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MEN'S TENNIS COMES UP SHORT AGAINST QUINNIPIAC SUNDAY
Posted: Mar 28, 2010

MEN'S TENNIS COMES UP SHORT AGAINST QUINNIPIAC SUNDAY

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March 28, 2010

BRYANT MEN’S TENNIS FALLS TO QUINNIPIAC 5-2 SUNDAY
 

Junior Cristian Balestrieri came back strong after dropping the first set to pick up a win at No. 1 singles Sunday against Quinnipiac.  (Athletic Communications)

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s tennis team dropped a hard-fought 5-2 decision to Northeast Conference powerhouse Quinnipiac on a cold and windy day at the Bryant Tennis Courts. 

The Bobcats (6-1) took two of the three doubles matches to open Sunday’s bout with a 1-0 lead as Bryant’s Cristian Balestrieri and Andres Orobitg improved to 8-0 on the year at No. 3 doubles with a 9-7 victory.

In singles play, Balestrieri staged a big comeback at No. 1 singles against Brian Mikkelson.  The Bulldog junior was blanked 6-0 in the first set, but came back strong, winning the second 6-2 and closing out Mikkelson 6-1 in the third. 

Juan Paredes dropped a tough decision to John Hughes at No. 2 singles as Paredes fell 7-5 in the opener before Hughes would pull out a 6-4 win in the second.

Tom Nowak earned Bryant’s (6-8) other point at No. 5 singles as the Bulldog junior needed a third-set match-breaker to pull out the win over Charles Feldman.  Nowak dropped the first set to Feldman 6-4, but came back to win 6-4 in the second. In the match-breaker, Nowak muscled out a hard-fought 11-9 win.  

 Singles
1. Cristian Balestrieri (BRYM) def. Mikkelson, Brian (QUINNIPI) 0-6, 6-2, 6-1
2. Hughes, John (QUINNIPI) def. Juan Paredes (BRYM) 7-5, 6-4
3. Weeden, Andrew (QUINNIPI) def. Kevin Gardiner (BRYM) 6-2, 6-2
4. Lane, Garrett (QUINNIPI) def. Nicholai Hill (BRYM) 6-2, 6-0
5. Tom Nowak (BRYM) def. Feldman, Charles (QUINNIPI) 4-6, 6-4, 11-9
6. Lazerowich, Alex (QUINNIPI) def. Andres Orobitg (BRYM) 6-3, 3-6, 11-9

 Doubles
1. Mikkelson, Brian/Lane, Garrett (QUINNIPI) def. Juan Paredes/Nicholai Hill (BRYM) 8-6
2. Hughes, John/Weeden, Andrew (QUINNIPI) def. Kevin Gardiner/Tom Nowak (BRYM) 8-5
3. Cristian Balestrieri/Andres Orobitg (BRYM) def. Feldman, Charles/Kraus, Dillon (QUINNIPI) 9-7

Records: Quinnipiac 6-1; Bryant University 6-8