THE BASICS
Score: Emerson 6, Springfield 3
Records: Emerson Lions (4-10, 1-1 NEWMAC) ; Springfield Pride (3-7, 0-1 NEWMAC)
Location: Springfield, Mass. (Appleton Courts)
Date: April 8, 2022
The Lead: Behind a pair of wins in the doubles matches and four singles victories, the Emerson men's tennis team got back in the win column with a 6-3 victory over Springfield on Friday afternoon for their first conference win of the season.
LIONS LEADERS
DOUBLES
No. 1: Bass Lin/Ryu Watanabe
No. 2: Maximo Lawlor/Pete Sevikul
SINGLES
No. 1: Lin
No. 2: Lawlor
No. 3: Watanabe
No. 4: Sevikul
MATCH NOTES
- Emerson notched two doubles victories alongside singles victories in their first four matches to pick up the 6-3 win over Springfield, their first NEWMAC victory of the 2022 season.
DOUBLES RESULTS
No. 1: Lin/Watanabe defeated Waseem Sablon/Fabian Jensen, 8-5
No. 2: Lawlor/Sevikul topped Zachary Taub/Mike Kendrick, 8-4
No. 3: James Foley/Sichen Ni defeated Daniel Kennedy/Cooper Sherman, 8-2
SINGLES RESULTS
No. 1: Lin topped Sablon, 6-2 & 6-2
No. 2: Lawlor upended Kendrick, 6-4 & 6-0
No. 3: Watanabe defeated Taub, 6-0 & 6-2
No. 4: Sevikul defeated Ni (4-6, 6-1, 6-4)
No. 5: Kennedy was topped by Greg Baker, 2-6 & 1-6
No. 6: Sherman was upended by Jiahe Ye, 2-6 & 3-6
UP NEXT
- Emerson will be back on the court this Sunday, April 10th and head out to Babson for an 11:00 a.m. match.
