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Men's Tennis Gets Back To Winning Ways With 8-1 Win Over Anna Maria

PAXTON, Mass. – The Emerson Men's Tennis Team got back to their winning ways Saturday as they fired up to throw down an 8-1 win over Anna Maria. With the win the Lions improve to 6-1 on the year and 3-0 in conference play while Anna Maria drops to 0-4 overall and 0-2 in the GNAC.

Doubles action was all Emerson as Vincent Castellini and Roland Lewan were perfect in the three spot, topping LeGrand Haughton and Russell Braman 8-0. Steve Frend and Niklas Rhodes pulled in next, going 8-1 in the two spot. In the number one it was a bit of a battle, but in the end Mitchell Lance and Brent Walkoff prevailed with an 8-6 win over Calvin Weeks and Dillion George for the win.

Singles action looked nearly as flawless as Steve Frend and Zach Connolly pulled up first with 6-1, 6-0 wins in the three and five spots to clinch the match.

EC wasn't done yet though as Mitchell Lance took care of business in the two spot with a 6-2, 6-0 win while Matthew Clark kept it rolling, going 6-1, 6-1 in the six spot over Jose Rivera. Vincent Castellini made it 8-0 with a 6-0, 6-1 win in the four spot while teammate and Man of the Match, Kevin Blisniuk pushed his match to extras falling in a tough tiebreaker, 5-7, 7-6(9-7), 10-8.

The Lions will continue the 2013 season on Monday as they travel to face Wentworth. Match time is set for 4 p.m. at Harvard University.

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Players Mentioned

Kevin Blisniuk

Kevin Blisniuk

Sophomore
Vincent Castellini

Vincent Castellini

First Year
Matthew Clark

Matthew Clark

Redshirt
Zach Connolly

Zach Connolly

6' 2"
Junior
Steve Frend

Steve Frend

5' 10"
Junior
Mitchell Lance

Mitchell Lance

6' 0"
Senior
Roland Lewan

Roland Lewan

5' 11"
Sophomore
Niklas Rhodes

Niklas Rhodes

Redshirt
Brent Walkoff

Brent Walkoff

5' 9"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Kevin Blisniuk

Kevin Blisniuk

Sophomore
Vincent Castellini

Vincent Castellini

First Year
Matthew Clark

Matthew Clark

Redshirt
Zach Connolly

Zach Connolly

6' 2"
Junior
Steve Frend

Steve Frend

5' 10"
Junior
Mitchell Lance

Mitchell Lance

6' 0"
Senior
Roland Lewan

Roland Lewan

5' 11"
Sophomore
Niklas Rhodes

Niklas Rhodes

Redshirt
Brent Walkoff

Brent Walkoff

5' 9"
Junior