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March 10, 2010

GENDRON’S BOYS COME THROUGH WITH WIN OVER GMU

March 9, 2010

GENERAL GENDRON’S BOYS COME THROUGH WITH WIN OVER GMU

Cristian Balestrieri was a winner at No. 1 singles against George Mason Tuesday.

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.

Cristian Balestrieri, playing at No. 1 singles, cruised to a straight-set win over the powerful Jorge Osuna, 6-3, 6-3 while Paredes, the South American clay court master, was a 6-3, 6-3 winner against Kevin McMillan at No. 2 singles.  Kevin Gardiner fought through a tough win over Pat Mulquin at No. 3.  Gardiner won the opener 6-4 but fell 6-2 in the second and hung on to win 10-8 in the tiebreaker.

Senior Tom Nowak also battled hard and was able to grind out a win over Arjun Sanghui, 7-5, 2-6 (10-4), fighting through broken strings and fatigue. 

“We played great today,” said a beaming coach Ron Gendron after the match. “They battled hard in the heat of South Carolina and came through with a big win and the guys are hungry for more.” 

Bryant University 6, George Mason 1

 Singles competition
1. Cristian Balestrieri (BRYM) def. Jorge Osuna (GMU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Juan Paredes (BRYM) def. Kevin McMillan (GMU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Kevin Gardiner (BRYM) def. Patrick Mulquin (GMU) 6-4, 2-6, 10-8
4. Nicholai Hill (BRYM) def. Greg Donabedian (GMU) 6-2, 7-5
5. Tom Nowak (BRYM) def. Arjun Sanghvi (GMU) 7-5, 2-6, 10-4
6. Sam Coster (GMU) def. Andres Orobitg (BRYM) 7-6, 4-6, 10-5 

Doubles competition
1. Juan Paredes/Nicholai Hill (BRYM) def. Jorge Osuna/Kevin McMillan (GMU) 8-7
2. Tom Nowak/Kevin Gardiner (BRYM) def. Greg Donabedian/Devin Leonard (GMU) 8-4
3. Cristian Balestrieri/Andres Orobitg (BRYM) def. Patrick Mulquin/Sam Coster (GMU) 8-4

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