Cambridge, Mass. -- April 3, 2010 -- Doug Nickerson provided the only team point at No. 6 singles, but that was all the Springfield College men's tennis team had to shout about, as MIT defeated the Pride today, 8-1, in Cambridge. With the win, the Engineers are now 7-1 overall, 1-0 in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference, while Springfield is now 2-8 overall, 0-2 in NEWMAC play.Springfield played well in the first half of its No. 1 doubles match, taking a 6-3 lead before falling 8-6.
Final Team Score -- MIT 8, Springfield 1
Doubles
1. K. Van Tilburg/M. Skalak (MIT) def. T. Romanzi/T. Tunis (SPR); 8-6
2. L. Pang/K. Pang (MIT) def. K. Leahy/B. Burnap (SPR); 8-6
3. S. Harmantz/A. Cooper (MIT) def. Z. O'Leary/D. Nickerson (SPR); 8-1
Singles
1. Kevin Pang (MIT) def. Trevor Romanzi (SPR); 6-1, 6-4
2. Larry Pang (MIT) def. Tim Tunis (SPR); 6-2, 6-3
3. Samuel Harmantz (MIT) def. Ben Burnap (SPR); 6-1, 6-1
4. Andrew Cooper (MIT) def. Zach O'Leary (SPR); 6-1, 6-4
5. Brian Oldfield (MIT) def. Eric Henne (SPR); 6-1, 6-2
6. Doug Nickerson (SPR) def. Manny Rivera (MIT); 6-4, 6-4
Records: MIT (7-1, 1-0 NEWMAC), Springfield (2-8, 0-2 NEWMAC)
Next Matches
MIT - Wed, Apr 7 vs. Wheaton 4 pm
SPR - Wed, Apr 7 vs. Clark 5 pm
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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