Men's tennis falls 5-3 to Nichols in TCCC action

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Beverly, Mass. – In a matchup of two of the top teams in the TCCC, the Endicott men’s tennis squad lost 5-3 to Nichols. The loss dropped Endicott’s record to 6-5 (4-2 TCCC) while the Bison remain undefeated in conference play at 6-0, 9-4 overall.

The match started in doubles play with Nichols taking two out of three contests. Endicott was able to win the \#1 doubles spot with senior Devon Locke (St. Croix, Virgin Islands) and freshman Zach Arpey (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) by a score of 8-3.

Bison’s \#2 and \#3 doubles players handed Endicott losses, both by a score of 8-5. Daniel Young (Washington Depot, Conn.) and Isiah Prosper (Manchester, N.H.) won \#2 doubles while David Drucker (Bellmore, N.Y.) and Eliot Wuhrmann (Fontainbleau, France) earned a \#3 doubles win.

In singles play, Drucker continued his strong play with a 6-2, 6-1 win at the \#1 spot for Nichols.

The \#2 and \#4 singles matches went to the Gulls with Locke winning 6-3, 6-2 over his opponent at \#2 and Arpey getting a hard-fought, 6-2, 7-6 triumph at the \#4 spot.

The \#6 singles match featured a third-set tiebreaker between Endicott’s Cohen and Nichols’ Wuhrmann. Cohen took the first set 6-3, dropped the second set 2-6 before Wuhrmann ran away with a 6-1 win in third.

The \#3 singles match went unfinished.

Endicott returns to action on Saturday, April 9th at 1:00 pm at home against Anna Maria. Nichols hosts Regis on Saturday for an 11:00 am match.