WINCHESTER, Mass. – In its first-ever GNAC match versus Regis, the Suffolk men's tennis team fell, 7-2, to the Pride at Winchester Tennis Courts Saturday night.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2, Regis 7
RECORDS: Suffolk (3-6, 0-2 GNAC) | Regis (11-4, 2-0 GNAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Regis swept doubles action and quickly picked up wins on courts four and two to secure the conference victory.
Ariel Ilarslan Russo erased the shutout as the Rams' rookie defeated the Pride's Chris Harrow, 6-2, 6-3, in the top spot.
Regis responded with a win on court three before Mike DeFelice earned Suffolk's second point of the night with a 4-6, 6-1, 10-7 decision in the third slot over Cam Charbonneau.
With the match clinched in its favor already, Regis took the fifth position for the 7-2 margin.
NOTEWORTHY
- Ilarslan Russo improved to 6-0 in singles action as Suffolk's ace this season.
RESULTS
SINGLES
1 – Arieil Ilarslan Russo (Suffolk) defeated Chris Harrow (Regis), 6-2, 6-3
2 – Luke Horton (Regis) defeated Omar Azzaoui (Suffolk), 6-1, 6-4
3 – Mike DeFelice (Suffolk) defeated Cam Charbonneau (Regis), 4-6, 6-1, 10-7
4 – Kyle Dugat (Regis) defeated Cameron Roach (Suffolk), 6-2, 6-1
5 – Owen Pelissier (Regis) defeated Chris Parnagian (Suffolk), 7-6, 7-6
6 – Evan Russell Weiner (Regis) defeated Rami Esrawi (Suffolk), 4-6, 6-3, 10-4
DOUBLE
1 – Chris Harrow/Luke Horton (Regis) defeated Ariel Ilarslan Russo/Omar Azzaoui (Suffolk), 8-3
2 – Nolan Bebarta/Johnny Pallotta (Regis) defeated Mike DeFelice/Cameron Roach (Suffolk), 8-1
3 – Mitchell Weiner/Tim Miller (Regis) defeated Chris Parnagian/Kevin Greenman (Suffolk), 8-0
ORDER OF FINISH(D) 3, 2, 1, (S) 4, 2, 1, 6, 3, 5
COMING UP
Suffolk remains at home next week as it steps away from conference competition Wednesday, April 18 when it entertains Wheelock.