PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Suffolk men's tennis fell in its non-league closer to Rhode Island College, 8-1, Thursday afternoon at the RIC Tennis Center. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 1 | Rhode Island College 8
RECORDS: Suffolk (1-7) | Rhode Island College (7-0)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Rhode Island won the three doubles matches to take a 3-0 lead into singles paly where the Anchormen rolled to five straight points, with wins on courts four, six, one, three and two in that order, for an 8-0 advantage.  

With the match already wrapped up in the host favor, Juan Velasquez put the blue-and-gold on the board with a triumph from the fifth spot. The sophomore downed Jack Cadden, 1-6, 6-2, 10-4, for the final 8-1 margin. 

THE RESULTS
DOUBLES
1 – Alex Bourque/Noah Morin (RIC) defeated Hasan Esrawi/Diego Hernandez-Pons (Suffolk), 8-4
2 – Josh Brien/Jack Cadden (RIC) defeated Dylan Katz/Matthew Gallego (Suffolk), 8-4
3 – Elijah Gouin/Zach Siemmao (RIC) defeated Ben Bricker/Haik Semerdjian (Suffolk), 8-1 

SINGLES
1 – Alex Bourque (RIC) defeated Hassan Esrawi (Suffolk), 6-3, 6-0
2 – Josh Brien (RIC) defeated Dylan Katz (Suffolk), 6-7 (7-8), 6-1, 10-7
3 – Noah Morin (RIC) defeated Diego Hernandez-Pons (Suffolk), 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) 
4 – Elijah Gouin (RIC) defeated Matthew Gallego (Suffolk), 6-0, 6-1
5 – Juan Velasquez (Suffolk) defeated Jack Cadden (RIC), 1-6, 6-2, 10-4
6 – Dylan Tashdjian (RIC) defeated Haik Semerdjian (Suffolk), 6-0, 6-2 

Order of Finish: Doubles (3, 1, 2) | Singles (4, 6, 1, 3, 2, 5) 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk renewed a rivalry with RIC, meeting the Anchormen for the first time since April 25, 2019. 
• Velasquez moved to 3-5 on the season in singles play. 
• Velasquez secured his first single point from the fifth point in his collegiate career. 

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk ventures to Gordon Saturday, April 16 for a 11 a.m. Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) contest.