MEN'S TENNIS DEFEATS HARTFORD IN HOME FINALE WEDNESDAY

April 15, 2010

BRYANT MEN’S TENNIS DEFEATS HARTFORD 7-0

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s tennis team concluded its home portion of the 2009-10 season with a solid 7-0 win over visiting Hartford on Wednesday afternoon.  The Bulldogs looked strong coming out of doubles play, winning all three doubles matches including a big 8-1 win by the tandem of Nicholai Hill (Ottawa, Ontario) and Paul Chapman (Orange, Conn.) over Edgardo Ureta and Filip Miletic.

In singles play, Cristian Balestrieri (Mar Del Plata, Argentina) and Juan Paredes (Quito, Ecuador) rolled at Nos. 1 and 2 singles while Dan Cournoyer (Jefferson, Mass.) played extremely well in earning a 6-1, 6-1 win over Ureta at No. 5 singles.  

Freshman Elias McQuade (Manchester, N.H. / Central) earned his second victory in singles play this season with a hard-fought win over the Hawks’ Aaron Kooden at No. 6 singles.  Kooden won the opener 6-4 but McQuade came back strong to win 6-3 in the second.  In the match-breaker, it was McQuade outlasting Kooden 10-8 to win the match.

Bryant will travel to St. John’s on Saturday and wrap up the season with a match at Concordia Sunday in New York.

Bryant University 7, Hartford 0 

Singles competition
1. Cristian Balestrieri (BRYM) def. Aneil Bhalla (HARTFORD) 6-0, 6-2
2. Juan Paredes (BRYM) def. Josh Isaacson (HARTFORD) 6-4, 6-1
3. Nicholai Hill (BRYM) def. Marco Neves (HARTFORD) 6-1, 6-0
4. Andres Orobitg (BRYM) def. Eric Floum (HARTFORD) 6-1, 6-3
5. Dan Cournoyer (BRYM) def. Edgardo Ureta (HARTFORD) 6-1, 6-1
6. Elias McQuade (BRYM) def. Aaron Kooden (HARTFORD) 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 

Doubles competition
1. Juan Paredes/Cristian Balestrieri (BRYM) def. Marco Neves/Aneil Bhalla (HARTFORD) 8-4
2. Tom Nowak/Kevin Gardiner (BRYM) def. Josh Isaacson/Aaron Kooden (HARTFORD) 8-1
3. Nicholai Hill/Paul Chapman (BRYM) def. Edgardo Ureta/Filip Miletic (HARTFORD) 8-1