April 16, 2008

BRYANT MEN'S TENNIS CAPTURES NE-10 REGULAR SEASON TITLE WITH 9-0 WIN OVER BENTLEY WEDNESDAY

SMITHFIELD, RI - The Bryant University men's tennis team captured the 2008 Northeast-10 Conference regular season title thanks to a 9-0 win over Bentley College Wednesday afternoon at the Bryant Tennis Courts.  The Bulldogs will close out the regular season hosting regional foe Mercy College this Sunday at noon. 

Against Bentley, the Bulldogs opened the match strong by sweeping all three doubles points.  In singles play, freshman Cristian Balestrieri (right) defeated Miles Holman of Bentley, 6-0, 6-1 at No. 1 while junior Jose Rodriguez was a 6-1, 6-2 winner over Michael Dolan at No. 2. 

Tom Nowak had a fine afternoon at No. 3 singles, blanking Brian Barnett 6-0, 6-0

@ Smithfield, R.I.
#45 Bryant University 9, Bentley College 0

Singles
1. Cristian Balestrieri (Bry) def. Miles Holman (Ben), 6-0, 6-1
2. Jose Rodriguez (Bry) def. Michael Dolan (Ben), 6-1, 6-2
3. Tom Nowak (Bry) def. Brian Barnett (Ben), 6-0, 6-0
4. Dylan Whiting (Bry) def. Stephen Sparks (Ben), 6-2, 6-2
5. Kevin Levinson (Bry) def. Matt Sansoucie (Ben), 8-4
6. Chris McKay (Bry) def. Chris Schoder (Ben), 6-2, 6-4

Doubles
1. Balestrieri/Kevin Gardiner (Bry) def. Dolan / Sparks (Ben), 8-3
2. Rodriguez/Nowak (Bry) def. Holman / Rosen (Ben), 8-3
3. Matt Shephard-Lupo/Whiting (Bry) def. Barnett / Jon Scher (Ben), 8-2

Records: Bryant 16-3, 10-0 NE-10; Bentley 6-10, 6-4 NE-10