Men’s Tennis Opens CCC Play With 9-0 Win Vs. Wentworth

WESTON, Mass. – The Endicott men’s tennis team opened up Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) play on Wednesday night against Wentworth with a 9-0 win on the campus of Regis College.

March 30, 2016

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Endicott	Wentworth
Score	9	0

Doubles

Chris Kirkpatrick / Michael Dolph def. Matthew Smith / Henry Tittmann 8-1
Eric Pierce / Keaton McCleary def. James Drum / Seng Ly 8-0
Sean McAndrews / Nicholas Eherts def. Zach Peter / Josh Dowd 8-1

Singles

Chris Kirkpatrick def. Matthew Smith 1-6 , 6-2 , 13-11
Michael Dolph def. James Drum 6-0 , 6-4
Eric Pierce def. Henry Tittmann 6-4 , 6-2
Sean McAndrews def. Zach Peter 6-1 , 6-1
Nicholas Eherts def. Seng Ly 6-0 , 6-2
Matthew Doherty def. Thinh Dang 6-1 , 6-2

WESTON, Mass. – The Endicott men's tennis team opened up Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) play on Wednesday night against Wentworth with a 9-0 win on the campus of Regis College.

Endicott made quick work of the Leopards in doubles as the Gulls only dropped two games among all three slots to register a 3-0 lead before singles.

Sean McAndrews (Vineyard Haven, Mass.) and Nicholas Eherts (New Milford, Conn) claimed an 8-1 victory at No. 3, while Eric Pierce (Barrington, R.I.) and Keaton McCleary (Newtown, Conn) picked up an 8-0 triumph in the No. 2 position to jump out to a 2-0 advantage in the match. Christopher Kirkpatrick (Newburyport, Mass.) and Michael Dolph (Stratford, Conn.) went on to wrap up the doubles sweep for Endicott with an 8-1 triumph at No. 1.

In singles play, Eherts made it 4-0 with a 6-0, 6-2 victory at No. 5 and McAndrews sealed the win moments later with a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 4. Dolph followed with a 6-0, 6-4 decision at No. 2, while Matthew Doherty (Plymouth, Mass.) earned a 6-1, 6-2 triumph at No. 6.

Kirkpatrick battled back from a one-set deficit at No. 1 singles to notch a gritty 1-6, 6-2, 13-11 win before Pierce ended the conference matchup versus Wentworth with a 6-4, 6-2 victory in the No. 3 slot.

TOP QUOTE

"Tonight was a strong start in CCC play for us," said Endicott men's tennis head coach Jeremy Howard. "It's always good to get above that .500 mark as well for the season. We will now look to keep it going against a tough Eastern Nazarene squad at home on Saturday."

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

McLeary and Pierce have won back-to-back doubles matches as a pairing.
Dolph claimed his 10th victory of the season in singles tonight.
Kirkpatrick is now 8-2 overall at the No. 1 singles position.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (6-5, 1-0 CCC) hosts Eastern Nazarene this Saturday in a league match at 1 p.m. Wentworth (2-3, 0-1 CCC) travels to Curry for a CCC matchup this Saturday at 1 p.m.

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