BRYANT MEN DEFEAT PACE 5-1
Northeast-10 Conference Men's Tennis Quarterfinals
 
SMITHFIELD, RI -  The Bryant University men's tennis team opened up the 2005 Northeast-10 Conference tournament with a 5-1 win over visiting Pace University here Wednesday. 

The Bulldogs opened the match winning two of three doubles and got a strong performance from No. 1 singles player Erik Zipp who earned a straight-set win over Paul Kosinski, 6-0, 6-1. 

Zach Goodman and Sean Authier each earned singles wins at No. 3 and No. 6 singles respectively as the Bulldogs will now advance to the semifinals Saturday in Easton, Mass. 

 The Bulldogs, seeded third,  will take on Franklin Pierce, the No. 2 seed of the tournament. 
 

Bryant 5, Pace 1

Doubles
1. Paul Kosinski/Diago Pahcios (P) def. Erik Zipp / TJ Euley (BU),  8-5
2. Craig Drushella / Mike Pickowicz (B) def. Ross Charbonne/Rich Pernesiglio (P), 8-4
3. Ben Caisse / Zach Goodman (B) def. Alex Dy-Buncio/Boris Rolnik (P), 8-3

Singles    
1. Erik Zipp (B) def. Paul Kosinski (P), 6-0, 6-1
2. Ben Caisse (B) vs. Diago Pahcios (P), DNF
3. Zach Goodman (B) def. Marko Prljevic (P), 6-3, 6-1
4. Craig Drushella (B) vs. Ross Charbonne (P), DNF
5. T.J. Euley (B) vs. Rich Pernegiglio (P), DNF
6. Sean Authier (B) def. Boris Rolnik (P), 6-2, 6-0
Records:   Bryant 13-6, Pace 9-7

2. Ben Caisse (B) vs. Diago Pahcios (P), DNF4. Craig Drushella (B) vs. Ross Charbonne (P), DNF5. T.J. Euley (B) vs. Rich Pernegiglio (P), DNF   Bryant 13-6, Pace 9-7