NEW LONDON, N.H. – April 3, 2012 – The Colby-Sawyer men's tennis team served Norwich its first loss of the season after a 6-3 victory, on Tuesday afternoon at Kelsey Courts. The Chargers improve to 3-8, while the Cadets dip to 5-1.
Colby-Sawyer travels to Southern Maine on Friday for a 4:00 pm contest. Norwich will host Suffolk on Saturday at 1:00 pm.
The Chargers held a 2-1 lead after doubles play with wins in the No. 1 and No. 3 spot. The Cadets took a 1-0 lead after Ryan Grindle (Essex Junction, Vt.) and Christian Hoskey (Saint Charles, Ill.) defeated
Reeve Fidler (Groton, Mass.) and
Eric Caples (Billerica, Mass.) 8-1. Colby-Sawyer responded with a convincing 8-2 win at No. 3 doubles by
Clay Allen (Massena, N.Y.) and
Sergio Spassof (Pallini, Greece). The Chargers' No. 1 team of
Justin Pinard (Essex, Vt.) and
Jamie Thormann (Northeast Harbor, Maine) put the home team on top 2-1 with an 8-4 victory over Collin Hyte (Marblehead, Mass.) and Zach Reichelt (Manchester, Conn.).
Hyte and Grindle were responsible for Norwich's other two points with singles victories in the No. 1 and No. 3 slot, respectively.
Colby-Sawyer received strong performances at the fifth flight by Spassof who won his match 6-1, 6-1. Caples, Allen, and Pinard also added singles victories for the Chargers.
Colby-Sawyer 6, Norwich University 3
04/03/12 at New London, N.H. (Kelsey Courts)
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Singles competition |
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1. Collin Hyte (NORTN12) def. Jamie Thormann (CSCM1112) 6-4, 6-3 |
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2. Justin Pinard (CSCM1112) def. Christian Hoskey (NORTN12) 7-5, 6-3 |
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3. Ryan Grindle (NORTN12) def. Reeve Fidler (CSCM1112) 6-2, 6-4 |
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4. Clay Allen (CSCM1112) def. Zach Reichelt (NORTN12) 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 |
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5. Sergio Spassof (CSCM1112) def. Brandon Carver (NORTN12) 6-1, 6-1 |
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6. Eric Caples (CSCM1112) def. Joe Dvorak (NORTN12) 6-0, 7-5 |
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Match Notes |
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Norwich University 5-1 |
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Colby-Sawyer 3-8 |
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T-2:45 A-25 |
