NEWPORT, R.I.—The Roger Williams Men's Tennis team was victorious against Regis College 7-2 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame today.
During doubles play, RWU's No. 2's
Nick Spoor (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) /
Miles Conlin (Branford, Conn.) fought hard for a 8-5 victory while No. 3 duo
Thomas O'Leary (North Easton, Mass.) and
Tyler Cain (Montpelier, Vt.) defeated their opponents 8-3.
Going into singles play, the score was 2-1 Roger Williams. No. 1
Brendan White (Old Lyme, Conn.) matched up against Sebastian Torres (San Juan, Puerto Rico) from Regis which resulted in a 6-0, 6-4 win for the Hawks.
Jared Deibe (Oakland, N.J.) who is currently No. 2 for RWU also beat opponent Nolan Bebarta (Danville, Calif.) 6-3, 6-3. Numbers 4, 5, 6, and 7 also came out strong in their season opener defeating all of their respective opponents. The winners included Spoor (7-5, 7-5), Matt Feldman (Duxbury, Mass.) (6-2, 6-1), Cain (6-4, 6-7), and Conlin (5-7, 10-2).
Head Coach
Barry Gorman states, "Today was a great start for our guys. We played with intensity and pulled out some close matches. We are looking forward to playing Stonehill next."
The Hawks return to play Saturday the 16
th to Stonehill College at 1:00 p.m.
