PROVIDENCE, R.I. –In its final match of the 2019 season the Suffolk men's tennis team slipped to Rhode Island College, 7-2, Thursday night at the RIC Tennis Complex.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2, Rhode Island College 7
RECORDS: Suffolk (3-11) | Rhode Island College (9-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Anchormen grabbed an early 2-1 lead on the doubles courts by grabbing points at No. 3 and No. 2 respectively. The Rams' tandem of Mike DeFelice and Chris Parnagian responded and got Suffolk on the board as the junior and senior downed Rhode Island's Alex Bourque and Alan Esposito, 8-3, in the first slot.
The Rams could not carry their momentum into singles play, however as Rhode Island locked up the match with wins on courts four, five, and six.
With the match already in hand, the hosts added two more wins on courts two and three, before DeFelice made his mark in the first spot. The junior needed three sets to pick up a singles victory, the only Ram to earn a win on the day, as he defeated Bourque 5-7, 6-3, 7-6.
NOTEWORTHY
- DeFelice and Parnagian teamed up and earned their second straight doubles victory.
RESULTS
SINGLES
1 – Mike DeFelice (Suffolk) defeated Alex Bourque (RIC) 5-7, 6-3, 7-6
2 – Chandler Scott (RIC) defeated Chris Parnagian (Suffolk) 6-2, 0-6, 6-4
3 – Matt Gambardella (RIC) defeated Rami Esrawi (Suffolk) 6-3, 7-5
4 – Ethan Hoy (RIC) defeated Davis Altimonte (Suffolk) 6-3, 6-2
5 – Mike Shea (RIC) defeated Ben Bricker (Suffolk) 6-3, 6-1
6 – Alan Esposito (RIC) defeated Charles Tang (Suffolk) 6-1, 6-2
DOUBLES
1 – Mike DeFelice/Chris Parnagian (Suffolk) defeated Alex Bourque/Alan Esposito (RIC) 8-3
2 – Chandler Scott/Mike Shea (RIC) defeated Rami Esrawi/Hasan Esrawi (Suffolk) 8-1
3 – Will Jeffreys/Richard Ryzi (RIC) defeated Charles Tang/Panagiotis Meltsakos (Suffolk) 8-1
ORDER OF FINISH: Singles (5,6,4,3,2,1), Doubles (3,2,1)