HILTON HEAD, S.C. – The Endicott men's tennis team finishes the PTR Spring Tennis Fest with another win against Indiana University East, 5-4, on Friday afternoon at Chaplin Park Tennis Center.
The pairings of Justin Toler (Concord, Mass.) and Thomas Brent (Gorham, Maine) at the No. 2 flight and Christos Papadopoulos (Weymouth, Mass.) and Ozan Cermik (Cumberland, R.I.) at the No. 3 flight were both winners with respective scores of 8-6 and 9-8 (9-7).
In singles play, Brent, Toler and Keaton McCleary (Charlotte, N.C.) all helped to secure the victory with wins at the No. 3 (6-1, 6-0), No. 4 (6-3, 6-3), and No. 5 (9-8, (9-7)) flights, respectively.
TOP QUOTE
Men's tennis head coach Jeremy Howard on today's win: "Gritty victory today from the squad and an awesome ending to a great week down in Hilton Head. Thanks to Julie Jilly and the PTR for organizing this great tournament."
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The pairing of Papadopoulos and Cermik are 2-0 for the season
- McClearly went 3-0 in singles during the tournament
WHAT'S NEXT
Endicott (4-4) will take on Nichols on Sunday, March 25 at 3:30 PM at Bass River Tennis Club in Beverly, Massachusetts. Indiana University East (5-4) will face Oakland City University on Wednesday, March 21 at 2:30 PM in Richmond, Indiana.
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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)