Posted: Apr 02, 2017

Nichols Records 9-0 Win Over Western New England

Team Stats

Nichols

Western New England

Score

Doubles

James Smith / Guilherme Barbosa (NC)
def. David Kalmer / Justin Kohut (WNE)

8-2

Blake Norton / Aidan Stuart (NC)
def. Daniel O'Neill / Luke Surawski (WNE)

8-5

Kirill Ivanov / Igor Markowski (NC)
def. Michael Tran / Vu Nguyen (WNE)

8-2

Singles

Blake Norton (NC)
def. David Kalmer (WNE)

6-2, 6-4

Guilherme Barbosa (NC)
def. Justin Kohut (WNE)

6-3, 6-1

James Smith (NC)
def. Luke Surawski (WNE)

6-1, 6-2

Jake Zapatka (NC)
def. Michael Tran (WNE)

6-0, 6-0

Jack Donaldson (NC)
def. Griffin Arnold (WNE)

6-1, 6-2

Peter Coletti (NC)
def. Kevin Yawgel (WNE)

6-0, 6-1

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (April 2, 2017) – The Nichols College men's tennis team defeated Western New England University 9-0 on Sunday afternoon in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action at the Volvo Outdoor Courts.

Match Review
• The Bison opened up a 3-0 lead with wins in all three doubles matches. Freshmen Daniel O'Neill (Branford, Conn.) and Luke Surawski (Wethersfield, Conn.) dropped a hard-fought battle at the No. 2 flight, 8-5, to Blake Norton and Aidan Stuart.
• In singles play, freshman David Kalmer (Slingerlands, N.Y.) was defeated by Blake Norton, 6-2, 6-4 at No. 1, and sophomore Justin Kohut (South Windsor, Conn.) fell at the No. 2 spot by a 6-3, 6-1 score to Guilherme Barbosa.

Up Next
Western New England (3-6, 0-3 CCC) returns to action on Wednesday at Salve Regina, while Nichols (8-2, 2-0 CCC) travels to Wentworth.