Tennis cruises past Minnesota State, 7-0

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men's tennis team opened Wednesday's match with Minnesota State by claiming the doubles point and then finished strong with a clean sweep at singles as the Bulldogs picked up a big 7-0 victory in Puerto Rico.  

After the Bulldogs picked up the doubles point for the early advantage, Cristian Balestrieri (Mar Del Plata, Argentina) looked strong with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Mitch Barr at No. 1 singles. At the second spot, freshman Dana Parziale (Pinehurst, N.C.) opened up against Marco Vasquez with a 6-1 win in the first set before dropping the second, 3-6, but the rookie battled hard for a 10-2 finish for the No. singles victory.

Freshman Vidith Huot (Providence, R.I.) downed Cole Jensen, 6-1, 6-1 at No. 3 singles and Nicholai Hill (Ottawa, Ontario) fought hard to defeat Christian Bernal, 6-0, 7-5 at the fourth slot. Connor Crowley (London, Ontario) and Andres Orobitg (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) went on to take No. 5 and No. 6 singles, respectively.   

The Black and Gold finish their Spring Break trip on Thursday, March 10 when they take on Northeast Conference rival Sacred Heart.  

Bryant University 7, Minnesota State 0 

Singles competition

1. Cristian Balestrieri (BRYM) def. Barr, Mitch (MSU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Dana Parziale (BRYM) def. Vazquez, Marco (MSU) 6-1, 3-6, 10-2
3. Vidith Huot (BRYM) def. Jensen, Cole (MSU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Nicholai Hill (BRYM) def. Bernal, Christian (MSU) 6-0, 7-5
5. Connor Crowley (BRYM) def. Lindamen, Mike (MSU) 6-4, 6-1
6. Andres Orobitg (BRYM) def. Alland, Jon (MSU) 6-2, 7-5

Doubles competition

1. Juan Paredes/Nolan Gelman (BRYM) def. Jensen, Cole/Barr, Mitch (MSU) 8-3
2. Vazquez, Marco/Chang, Xue (MSU) vs. Peter Hart Callahan/Connor Crowley (BRYM) 7-8 (0-1), unfinished
3. Dan Cournoyer/Dana Parziale (BRYM) def. Bernal, Christian/Jameson, Matt (MSU) 8-3