WESTON, Mass. – The Clark University men's tennis team (13-5, 4-3 NEWMAC) travelled to Emerson (9-9, 3-4 NEWMAC) to compete with direct playoff implications on the line. The Cougars won doubles, also taking five of six singles to secure a 6-1 win and a home playoff in the Quarterfinals. 

How it Happened

Doubles: Clark 2, Emerson 1

• No. 1: Filippo Nocchi & Connor Leung def. seniors Edward Shepherd-Johnson & Graham Russo, 6-2

• No. 2: Sophomore Ziad Tabbara & junior Aris Kirkorian def. Cameron McAllister & Tai Finestone, 6-3 

• No. 3: First-years Benjamin Liu & Ved Rao def. Finn Leeves-Coben & Adam Alireza, 6-4 

Singles: Clark 5, Emerson 1

• No. 1: Nocchi def. Shepard-Johnson, 6-3 3-6 10-8

• No. 2: Tabbara def. Leung, 6-2 6-2

• No. 3: Kirkorian def. Alireza, 4-4 (Retired) 

• No. 4: Russo def. Finestone, 7-6 6-3 

• No, 5: Liu def. Noah Mesaros, 6-0 6-0 

• No. 6: First-year Petru Cojocaru def. McAllister, 2-6, 6-4, 10-8 

What's Next

The Cougars will host Emerson on Wednesday at 3:00 PM for the NEWMAC Quarterfinals.