WORCESTER, Mass. – The #4 Clark University men's tennis team (14-5) hosted #5 Emerson (9-10) in the first round of the NEWMAC playoffs on Thursday afternoon. The Cougars claimed the doubles point and used wins on courts 2, 3, and 4 to secure the win on the day, moving on to face #1 Babson in the semifinals.

How it Happened

Doubles: Clark 2, Emerson 1

• No. 1: Seniors Edward Shepherd-Johnson & Graham Russo def. Filippo Nocchi & Connor Leung 6-3

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

• No. 3: Caiden Riebold & Adam Alireza def. First-years Benjamin Liu & Ved Rao, 6-3

Singles: Clark 3, Emerson 1

• No. 1: Nocchi def. Shepard-Johnson, 6-4 6-3

• No. 2: Tabbara def. Leung, 6-2 6-1

• No. 3: Kirkorian def. Alireza, 6-2 6-2

• No. 4: Russo def. Finestone, 6-1 6-2 

• No, 5: Liu vs Riebold, 3-6 6-2 1-0 (Suspended due to Match Completion)

• No. 6: McAllister vs First-year Petru Cojocaru, 6-4 5-3 (Suspended due to Match Completion) 

What's Next

The Cougars will travel to #1 Babson tomorrow at 3:00 PM for the NEWMAC Semifinals.