hajji Glover in number three action.
  • In number two doubles, junior Aris Kirkorian and sophomore Ziad Tabbara clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 win against Ethan Clegg and John Vaughan.
  • Seniors Edward Shepherd-Johnson and Graham Russo ended doubles with a sweep as they prevailed 6-2 over Travis Chartier and Kyle Neuendorf in number one play.
Singles: Clark 6, RIC 0
  • Russo registered Clark's first singles point with a 6-0, 6-0 win against Liam Berube in number three action.
  • In number five singles, Ved Rao recorded a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Travis Liese for his first collegiate win.
  • First-year Petru Cojocaru also tallied his first collegiate victory with a 6-1, 6-3 win against Kyle O'Connor in number six play.
  • Shepherd-Johnson registered a 6-3, 6-3 victory in number one action against Chartier.
  • Liu tallied a 6-0, 7-5 win in number four play against Sairaj Srinivasan.
  • In number two singles, Kirkorian and Clegg battled for three sets as Kirkorian took the first set 6-1, dropped the second set 6-7 (4-7), and won the tiebreak 10-8.
What's Next
The Cougars will close out the fall with a home match against Nichols on Thursday, October 9 beginning at 4:00 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Sai Chanda

Sai Chanda

Senior
Aris Kirkorian

Aris Kirkorian

Junior
Graham Russo

Graham Russo

Senior
Edward Shepherd-Johnson

Edward Shepherd-Johnson

Senior
Ziad Tabbara

Ziad Tabbara

Sophomore
Petru Cojocaru

Petru Cojocaru

Freshman
Benjamin Liu

Benjamin Liu

Freshman
Ved Rao

Ved Rao

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sai Chanda

Sai Chanda

Senior
Aris Kirkorian

Aris Kirkorian

Junior
Graham Russo

Graham Russo

Senior
Edward Shepherd-Johnson

Edward Shepherd-Johnson

Senior
Ziad Tabbara

Ziad Tabbara

Sophomore
Petru Cojocaru

Petru Cojocaru

Freshman
Benjamin Liu

Benjamin Liu

Freshman
Ved Rao

Ved Rao

Freshman