Bridgewater, Mass. -- In Little East Conference men's tennis action, the Bridgewater State College Bears defeated the University of Southern Maine, 8-1, this afternoon from the Dr. Henry Rosen Memorial Tennis Courts in Bridgewater.
The Bears (3-5, 1-3 LEC) captured all three doubles matches and five of the six singles matches to come away with the win.
Junior co-captain Matt Charest (Somerset, MA) and senior co-captain Barry Gorman (Hopedale, Ma) led the Bears to the big conference win as they snapped a three-game losing streak.
Charest battled to a three set win at first flight singles as he came back from a set down to win 4-6, 6-0, 10-7. He also teamed with junior Giovanni Cuscina (Mansfield, MA) for an 8-5 victory at first doubles.
Gorman won his eighth straight singles match as he remains undefeated in singles play this season. Competing at second singles, Gorman also won a tough three set match, 7-5, 4-6, 11-9. He teamed up with junior Brendon Barbo (Yarmouthport, MA) for an 8-3 victory at second flight doubles.
Bridgewater State hosts Clark University tomorrow at 3:30. Southern Maine (4-5, 3-3 LEC) travels to Colby College on Thursday for a 5 PM match with the White Mules.
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Singles Matches |
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Score |
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1) Matt Charest (BSC) Def. Josh Warren (USM) |
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4-6, 6-0, 10-7 |
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2) Barry Gorman (BSC) Def. Derek Stevenson (USM) |
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7-5, 4-6, 11-9 |
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3) Giovanni Cuscina (BSC) Def. Steve Lent (USM) |
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6-2, 6-2 |
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4) Gonzalo Gomez (BSC) Def. Matt McGowan (USM) |
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6-2, 6-4 |
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5) Brendon Barbo (BSC) Def. Adam Mitchell (USM) |
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6-4, 6-2 |
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6) Stefan Kelly (USM) Def. Justin Lipomi (BSC) |
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6-3, 7-6 (7-5) |
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Doubles Matches |
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Score |
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1) Charest/Cuscina (BSC) Def, Warren/Stevenson (USM) |
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8-5 |
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2) Gorman/Barbo (BSC) Def. Lent/Mitchell (USM) |
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8-3 |
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3) Lipomi/Jonathan Bouchard (BSC) Def. Kelly/Jack Cowie (USM) |
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8-1 |