Match Results
WENHAM, Mass.—Gordon Men's Tennis opened its 2013-14 season with a satisfying 6-3 win over visiting Regis College. The young Scots recorded five singles wins to spur them to the sound victory over the Pride.
 
The day started slowly for the Fighting Scots losing two of three in doubles competition. Junior Mike Olszak (Danvers, Mass.) and sophomore Daniel Dufoe (Malvern, Pa.) lost 8-2 to Regis' Andy White and Austin Nace at the third doubles slot.
 
The Scots quickly rebounded with an 8-5 win for first doubles team, sophomore Zach Hall (Sugarland, Texas) and senior Kenny Gaudio (Miller Place, N.Y.). The pair fought through a back-and-forth match before taking the last two sets—capped off by a strong serving performance from Hall to take the eighth game and the match. They won 8-5 over Mike Beluch and Jarid Polley of Regis.
 
Regis responded with a marathon 8-4 victory in second doubles over the sophomore pair of Richie Armand (Hempstead, N.Y.) and Joe Daugherty (Norfolk, Va.).
 
The Fighting Scots showed great depth as the match moved to the singles competition. Junior Dan Christensen (Attleboro, Mass.) coasted to a 6-1, 6-0 in sixth singles, followed by Joe Daugherty completing 6-4, 6-3 win over Regis counterpart Nick Hildreth in the five hole.
 
Freshman Dan Simonds, playing third singles, went quietly in his first match of his collegiate career. Simonds lost 6 - 2, 6 -1 which evened the overall match tally at three points a side.
 
Gordon would take the remaining three contests.
 
Kenny Gaudio completed his straight-set sweep in second singles, blanking his opponent 6-0 in the final set. Gaudio went down 2-3 in the first set, but did not drop a single game there after. Top-ranked Zach Hall finished off Regis' Beluch, with a 7-5, 6-2 win, giving Gordon the overall match victory in their fall opener. 
 
The evening ended with a well-fought victory for Gordon's Richie Armand in fourth doubles, beating Andy White in three sets. Armand shook off a heartbreaking first set in which he led and rallied to a second set win to force a final stanza. Because the Scots had already taken the match overall, Armand slipped by White in a third-set tiebreak 10-6, to nab the sixth point of the match for Gordon.
 
The Scots will not be in action again until the start of their traditional spring season in March.