PAREDES AND GARDINER PICK UP WINS BUT FAIRFIELD TOPS BULLDOGS 5-2 IN MEN'S TENNIS
April 1, 2010
BRYANT MEN’S TENNIS FALLS TO FAIRFIELD 5-2 THURSDAY
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| Juan Paredes cruised to a 6-4, 6-1 win over Fairfield's Joe Michalisn at No. 2 singles Thursday afternoon at the Bryant Tennis Courts. The Stags would top the Bulldogs, 5-2 in the match. |
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s tennis team got strong performances from Juan Paredes and Kevin Gardiner in singles play while the doubles tandem of Cristian Balestrieri and Andres Orobitg continue to roll but it would be visiting Fairfield that would come out on top as the Stags rolled to 5-2 victory over the Bulldogs at the Bryant Tennis Courts.
Balestrieri and Orobitg have been dominant this spring at No. 3 doubles and again Thursday, the duo improved to 9-0 on the year with an 8-2 win over Fairfield’s Mark and Erik Kremheller.
The Stags would take the doubles point to lead 1-0 heading into singles play where Paredes and Gardiner came away victorious. Paredes, a sophomore, used a strong mix of shots against Fairfield’s Joe Michalisn and cruised in straight sets 6-4, 6-1.
Gardiner, one of three seniors on the team, fought off Rob Ferrante 6-1, 6-4 at No. 3 singles play to help pull the Bulldogs even in the match 2-2.
But Fairfield’s No. 1 Dan Sauter bounced back from losing to Bryant’s Balestrieri in the first set at No. 1, 7-6 to win 6-1, 6-1 and the Stags rolled from there as Erik Kremheller earned a 6-0, 6-1 win over Bryant’s Tom Nowak at No. 5, and Ryan Berthod came back strong after falling in the first set to Bryant’s Nicholai Hill 6-3, to win 6-4, 6-1 at No. 4.
Bryant will visit Brandeis before hosting Holy Cross April 10 for Senior Day.
MEN
Apr 01, 2010 at Smithfield, R.I.
(Bryant Tennis Courts)
Fairfield 5, Bryant University 2
Singles competition
1. Sauter, Dan (FFDM) def. Cristian Balestrieri (BRYM) 6-7, 6-1,
6-1
2. Juan Paredes (BRYM) def. Michalisin, Joe (FFDM) 6-4, 6-1
3. Kevin Gardiner (BRYM) def. Ferrante, Rob (FFDM) 6-1, 6-4
4. Berthod, Ryan (FFDM) def. Nicholai Hill (BRYM) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
5. Kremheller, Erik (FFDM) def. Tom Nowak (BRYM) 6-0, 6-1
6. Lessing, Mike (FFDM) def. Andres Orobitg (BRYM) 6-3, 7-6
(7-4)
Doubles competition
1. Sauter, Dan/Michalisin, Joe (FFDM) def. Juan Paredes/Nicholai
Hill (BRYM) 8-5
2. Ferrante, Rob/Berthod, Ryan (FFDM) def. Kevin Gardiner/Tom Nowak
(BRYM) 8-2
3. Cristian Balestrieri/Andres Orobitg (BRYM) def. Kremheller,
Mark/Kremheller, Erik (FFDM) 8-2
Match Notes:
Fairfield 9-5; Bryant University 6-9