April 24, 2008

2008 Northeast-10 Conference Men's Tennis Tournament

Semifinal Round @ Smithfield, R.I.
#1 Bryant 5 vs. #4 Saint Michael's 0

SMITHFIELD, RI - The Bryant University men's tennis team advanced to the conference tournament championship with another strong performance Thursday in the Northeast-10 Conference semifinals. 

The Bulldogs earned solid wins at all three doubles matches to open and followed with wins by Jose Rodriguez (Trujillo, Peru) at No. 2 singles and Kevin Levinson (Pawcatuck, CT) at No. 6. 

Bryant will face Stonehill College in the final. The Skyhawks were 5-0 winners over Merrimack College in the other semifinal Thursday.  

The championship will take place at Stonehill College in Easton, MA starting at 11 a.m.

Corrected Results:

1. Cristian Balestrieri (BRYANT) vs. John Lescure (STMIKES) unfinished
2. Jose Rodriguez (BRYANT) def. Sean Steigerwald (STMIKES) 6-1, 6-1
3. Thomas Nowak (BRYANT) vs. Craig Lindaberry (STMIKES) unfinished
4. Dylan Whiting (BRYANT) vs. Adam Brezinsky (STMIKES) unfinished
5. Kevin Gardiner (BRYANT) vs. Torr Terranova (STMIKES) unfinished
6. Kevin Levinson (BRYANT) def. David Besserer (STMIKES) 6-2, 6-0  

Doubles competition
1. Cristian Balestrieri/Kevin Gardiner (BRYANT) def. John Lescure/Torr Terranova (STMIKES) 8-3
2. Jose Rodriguez/Thomas Nowak (BRYANT) def. Sean Steigerwald/Craig Lindaberry (STMIKES) 8-4
3. Dylan Whiting/Matt Sheppard-Lupo (BRYANT) def. Adam Brezinsky/David Besserer (STMIKES) 8-2