WALPOLE, Mass.- The Emerson College men's tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision to Roger Williams Saturday afternoon in the first match of the spring slate.
THE BASICS:
Score: Emerson 5, Roger Williams 2
Records: Lions (2-4) | Hawks (3-1)
DOUBLES RESULTS:
1. Bronson DeSisto/Ryan Caroll (RWU) def. Connor Leung/Filippo Nocchi (EMER) 7-5
2. Will Hurlbut/Camden Poitras (RWU) def. Cameron McAllister/Noah Mesaros (EMER) 6-1
3. Tucker Taylor/Iker Rodriguez (RWU) def. Finn Leeves-Coben/Pete Sevikul (EMER) 7-6 (7-3)
SINGLES RESULTS:
1. Filippo Nocchi (EMER) def. Bronson DeSisto (RWU) def. 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-5)
2. Ryan Caroll (RWU) def. Connor Leung (EMER) 6-4, 6-3
3. Camden Poitras (RWU) def. Pete Sevikul (EMER) 6-4, 7-5
4. Konnor Collins (RWU) def. Cameron McAllister (EMER) 6-3, 6-4
5. Noah Mesaros (EMER) def. Cooper Brown (RWU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Nathan Belmore (RWU) def. Finn Leeves-Coben (EMER) 6-4, 6-0
COACH'S COMMENTS:
"Tough loss against a talented Roger Williams team. We came out a little tight in doubles and it cost us the point. I thought we bounced back well in singles and fought hard." – Head Coach Burke Paxton
UP NEXT:
Emerson travels to Saint Joseph (CT) February 22.
