Gordon College Men's Tennis traveled to Newport, Rhode Island this afternoon for a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) matchup against the Salve Regina Seahawks. The Fighting Scots swept doubles before picking up a trio of wins in singles to earn their first CCC victory of the season, 6-3.
The Scots took care of business in an orderly fashion in doubles, as the No. 1 duo ofÂ
Ezekiel Hall andÂ
Mark Noschese won their court, 8-3,
John Marineau andÂ
Alex Ryzi collected an 8-4 victory on the No. 2 court, and freshmenÂ
Nathan Gonzalez andÂ
Adrian Thomas clinched the sweep in No. 3's, 8-5.
Salve Regina'sÂ
Jack Cooper was able to put his squad on the board as the sophomore came away victorious, 6-0, 6-2 in No. 6 singles, but Gordon followed that up with wins from No. 1 Hall (6-1, 6-1) and No. 2 Marinuea who sealed the deal for the blue and white in the No. 2 position, 6-0, 6-4. With the match already in hand, the Scots added another win thanks to No. 4 singles Ryzi who won a battle againstÂ
Riley Kehoe, 5-7, 6-4, 10-5 for the Scots' sixth tally of the day.
The Scots return to action this Thursday, April 14 as they head to Springfield, Mass. for a 4 p.m. matchup against the Springfield Pride.