BRYANT PLACES 65 STUDENT-ATHLETES ON NEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
SOMERSET, NJ – A total of 65 Bryant University student-athletes have been named to the Northeast Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll, including nine earning Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll distinction. In addition, men’s tennis junior Cristian Balestrieri (Mar Del Plata, Argentina) and women’s tennis senior Chelsea Downing (Cherry Hills Village, Colo.) were recognized as NEC Spring Scholar-Athletes for 2010.
May 26, 2010
MEN'S TENNIS GRADUATES THREE
SMITHFIELD, R.I. - Three of Bryant's most successful men's tennis players received their degrees from Bryant University duruing commencement exercises last weekend.
April 29, 2010
MEN'S TENNIS GARNERS ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS FOR 2010
SMITHFIELD, R.I. - Competing in just their second year in the Division I and eligible for individual Northeast Conference honors this spring, the Bryant University men’s tennis earned a pair of all-conference honors for 2010. The announcement was made this week by the conference office following a vote by the NEC men’s tennis coaches.
April 29, 2010
BRYANT MEN'S TENNIS SIGNS FOUR STANDOUTS
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University head men’s tennis coach Ron Gendron is pleased to announce the signing of four student-athletes to enroll and participate in men’s tennis in the fall of 2010. This year’s four student-athletes, Dana Parziale (Pinehurst, North Carolina), Connor Crowley (London, Ontario), Nolan Gelman (Dix Hills, N.Y.) and Christopher Corrigan (Lincoln, R.I.), will join the Bulldogs as the program prepares for its third year competing at the Division I level.
April 18, 2010
MEN'S TENNIS COMES UP SHORT IN FINALE AT CONCORDIA
BRONXVILLE, N.Y. - The Bryant University men's tennis team closed out its 2010 spring season with an 8-1 loss at Concordia Sunday.
April 17, 2010
MEN'S TENNIS FALLS TO ST. JOHN'S 7-0 SATURDAY
QUEENS, N.Y. – The Bryant University men’s tennis team dropped a 7-0 non-conference decision Saturday at St. John’s University. The Bulldogs were swept in the three doubles matches to open the contest and were swept in all six singles matches.
April 16, 2010
BRYANT TENNIS TAKES PART IN USTA CAMPUS KIDS DAY
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – It was a picture-perfect afternoon at the Bryant Tennis Courts on April 15. Not only were the Bryant University men’s and women’s tennis team’s on their way to 7-0 victories over the University of Hartford, but they had a few extra fans on hand to cheer on the Bulldogs.
April 14, 2010
MEN'S TENNIS DEFEATS HARTFORD IN HOME FINALE WEDNESDAY
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s tennis team concluded its home portion of the 2009-10 season with a solid 7-0 win over visiting Hartford on Wednesday afternoon. The Bulldogs travel to St. John's Saturday and Concordia Sunday.
April 13, 2010
MEN'S TENNIS FALLS TO BOSTON COLLEGE 6-1
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Bryant University men’s tennis team dropped a 6-1 nonconference decision on the road Tuesday at Boston College. The Bulldogs dropped all three doubles matches to open but came up with a win in singles play at No. 4 to
April 10, 2010
MEN'S TENNIS DEFEATS HOLY CROSS ON SENIOR DAY
SMITHFIELD, R.I. - The Bryant men's tennis team picked up a 7-0 win over visiting Holy Cross Saturday. The Bulldogs travel to Boston College Tuesday and hosts Hartford Wednesday.
April 9, 2010
MEN’S TENNIS DROPS 5-4 DECISION AT BRANDEIS THURSDAY
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Playing under Division III rules due to the location of the match, the Bryant University men’s tennis team fell behind 4-0 at Brandeis Thursday afternoon, but rallied back to knot things up at four apiece before dropping the final singles match in three sets.
April 1, 2010
PAREDES AND GARDINER PICK UP WINS BUT FAIRFIELD TOPS BULLDOGS 5-2 IN MEN'S TENNIS
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s tennis team got strong performances from Juan Paredes and Kevin Gardiner in singles play while the doubles tandem of Cristian Balestrieri and Andres Orobitg continue to roll but it would be visiting Fairfield that would come out on top as the Stags rolled to 5-2 victory over the Bulldogs at the Bryant Tennis Courts.
March 28, 2010
MEN'S TENNIS COMES UP SHORT AGAINST QUINNIPIAC SUNDAY
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s tennis team dropped a hard-fought 5-2 decision to Northeast Conference powerhouse Quinnipiac on a cold and windy day at the Bryant Tennis Courts.
March 27, 2010
MEN'S TENNIS PICKS UP 7-0 WIN OVER RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s tennis team opened Saturday’s match with Rhode Island College by winning the doubles point and finished strong in singles play, sweeping all six in straight sets as the Bulldogs earned a 7-0 win over the visiting Anchormen on a chilly afternoon at the Bryant Tennis Complex. The Bulldogs face Northeast Conference power Quinnipiac Sunday starting at 11 am.
March 13, 2010
MEN'S TENNIS WRAPS UP SUCCESSFUL SPRING TRIP 3-0 WITH WIN OVER KUTZTOWN
HILTON HEAD, S.C. -- Thanks to some lucky weather conditions, the Bryant University men’s tennis team pulls off a tight one against Kutztown University, which puts them at 3-0 for this spring break trip to Georgia and South Carolina. With the win, the Bulldogs improve to 11-1 in spring break matches under coach Ron Gendron, several coming against nationally ranked opponents.
March 10, 2010
GENDRON’S BOYS COME THROUGH WITH WIN OVER GMU
HILTON HEAD, S.C. – The combination of clay courts and spring-like temperatures has proven to be a great combination as the energetic Bryant University men’s tennis team upended George Mason 6-1 Tuesday. The Bulldogs pulled out three, third-set tiebreakers to earn the win, including a big 8-7 win at No. 1 doubles by Juan Paredes and Nicholai Hill to give Bryant the doubles point to open the match.
March 8, 2010
MEN'S TENNIS DOWNS YOUNG HARRIS 7-0 IN HILTON HEAD
HILTON HEAD, GA – The Bryant University men’s tennis team picked up a big win Monday in the first outdoor match of the spring as the Bulldogs downed Young Harris, the 19th-ranked junior college team in the country, 7-0.
February 27, 2010
MEN'S TENNIS DROPS 5-2 DECISION TO SACRED HEART
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision to Sacred Heart University Saturday night at Rally Point in the team’s first home match of the spring season. The Bulldogs got off to a strong start by winning the doubles point thanks to wins by Juan Paredes and Nicholai Hill at No. 2 doubles and Cristian Balestrieri and Andres Orbotig’s 8-6 win at No. 3.
February 21, 2010
MEN'S TENNIS FALLS TO BOSTON UNIVERSITY 6-1 SUNDAY
BOSTON - The Bryant University men's tennis team dropped a tough 6-1 decision to Boston University Sunday afternoon. The win by the Terriers avenges a 4-3 defeat to the Bulldogs a year ago.
February 15, 2010
MEN'S TENNIS DOWNS HOFSTRA 7-0
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – The Bryant University men’s tennis team picked up a solid 7-0 win over Hofstra University Saturday night in East Hartford.
February 8, 2010
MEN'S TENNIS DROPS PAIR OVER WEEKEND IN NEW JERSEY
SMITHFIELD, RI - On its road trip to the Garden State this weekend, the Bryant University men's tennis team dropped to 1-5 after a pair of non-conference matches to NJIT and St. Peter's College.
January 26, 2010
BRYANT MEN'S TENNIS DROPS PAIR OVER THE WEEKEND
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s tennis team dropped a pair of non-conference matches over the weekend, falling to Brown University 7-0 and University of Buffalo, 7-0.
October 28, 2009
CRISTIAN BALESTRIERI NAMED NEC MEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
SOMERSET, N.J. - Bryant University junior men's tennis standout Cristian Balestrieri was named the Northeast Conference men's tennis athlete of the week after a strong performance at the Lehigh Invitational over the weekend.
October 25, 2009
MEN'S TENNIS WRAPS UP FALL SCHEDULE AT LEHIGH INVITATIONAL
The Bryant University men’s tennis team wrapped up its fall season competing at the Lehigh Fall Tennis Championships over the weekend. Searching for more Division I competition, the Bulldogs turned in several excellent performances with Cristian Balestrieri and Juan Paredes each going 3-0 on the weekend.
October 11, 2009
MEN'S TENNIS COMPETES AT STONY BROOK INVITATIONAL
STONY BROOK, NY – The Bryant University men’s tennis team had mixed results took part in the inaugural Stony Brook Invitational on Long Island. The Bulldogs got wins from Nicholai Hill in singles play and doubles wins from Hill and Dan Cournoyer in Flight B and Flight A doubles by Cristian Balestrieri and Juan Martin Paredes.
October 4, 2009
MEN'S TENNIS PICKS UP WIN OVER ROGER WILLIAMS SUNDAY
BRISTOL, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s tennis team picked up a 9-0 non-conference win at Roger Williams University Sunday to improve to 1-1 on the season.
September 30, 2009
PAREDES NAMED NORTHEAST CONFERENCE MEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Smithfield, R.I. - Bryant University junior Juan-Martin Paredes (Quito, Ecuador) has been named the Northeast Conference men’s tennis player of the week. This is the first Northeast Conference player of the week honor awarded to a member of the men’s tennis team.
September 26, 2009
PAREDES WINS FLIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP AS MEN'S TENNIS ENJOYS BIG WEEKEND AT UCONN
STORRS, Conn. – There is something about regional tournaments that bring out the best in the Bryant men’s tennis team. A few years ago, the Bulldogs had a strong showing at the ITA regionals with Jose Rodriguez winning the East regional title. Since then, the Bulldogs have enjoyed great outings at Newport, Fairfield and Brown. Now, include the UConn Invitational as another tournament the Bulldogs have made history.
September 25, 2009
MEN'S TENNIS BOUNCES BACK WITH A STRONG SHOWING AT UCONN INVITATIONAL FRIDAY
STORRS, Conn. – The Bryant University men’s tennis team rebounded nicely from Wednesday’s loss to UConn with an impressive showing in the opening round of the UConn Husky Invitational Friday. The Bulldogs notched wins over Quinnipiac, Boston University, Holy Cross, Sacred Heart and Hartford.
September 23, 2009
MEN'S TENNIS DROPS 5-2 DECISION TO CONNECTICUT WEDNESDAY
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s tennis team dropped a 5-2 non-conference decision to the University of Connecticut Wednesday afternoon at the Bryant Tennis Complex.
September 22, 2009
MEN'S TENNIS SET TO HOST UCONN WEDNESDAY AT 3 PM
SMITHFIELD, RI – The Bryant University men’s tennis team hosts UConn this Wednesday afternoon at the Bryant Tennis Court Complex starting at 3 pm. The Bulldogs will be looking to avenge last year’s 5-2 loss to the Huskies in Storrs, CT.
September 20, 2009
BALESTRIERI AND MEN'S TENNIS ENJOYS BIG WEEKEND AT BROWN
PROVIDENCE, RI – The Bryant University men’s tennis team turned in a fine performance with several individuals advancing including juniors Cristian Balestrieri and Nicholai Hill at the 2009 Northeast Invitational hosted by Brown University. The Bulldogs host UConn Wednesday at 3 pm.
September 7, 2009
TENNIS JUNIOR GIVES TENNIS LESSON TO WORLD LEADER
It’s not every day you get to play tennis with a world leader, let alone offer instructions. But for Bryant University men’s tennis sophomore Nicholai Hill, that’s exactly how he spent his summer. Hill, a native of Ontario, Canada, spent the summer serving as the head junior instructor at Ottawa’s Rockcliffe Lawn Tennis Club. There he taught youth the game of tennis while staying in shape in preparation for the upcoming Bulldog season.
June 16, 2009
BRYANT STUDENT-ATHLETES EXCEL IN THE CLASSROOM
SMITHFIELD, RI – Bryant University student-athletes have not only enjoyed tremendous success on the field, but continue to excel in the classroom too. In the spring of 2009, Bryant’s student-athletes posted a combined 2.97 GPA overall, marking the highest overall GPA in school history. Four programs posted a team-average GPA better than a 3.0.
