QUINCY, Mass. - Eastern Nazarene fell to The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) leaders Roger Williams University today in Quincy, Mass. by the score of 8-1. 

Eastern Nazarene's number one doubles team of Michael Chan (Quincy, Mass.) and Xavier Vasquez-Gonzalez (Vega Baja, Puerto Rico) vs. Dan Kleitz (Wethersfield, Conn.) and Jeff DeNunzio (Barrington, R.I.) defeated Roger Williams, 8-6.

DeNunzio made up for the loss in his singles match by winning in two sets at #3 singles, with a close second-set tiebreaker over ENC's Jack Sahlman (Burlington, Conn.) 6-3, 7-6 (3).

Crusaders Matt Woodley (Setauket, NY) showed well in # 5 singles, though losing in two sets, 6-3, 6-4 to Hawks Kyle Baker (Bolton, Conn.).

Roger Williams went on to win comfortably in #1, 2, 4 and 6 singles as well as #2 and #3 doubles to earn their eight points from the efforts of David Lange (Great Neck, N.Y.), Ryan Kim (Port Washington, N.Y.), Brad Bolte (Augusta, N.J.) and Kevin Erikson (Tolland, Conn.).

Eastern Nazarene finishes out their regular season on Thursday April 16 when they face Curry College and determine if they will see post season play in the TCCC playoffs. Roger Williams will be at Nichols College Thursday.

Tennis Match Results

Roger Williams vs Eastern Nazarene

04/14/09 at Quincy, Mass.

Roger Williams 8, Eastern Nazarene 1

Singles competition:

1. Brad Bolte (RWU) def. Michael Chan (ENC) 6-0, 6-1

2. Ryan Kim (RWU) def. X. Vazquez-Gonzalez (ENC) 6-2, 6-0

3. Jeff DeNunzio (RWU) def. Jack Sahlman (ENC) 6-3, 7-6 (3-0)

4. David Lange (RWU) def. Tyler Restrick (ENC) 6-0, 6-1

5. Kyle Baker (RWU) def. Mathew Woodley (ENC) 6-3, 6-4

6. Kevin Erikson (RWU) def. Jordan Corbin (ENC) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition:

1. Michael Chan/X. Vazquez-Gonzalez (ENC) def. Dan Kleitz/Jeff DeNunzio (RWU) 8-6

2. Brad Bolte/Kyle Baker (RWU) def. Mathew Woodley/Jack Sahlman (ENC) 8-3

3. Spencer Withington/Nicholas Hawvermale (RWU) def. James Rich/Jordan Corbin (ENC) 8-2

Match Notes:

Roger Williams 12-6, 7-0 TCCC

Eastern Nazarene 9-6, 2-5 TCCC

T-1:50  A-25 

- Release courtesy of the Eastern Nazarene Sports Information Department