Men’s Tennis Set for Thursday Meeting at Bridgewater State

Fresh off its first triumph of the 2022 campaign and first Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) win in program history, the Suffolk men's tennis team will pause conference play for a Thursday, March 31 clash with Bridgewater State at the Dr. Henry Rosen Memorial Tennis Courts at 3:30 p.m.

March 30, 2022

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Suffolk University	Bridgewater State University
Score	3	6

Doubles

Jeff Pavao / Colin Lamusta def. Hasan Esrawi / Diego Hernandez-Pons 8-3
Kendan Ziegler / Sean Nutter def. Dylan Katz / Juan Velasquez 8-2
Ben Bricker / Haik Semerdjian def. Darius Desnoes / Robert Dwyer 8-4

Singles

Jeff Pavao def. Hasan Esrawi 6-1 , 6-3
Dylan Katz def. Colin Lamusta 4-6 , 7-5 , 10-5
Kendan Ziegler def. Diego Hernandez-Pons 6-2 , 6-1
Sean Nutter def. Juan Velasquez 6-3 , 6-4
Darius Desnoes def. Ben Bricker 6-2 , 6-4
Matthew Gallego def. Dan Salzberg 3-6 , 6-3 , 10-3

SUFFOLK at BRIDGEWATER STATE

Date Time Venue Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	March 31, 2022 3:30 PM Rosen Memorial Tennis Courts Bridgewater, Mass. 5-5 (Since 2009) April 4, 2019, L, 7-2 April 9, 2015, 8-1 L3

BOSTON – Fresh off its first triumph of the 2022 campaign and first Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) win in program history, the Suffolk men's tennis team will pause conference play for a Thursday, March 31 clash with Bridgewater State at the Dr. Henry Rosen Memorial Tennis Courts at 3:30 p.m.

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LAST TIME OUT
In a historic day in Suffolk men's tennis history, the Rams recorded their first win in 1,075 days and did so to begin their stint in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) as the blue-and-gold bested Curry 7-2 in league Saturday afternoon at Trent J. Scott '96 Tennis Courts.

MORE READING: Men's Tennis Opens CCC Era with 7-2 Win over Curry

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk now sits at .500 after its first two matches of the season, its first since 2019, and looks to add to the win total Thursday.

In Saturday's victory over Curry, four Rams recorded their first collegiate singles wins in Ben Bricker (No. 5), Diego Hernandez-Pons (No. 3), Dylan Katz (No. 2), Juan Velasquez (No. 2), while all three blue-and-gold tandems secured victory as well. Suffolk's line-up has stayed the same over its pair of battles in 2022.

BEARS BREAKDOWN
Bridgewater State is off to a 3-0 start, having taken down Curry (8-1), Wentworth (5-4), and Regis (5-4). In one final tune-up before its meeting with Suffolk, the Bears will host Clark on Wednesday, March 30. Leading up to Wednesday's contest with its NEWMAC opponent, Bridgewater State has posted a 2-0 record when defending home court.

In the third singles spot, Kendan Ziegler (3-0) has gone unbeaten in three appearances this season. Sean Nutter, who has appeared solely on court four, also posts a perfect record at 2-0, which he shares with Camron Doherty, who has played on courts five and six, respectively. Jeff Pavao (1-2) has played primarily as BSU's ace.

In doubles play, four separate Bears' groupings have boosted the team with winning records with Collin Lamusta and Pavao teaming up for the top team. That duo sports a 2-1 ledger.

INSIDE THE SERIES

The Rams are 5-5 in contests with the Bears since 2009.
Suffolk looks to snap a three-game skid against Bridgewater State.
The foes will meet for the first time since April 4, 2019 when the Rams fell to the Bears, 7-2.
The blue-and-gold's last win over Bridgewater State came on April 9, 2015 via an 8-1 margin.

WHAT'S AHEAD?
The blue-and-gold returns to CCC action Saturday, April 2 with a road matchup at Western New England. First serve is set for noon.