Men’s Tennis Downs Salve Regina, 7-2

NEWPORT, R.I. – The Endicott men's tennis team defeated Salve Regina, 7-2, in conference action on Wednesday evening at the Antone Center Courts.

The Gulls swept doubles jump ahead on the scoreboard, 3-0.

George Danes (Old Lyme, Conn.) / Oliver Pope (Dartmouth, Mass.) earned an 8-2 victory at No. 2.

Hudson De Risi (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.) / Aaron Terpko (Shrewsbury, Mass.) followed with an 8-4 triumph at No. 3, while Antonio Marsallo (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) / Julian Richtarich (Naples, Fla.) completed the sweep at No. 1 (8-3).

In singles, Conrad Kadel (Heidelberg, Germany) pushed Endicott ahead 4-0 with a swift 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 2 before Brayden Allen (North Kingstown, R.I.) clinched the match at No. 5 (6-3, 6-0).

The Gulls also saw Terpko (No. 4, 6-3, 6-3) and James Zeolie (Amherst, N.H.) collect wins in singles action (No. 6, 6-4, 1-6, 10-8).

TOP QUOTE

"We got two forward in doubles a lot today, and did a nice job of staying tight to the net," said Endicott men's tennis head coach Anthony D'Angelo. "We had nice focus today with our strategy."

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The Gulls earned their fourth doubles sweep this season.
• Marsallo/Richtarich lead the team with four doubles victories.
• Allen and Terpko have won three straight singles matches.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (6-7, 4-1 CCC) visits Assumption on Friday, April 14 at 3 PM. Salve Regina (4-5, 3-3 CCC) hosts Nichols this Saturday at 12 PM. 

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