Men’s tennis rolls past Hofstra

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Powered by a pair of early doubles wins and then five straight-set victories in singles competition, the Bryant University men's tennis team took care of Hofstra, 5-2, Saturday afternoon in East Hartford, Conn. With the win, the Bulldogs improved to 9-5 on the season while the Pride slipped to 3-7 overall.   

In doubles play, senior Cristian Balestrieri (Mar Del Plata, Argentina) and freshman Dana Parziale (Pinehurst, N.C.) teamed up to capture the third slot, 8-3, before Hart Callahan (Haverford, Pa.) and Connor Crowley (London, Ontario) took the second spot, 9-8, for the early point.

Turning to individual competition, Balestrieri continued to put up points with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Chris Damion at No. 2 singles while Parziale downed Ben Thompson-Star 6-4, 6-2 at the No.3 spot. Callahan went on to defeat Matt Gennell 6-3, 6-2 after rookie Nolan Gelman (Dix Hills, N.Y.) topped Jon Disley 6-0, 6-1 to capture No. 4 and No. 5 singles, respectively.

The Black and Gold head right back out to the courts on Sunday, March 20 when they take on Brown in Providence, R.I.    

Bryant 5, Hofstra 2

Doubles

1- Antonio Pena/Matt Gemmell (H) defeated Jan Paredes/Nolan Gelman (B), 9-8 (7-5)

2- Hart Callahan/Connor Crowley (B) defeated Ben Thompson-Star/Jon Disley (H), 9-8 (7-3)

3- Christian Ballestiri/Dana Pariziale (B) defeated Adrien Bailly/Pedro Gimenez (H), 8-4
(Doubles order of finish: 3,1,2)

Singles                                                          

1- Antonio Pena (H) defeated Jan Paredes (B), 7-5, 6-4

2- Christian Ballestiri (B) defeated Chris Damion (H), 6-1, 6-3

3- Dana Parziale (B) defeated Ben Thompson-Star (H), 6-4, 6-2

4- Hart Callahan (B) defeated Matt Gemmell (H), 6-3, 6-2

5- Nolan Gelman (B) defeated Jon Disley (H), 6-0, 6-1

6- Adrien Bailly (H) defeated Vidith Huot (B), 5-7, 6-1, 11-9

(Singles order of finish: 2,3,1,5,4,6)