BRISTOL, R.I. — The third-seeded Endicott men's tennis team defeated second-seeded Roger Williams (RWU), 5-4, in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Tournament Semifinals on Wednesday evening.
With the match tied at 4-4, George Danes (Old Lyme, Conn.) secured the championship berth with a highly contested 7(7)-6(4), 1-6, 6-3 win at No. 3 singles.
Antonio Marsallo (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) deadlocked the match before Danes' heroics with a strong comeback performance at No. 2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Shortly before, No. 6 Hudson De Risi (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.) supplied a 6-3, 7-6 triumph.
The Gulls began the evening with a slim 2-1 advantage via a pair of identical 8-6 scores courtesy of No. 1 Marsallo / Conrad Kadel (Heidelberg, Germany) and No. 2 De Risi / Julian Richtarich (Naples, Fla.).
TOP QUOTE
"We will enjoy the win, this is definitely a special one. But the job isn't done. Our goal is to bring a high level on Saturday," said Endicott men's tennis head coach Anthony D'Angelo.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The Blue and Green will make their first CCC Championship appearance in program history.
- The Gulls had four All-CCC honorees in Kadel, Marsallo, Danes, and Oliver Pope (South Dartmouth, Mass.) were announced by the league office yesterday.
- Danes moves to 4-4 at the No. 3 position in the lineup.
- The pairing of Marsallo / Kadel earned their team-best seventh doubles victory.
WHAT'S NEXT
No. 3 Endicott (11-8) takes on No. 1 Nichols in the CCC Championship on Saturday, May 4 at a time TBD. No. 2 Roger Williams sees its season come to a close at 13-5 overall.
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(Photo Credit - Mikey Santiago '27)
