Springfield, Mass. -- September 29, 2010 -- Jeff Legunn led his Wesleyan University men's tennis team to a 9-0 victory over Springfield College this afternoon at SC's Julius Appleton Courts. With the win, the Cardinals are now 3-0, while Springfield suffers its first loss and is now 1-1.Legunn, a sophomore from Waccabuc, N.Y., won his matches at No. 1 singles and at No. 1 doubles, where he combined with sophomore Ravy Uong (Lowell, Mass.), Legunn's victory at No. 1 singles came over Springfield sophomore Ben Burnap (Westerly, R.I.), 6-2, 6-3.
The Cardinals won all their singles matches in straight sets.
The Pride will next host local rival Western New England College on Wednesday, October 6.
Final Score -- Wesleyan 9, Springfield 0
Doubles
1) Jeff Legunn/Ravy Uong (W) def. Ben Burnap/Eric Henne (SC), 8-5
2) Alex Hirsch/Donald Kleckner (W) def. Zach O'Leary/Doug Nickerson (SC), 8-2
3) Michael Glen/Garrett Blank (W) def. John Schrank/Joseph Giannelli (SC), 8-2
Singles
1) Jeff Legunn (W) def. Ben Burnap (SC), 6-2, 6-3
2) Ravy Uong (W) def. Eric Henne (SC), 6-1, 6-2
3) Alex Hirsch (W) def. Zach O'Leary (SC), 6-2, 6-3
4) Donald Kleckner (W) def. Doug Nickerson (SC), 6-4, 6-2
5) Michael Glen (W) def. John Schrank (SC), 6-0, 6-0
6) Garrett Blank (W) def. Joseph Giannelli (SC), 6-2, 6-3
Records
Wesleyan -- 3-0
Springfield -- 1-1
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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