Bryant sweeps Ga. Southern, Babson on Saturday

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The Bryant University men's tennis team earned victories over Georgia Southern and Babson on Saturday afternoon.

Bryant beat Georgia Southern, 4-3, in Greenville, N.C., while the Bulldogs earned a 4-3 victory over Babson at Fore Court in Cumberland.   

Game Information
Bryant 4, Babson 3
Bryant 4, Georgia Southern 3
Records: Bryant (8-12), Babson (3-1), Georgia Southern (8-7)

Coach Gendron's Comments

"One of the best wins our program has had. Pleased to compete at a high level today. All the effort is starting to pay off. We are excited to get into some regional matches in the upcoming weeks." 

How It Happened

• Babson took the doubles point with victories at No. 1 and No. 3.
• Bryant bounced back, winning at each of the top three singles spots.
• Teague Burger (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) won 6-2, 6-4 at No. 1, Nick Lorenz (Colorado Springs, Colo.) won in three sets at No. 2 and Anshumat Srivastava (Patna, India) won in straight sets at No. 3.
• Babson tied the match with victories at No. 4 and No. 5.
• Andrew Quiros (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) won his first set 6-4 and bounced back from a second-set loss to win 6-2 in the third.
• Georgia Southern took the doubles point with victories at No. 2 and No. 3.
• Bryant rebounded with wins at No. 1, No. 2, No. 4 and No. 5.
• Wilson Dong (Bradenton, Fla.) won 6-2, 6-4 at No. 1, while Guido Argentini (Boca Raton, Fla.) won 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 at No. 2.
• Alexander Schou (Holte, Denmark) won 7-5, 6-4 at No. 4 and Trent Massam (Wellington, New Zealand) won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 at No. 5.

Results (Babson)

Singles
No. 1 – Burger (BRY) def. Nordby (BAB), 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 – Lorenz (BRY) def. Libnic (BAB), 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 – Srivastava (BRY) def. Weisman (BAB), 6-2, 7-5
No. 4 – Bucarion (BAB) def. Belmatch (BRY), 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-2
No. 5 – Conlin (BAB) def. Sen (BRY), 6-3, 6-3
No. 6 – Quiros (BRY) def. Zhang (BAB), 6-4, 1-6, 6-2

Doubles
No. 1 – Nordby/Maxwell (BAB) def. Burger/Lorenz (BRY), 6-4
No. 2 – Belmatch/Quiros (BRY) def. Pace/Weisman (BAB), 6-4
No. 3 – Libnic/Zhang (BAB) def. Sen/Srivastava (BRY), 6-3

Results (Georgia Southern)

Singles
No. 1 - Dong (BRY) def. McCullough (GSU), 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 - Argentini (BRY) def. Finkelstein (GSU), 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
No. 3 - Wagemaker (GSU) def. Ortiz-Garcia (BRY), 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 - Schou (BRY) def. Roumpis (GSU), 7-5, 6-4
No. 5 - Massam (BRY) def. Morales (GSU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 6 - Dun (GSU) def. Pertile (BRY), 5-7, 7-6, 1-0

Doubles
No. 1 - Massam/Argentini (BRY) vs. McCullough/Suarez (GSU), 6-6, unfinished
No. 2 - Wagemaker/Morales (GSU) def. Dong/Ortiz-Garcia (BRY), 6-3
No. 3 - Finkelstein/Roumpis (GSU) def. Pertile/Schou (BRY), 7-5

Up Next

The Bulldogs will have a week off before hosting a doubleheader at Fore Court on Mar. 7. Bryant will face Fairleigh Dickinson and Brandeis.