BRISTOL, R.I. – The Clark University men's tennis team (1-0) hit the road for their season opener, traveling to Roger Williams (0-1). The Hawks secured the doubles point, but five singles points swung the score in the favor of the Cougars as they secured a 5-2 win to open the season.

Doubles: Roger Williams 2, Clark 1

• #1 Graduate Edward Shepherd-Johnson & Senior Aris Kirkorian def. Bronson DeSisto & Will Hurlbut 6-3

• #2 Tucker Taylor & Soheen Jagasia def. Junior Ziad Tabbara & first-year Marciej Jaruga 6-4 

• #3 Josh Mizrahi & Om Seth def. First-year Matthias Birkenholz & first-year Sebastian Elias 7-6

Singles: Clark 5, Roger Williams 1 

• #1 Kirkorian def. Desisto 6-3, 3-6, 10-5

• #2 Shepherd-Johnson def. Jugasia 6-1, 6-2

• #3 Tabbara def. Mizrahi 6-1, 6-4

• #4 Jaruga def. Taylor 6-0, 6-3                 

• #5 Elias def. Seth 6-1, 6-3

• #6 Hurlbut def. Birkenholz 7-6, 3-6, 10-8  

What's Next
The Cougars travel to Nichols on Wednesday for a 4:00 PM match against the Bison.