March 28, 2010
BRYANT MEN'S TENNIS FALLS TO QUINNIPIAC 5-2
SUNDAY
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| Junior Cristian Balestrieri came back strong after dropping the
first set to pick up a win at No. 1 singles Sunday against
Quinnipiac. (Athletic Communications)
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SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men's
tennis team dropped a hard-fought 5-2 decision to Northeast
Conference powerhouse Quinnipiac on a cold and windy day at the
Bryant Tennis Courts.
The Bobcats (6-1) took two of the three doubles matches to open
Sunday's bout with a 1-0 lead as Bryant's Cristian
Balestrieri and Andres Orobitg improved to 8-0 on the year at No. 3
doubles with a 9-7 victory.
In singles play, Balestrieri staged a big comeback at No. 1
singles against Brian Mikkelson. The Bulldog junior was
blanked 6-0 in the first set, but came back strong, winning the
second 6-2 and closing out Mikkelson 6-1 in the third.
Juan Paredes dropped a tough decision to John Hughes at No. 2
singles as Paredes fell 7-5 in the opener before Hughes would pull
out a 6-4 win in the second.
Tom Nowak earned Bryant's (6-8) other point at No. 5
singles as the Bulldog junior needed a third-set match-breaker to
pull out the win over Charles Feldman. Nowak dropped the
first set to Feldman 6-4, but came back to win 6-4 in the second.
In the match-breaker, Nowak muscled out a hard-fought 11-9 win.
Singles
1. Cristian Balestrieri (BRYM) def. Mikkelson, Brian (QUINNIPI)
0-6, 6-2, 6-1
2. Hughes, John (QUINNIPI) def. Juan Paredes (BRYM) 7-5, 6-4
3. Weeden, Andrew (QUINNIPI) def. Kevin Gardiner (BRYM) 6-2,
6-2
4. Lane, Garrett (QUINNIPI) def. Nicholai Hill (BRYM) 6-2, 6-0
5. Tom Nowak (BRYM) def. Feldman, Charles (QUINNIPI) 4-6, 6-4,
11-9
6. Lazerowich, Alex (QUINNIPI) def. Andres Orobitg (BRYM) 6-3, 3-6,
11-9
Doubles
1. Mikkelson, Brian/Lane, Garrett (QUINNIPI) def. Juan
Paredes/Nicholai Hill (BRYM) 8-6
2. Hughes, John/Weeden, Andrew (QUINNIPI) def. Kevin Gardiner/Tom
Nowak (BRYM) 8-5
3. Cristian Balestrieri/Andres Orobitg (BRYM) def. Feldman,
Charles/Kraus, Dillon (QUINNIPI) 9-7
Records: Quinnipiac 6-1; Bryant University 6-8
