Men’s Tennis Posts Crucial League Win Over Eastern Nazarene, 5-4

QUINCY, Mass. – The Endicott men’s tennis team earned a pivotal league win over Eastern Nazarene, 5-4, on Thursday evening at the ENC Tennis Courts.

Thomas Brent swings his racket at a tennis ball.

April 20, 2017

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Endicott	Eastern Nazarene
Score	5	4

Doubles

Alex Partyka / Henry Siercke def. Chris Kirkpatrick / Keaton McCleary 8-1
Sean McAndrews / Justin Toler def. Santiago Camero / Laurent Ruttkowski 9-7
Charles Book / Nicholas Eherts def. Shaw Campbell / Davis Steelman 8-5

Singles

Alex Partyka def. Chris Kirkpatrick 6-4 , 7-5
Henry Siercke def. Charles Book 4-6 , 6-2 , 6-1
Justin Toler def. Laurent Ruttkowski 6-4 , 7-5
Thomas Brent def. Santiago Camero 0-6 , 6-4 , 6-4
Nicholas Eherts def. Kyle Pierson 6-4 , 6-1
Davis Steelman def. Keaton McCleary 7-5 , 6-3

QUINCY, Mass. – The Endicott men's tennis team earned a pivotal league win over Eastern Nazarene, 5-4, on Thursday evening at the ENC Tennis Courts.

With the win, Endicott is 10-6 overall and fourth in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) standings with a 4-2 record. Meanwhile, the Lions are 12-3 overall and third in the league (4-1) behind Nichols (6-0) and Gordon (5-1).

Endicott erased an early 1-0 deficit in doubles play in today's match with back-to-back wins from Charles Book (Devon, Pa.) and Nicholas Eherts (New Milford, Conn.) at No. 3 (8-5), and Sean McAndrews (Vineyard Haven, Mass.) and Justin Toler (Concord, Mass.) at the No. 2 slot (9-7).

The Gulls then saw Eherts register a 6-4, 6-1 victory at No. 5 singles, and Toler claim a 6-4, 7-5 triumph at No. 3 to jump out to a 4-1 advantage in the match. Eastern Nazarene responded with victories at the No. 1 and No. 2 flights, but Thomas Brent (Gorham, Maine) answered back with a gritty, come-from-behind win at No. 4 (0-6, 6-4, 6-4) to clinch the victory and extend Endicott's winning streak to three straight matches.

TOP QUOTE

"That was an incredible team win today over a very talented Eastern Nazarene team," said Endicott men's tennis head coach Jeremy Howard. "Thomas Brent really stepped up to clinch it [the match] but he wouldn't have had that opportunity without some outstanding tennis from the rest of the lineup."

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

Endicott snapped Eastern Nazarene's five-match winning streak, which included a 4-0 mark against conference opponents.
The Gulls are 4-4 on the road this season after today's victory.
In singles play, Brent is 7-2 overall, 4-0 in the CCC, and 3-0 at the No. 4 position.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (10-6, 4-2 CCC) hosts Gordon this Saturday, April 22 in another key league match at 1 PM. Eastern Nazarene (12-3, 4-1 CCC) welcomes Nichols to its campus tomorrow at 3:30 PM.

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