Men’s Tennis Falls to JWU, 8-1
The Suffolk men’s tennis team fell to Johnson & Wales, 8-1, in conference play at Buckingham, Browne & Nichols on Saturday afternoon.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Suffolk men's tennis team fell to Johnson & Wales, 8-1, in conference play at Buckingham, Browne & Nichols on Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 1, Johnson & Wales 8
RECORDS: Suffolk (1-5) | Johnson & Wales (6-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk found itself in a 3-0 hole after the Wildcats locked up all doubles points.
The Rams picked up a singles win in the bottom slot, but it would not be enough as Johnson & Wales locked up the remaining five courts to secure the 8-1 win.
NOTEWORTHY
- The Rams' lone point came thanks to freshman Hasan Esrawi, who defeated Robert Michalofsky, 6-4, 2-6, 10-8, for his second singles victory of the season.
RESULTS
SINGLES
1 – Will Lyons (Johnson & Wales) defeated Mike DeFelice (Suffolk) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
2 – Alexander Rohana (Johnson & Wales) defeated Chris Parnagian (Suffolk) 7-6, 6-2
3 – Franz Fonck (Johnson & Wales) defeated Rami Esrawi (Suffolk) 6-2, 6-1
4 – Gianni Rodrigues (Johnson & Wales) defeated Nick Vaillancourt (Suffolk) 5-7, 6-3, 6-0
5 – Steven Heizler (Johnson & Wales) defeated Davis Altimonte (Suffolk) 6-1, 6-1
6 – Hasan Esrawi (Suffolk) defeated Robert Michalofsky (Johnson & Wales) 6-4, 2-6, 10-8
DOUBLES
1 – Alexander Rohana/Franz Fonck (Johnson & Wales) defeated Mike DeFelice/Nick Valliancourt (Suffolk) 8-4
2 – Will Lyons/Gianni Rodrigues (Johnson & Wales) defeated Miguel Rami Esrawi/Chris Parnagian (Suffolk) 8-3
3 – Steven Heizler/Brandon Case (Johnson & Wales) defeated Davis Altimonte/Hasan Esrawi (Suffolk) 8-4
ORDER OF FINISH: Singles (3,2,4,5,1,6), Doubles (1,3,2)
COMING UP
Suffolk heads to Bridgewater State, Thursday, April 4 for a non-conference contest.
