Box Score
BEVERLY, Mass. – The Roger Williams University Men's Tennis won four of six singles matches to beat Endicott College 5-4 on Tuesday afternoon.
Endicott (5-8, 1-2 CCC) nearly went up 3-0 after doubles action but in the top flight between Gulls duo Olivier Joggi (Stoneham, Mass.)/Jake Cohen (Barrington, R.I.) and Jason Pacino (North Reading, Mass.)/Ryan Swanson (West Newbury, Mass.) from Roger Williams, the Hawks battled to win a tiebreaker 9-8 (7-3).
The Endicott two and three doubles combinations put the home team ahead 2-1 heading into singles play. Junior Benjamin Randlett (Middlebury, Vt.) and freshman Eric Gandrup (Sudbury, Mass.) won 8-5 at the #2 spot while senior Porter Williams (Raleigh, N.C.) and freshman Mike Lauretano (Winchester, Mass.) cruised to an 8-1 win at the third position.
In singles play, the Hawks earned wins at the two, three, five and six flights while taking tough losses that included first set tiebreakers in the one and four matches. Joggi and Cohen each had to win tiebreakers in their first sets before finishing off their Roger Williams opponents to earn points.
Roger Wiliams (4-5, 1-1 CCC) saw #2 player Zach Bussiere (Colchester, Conn.), #3 Ryan Swanson, #5 Taylor Webster (Bristol, Conn.) and #6 Jonathan Chandler (East Falmouth, Maine) all win in straight sets over Endicott.
Endicott visits Gordon on Saturday, April 7th for a noon match with the Scots while Roger Williams travels to Western New England on Friday afternoon for a 3:30 pm conference match.
- Release courtesy of the Endicott Sports Information Department
Roger Williams 5, Endicott 4
04/03/12 at Beverly, Mass.
Singles competition
1. Olivier Joggi (EC) def. Jeff DeNunzio (RWU) 7-6 (8-6), 6-2
2. Zack Bussiere (RWU) def. Porter Williams (EC) 6-3, 6-1
3. Ryan Swanson (RWU) def. Ben Randlett (EC) 6-2, 6-4
4. Jake Cohen (EC) def. Jason Pacino (RWU) 7-6 (7-2), 6-2
5. Taylor Webster (RWU) def. Tim Forance (EC) 6-1, 6-4
6. Jonathan Chandler (RWU) def. Eric Gandrup (EC) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Ryan Swanson/Jason Pacino (RWU) def. Olivier Joggi/Jake Cohen (EC) 9-8 (7-3)
2. Ben Randlett/Eric Gandrup (EC) def. Jeff DeNunzio/Taylor Webster (RWU) 8-5
3. Porter Williams/Mike Lauretano (EC) def. Zack Bussiere/Jonathan Chandler (RWU) 8-1
Match Notes
Roger Williams 4-5, 2-0 CCC
Endicott 5-8, 1-2 CCC
Official: Bruce Cadarette T-3:15 A-50
