Gulls men's tennis bested by Eastern Nazarene 5-4

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BEVERLY, Mass. – Looking to move to .500 for the first time since last fall, the Endicott men’s tennis team fell short as they lost 5-4 to CCC foe Eastern Nazarene on Saturday.
 
The Gulls (5-7, 1-1 CCC) return the courts on Tuesday, April 3^rd at 3:30 pm with a home match against league opponent Roger Williams.  Eastern Nazarene (8-5, 2-1 CCC) will play Wentworth on the same day in CCC action.
 
Endicott freshman Tim Forance (Natick, Mass.) was the only player to earn points in both singles and doubles play as he won \#6 singles over Lions sophomore Eric Johnson (Kingston, Mass.) and in \#3 doubles with Mike Lauretano (Winchester, Mass.) 8-6 over the duo of Johnson and sophomore Tim Luz (Cumberland, R.I.).
 
After dropping two out of three doubles matches to Endicott, Eastern Nazarene responded with four victories in singles play including Austin Steelman’s (Darlington, Md.) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 three-set win over Gulls junior Olivier Joggi (Stoneham, Mass.).  Despite the loss, Joggi and teammate Jake Cohen (Barrignton, R.I.) were able to grab an 8-4 win at the top doubles flight earlier in the morning.
 
The Lions, however, saw Sam McKay-Corkum (Rehoboth, Mass.), Sam Son (Wilbraham, Mass.) and Luz take the three, four and five singles match ups to earn the hard-fought 5-4 win.
 
Gulls senior Porter Williams (Raleigh, N.C.) was impressive with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 win at the \#2 singles position, Endicott’s only other singles win.