Men’s Tennis Blanked by JWU in Conference Opener
The Suffolk men’s tennis team fell victim to Johnson and Wales in its GNAC opener Saturday as the Rams’ were swept buy the Wildcats, 9-0.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Suffolk men's tennis team fell victim to Johnson and Wales in its GNAC opener Saturday as the Rams' were swept buy the Wildcats, 9-0.
Suffolk (2-7, 0-1 GNAC) fell in its sixth straight match, slipping to 2-7 overall and 0-1 against conference competition. Johnson & Wales, meanwhile, ran its record to 11-4 on the year and 2-0 in the GNAC.
After the Wildcats easily sealed up the three double points, allowing the Rams to just win two sets overall, JWU rolled into singles, sweeping courts six and five, respectively to lock up the win.
Kevin Clavijo was the first player in blue-and-gold to win two sets against the Wildcats in the fourth spot, but fell to Jorge Mancebo. Francesco Saia was defeated in the second spot to Nicholas Auffret, 6-2, 6-1, and the Rams' ace Alonso Vela was setback by Andrew Barbero, 6-2, 6-0.
Chris Parnagian put up the greatest fit for Suffolk. After falling 6-2, Parnagian took Farmer to a tiebreak, but slipped 7-6 (7-3) as the Wildcats locked up the 9-0 triumph.
Suffolk caps off its 2016 slate with three matches this week. The Rams visit Wheaton (Tuesday) and Curry (Thursday) to tune up for a Saturday GNAC at Norwich.