New London, Conn. -- April 18, 2009 -- Sophomore Eric Henne (Bristol, Conn.) won his match at No. 6 singles, but he was Springfield's only singles victor as the Coast Guard Academy men's tennis team defeated Springfield College, 7-2, this afternoon at the Coast Guard Academy.Final Score: Coast Guard 7, Springfield 2
Doubles
1) Andrew Constant/Trevor Romanzi (SC) def. Wesley Figaro/Nick Martin (CGA), 8-6
2) Chris Pappe/Greg Mitchell (CGA) def. Tim Tunis/Zach O'Leary (SC), 8-0
3) James Vuckovic/Tim Ozimek (CGA) def. Bobby Schlink/Doug Nickerson (SC), 8-3
Singles
1) Mitchell (CGA) def. Constant (SC), 6-3, 6-7(5), (10-4 super tiebreaker)
2) Martin (CGA) def. Romanzi (SC), 6-4, 6-3
3) Pappe (CGA) def. Schlink (SC), 6-1, 6-1
4) Vuckovic (CGA) def. Tunis (SC), 4-6, 6-3, (10-4 super tiebreaker)
5) Figaro (CGA) def. O'Leary (SC), 6-3, 6-1
6) Eric Henne (SC) def. Cody Isaacson (CGA), 6-2, 6-2
Records: Coast Guard 7-8 overall, 2-3 NEWMAC; Springfield 5-7 overall, 1-4 NEWMAC
Toby Coffin G’01, enters his second year as the head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Springfield College. Coffin, who has coached at numerous high schools in the area, will look to build a program which will contend for a conference crown.
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