BRYANT MEN’S TENNIS PUTS FORTH STRONG SHOWING AT STONY BROOK INVITATIONAL OVER WEEKEND

Oct. 12, 2010

BRYANT MEN'S TENNIS PUTS FORTH STRONG SHOWING AT STONY BROOK INVITATIONAL OVER WEEKEND

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Freshman Vidith Huot (Providence, R.I.) advanced to the final round of the singles flight D bracket and a pair of veteran teams turned in strong performances in doubles play as the Bryant University men's tennis team competed at the 2nd Annual Stony Brook Invitational over the weekend.

After picking up wins over players from Bowdoin and Stony Brook in the early stages of flight D, Huot knocked off Middlebury's Johann Riefkohl, 6-1, 6-4, before falling in the final round to Concordia's Tamas Dobrotka, 5-7, 6-2, 10-3, in a tightly contested battle. Freshman Dana Parziale (Pinehurst, N.C.) picked up the other win for the Bulldogs at singles play, defeating Dane Ostilly of Concordia, 8-3, in flight B.

Freshman Connor Crowley enjoyed a strong showing at the Stony Brook Invitational over the weekend

In doubles action, the Bulldogs had a pair of tandems win their respective opening matches in the Flight A bracket. The team of Juan-Martin Paredes (Quito, Ecuador) and Cristian Balestrieri (Mar Del Plata, Argentina) downed Middlebury, 8-6, while the duo of Nicholai Hill (Ottawa, Ontario) and Hart Callahan (Haverford, Pa.) defeated a squad from Sacred Heart.

In flight B doubles, Huot picked up another victory, this time teaming up with Daniel Cournoyer (Jefferson, Mass.) to beat a tandem from NYIT.

The Black and Gold return to the action on Saturday, Oct. 16 when they take on Boston University at home.   

Flight A Singles
Flight B Singles
Flight C Singles
Flight D Singles
Flight A Doubles
Flight B Doubles