HANOVER, N.H. - April 20, 2019 - Needing a win to secure a spot in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) postseason, the Colby-Sawyer men's tennis team defeated Johnson & Wales, 7-2, inside the Boss Tennis Center on Saturday evening.
Alex Wright was honored at today's match as the team's lone senior.
Colby-Sawyer improves to 8-9 overall and finishes 3-2 in the GNAC. JWU drops to 9-7 overall and 3-2 in conference action. The Chargers have earned a spot in the GNAC semifinals next week as the second seed in the north after winning a tie-breaking scenario with JWU and Regis. Colby-Sawyer will take on top seed Eastern Nazarene.
The Chargers took an important 2-1 lead after doubles play behind hard-fought victories at No. 1 and No. 3.
Alex Wright and
Julius Lowman combined for an 8-6 victory over Gianni Rodrigues and Alexander Rohana at the top spot, while
Mike White and
Matt Williamson dispatched Brandon Case and Robert Michalofsky 8-3 at No. 3. JWU's victory game in a tie-break at the No. 2 slot as Steven Heizler and Will Lyons outlasted
Matt Burke and
Erik Antonacci 8-7 (7-5).
Colby-Sawyer then took five of the six singles matches to secure the 7-2 victory.
At the top flight, Wright cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 victory. Burke and Antonacci also won their matches in straight sets at the fourth and fifth flights, respectively.
Lowman and Williamson need a third set, but each won their match to lift the Chargers to the win. Lowman won the first set 6-3 before Rodrigues evened the match with a 6-3 win of his own. Lowman then closed the match at No. 3 with a third-set victory by a 6-3 score. Williamson battled back after dropping his first set to Case in a tie-breaker. He rebounded with scores of 6-4 and 10-7 to win in the sixth slot.
The Wildcats picked up a point when Rohana downed White 7-5, 6-3 at the second flight.
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Colby-Sawyer 7, Johnson and Wales 2
04/20/19 at Hanover, NH (Boss Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Alex Wright (CSCM) def. Will Lyons (JWUMT) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 2. Alexander Rohana (JWUMT) def. Mike White (CSCM) 7-5, 6-3 |
| 3. Julius Lowman (CSCM) def. Gianni Rodrigues (JWUMT) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 4. Matt Burke (CSCM) def. Steven Heizler (JWUMT) 6-4, 7-5 |
| 5. Erik Antonacci (CSCM) def. Robert Michalofsky (JWUMT) 6-0, 6-2 |
| 6. Matt Williamson (CSCM) def. Brandon Case (JWUMT) 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 1-0 (10-7) |
| Match Notes |
| Johnson and Wales 9-7, 3-2 GNAC |
| Colby-Sawyer 8-9, 3-2 GNAC |
| T-3:10 A-20 |
