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Top-seeded Bulldogs advance to NEC Final with 4-0 win over Seahawks Saturday

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – With a 4-0 win over fifth-seeded Wagner in the Northeast Conference Semifinals on Saturday, the top-seeded Bryant University men's tennis team earns the right to play for the Northeast Conference Championship, Sunday afternoon in West Windsor, N.J.

For the third-straight season, the Bulldogs will play second-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson to determine the 2015 NEC Champ, Sunday at 1 p.m. The Knights, who won the 2013 NEC Title, defeated #3 Saint Francis U., 4-0, Saturday in the semifinal round.

On Saturday, the Black and Gold looked sharp from the get-go, securing the doubles point to take a 1-0 lead over the Seahawks. In No. 3 doubles, sophomore Oliver Welsh (San Diego, Calif.) and freshman Luke Lorenz (Colorado Springs, Colo.) took down Allen Wang and Jakob Mostyn-Kolb, 8-3, before the senior duo of Ernesto Arguello (Managua, Nicaragua) and Zachary Morris (Garden City, N.Y.) secured the point with an 8-5 win in the No. 2 spot.

In singles, the bottom half of the Bryant lineup was nearly perfect, with 4-6 singles securing the win. In the No. 4 spot, Welsh completed the perfect 2-0 day with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Wang with junior Max Vogt (Fair Oaks, Calif.) knocking off Charlton Boyd, 6-0, 6-2, in the No. 5 position. Freshman Jorge Ortiz-Garcia (Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico) rounded out the 4-0 sweep for the Black and Gold, taking down Mostyn-Koln, 6-1, 6-2, at No. 6 singles.

The defending NEC Champs will look to complete their quest to repeat on Sunday when they battle second-seeded FDU at 1 p.m. in West Windsor.

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Players Mentioned

Ernesto Arguello

Ernesto Arguello

5' 7"
Senior
Luke Lorenz

Luke Lorenz

6' 0"
Freshman
Zachary Morris

Zachary Morris

5' 6"
Senior
Jorge Ortiz-Garcia

Jorge Ortiz-Garcia

5' 10"
Freshman
Max Vogt

Max Vogt

5' 11"
Junior
Oliver Welsh

Oliver Welsh

6' 1"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Ernesto Arguello

Ernesto Arguello

5' 7"
Senior
Luke Lorenz

Luke Lorenz

6' 0"
Freshman
Zachary Morris

Zachary Morris

5' 6"
Senior
Jorge Ortiz-Garcia

Jorge Ortiz-Garcia

5' 10"
Freshman
Max Vogt

Max Vogt

5' 11"
Junior
Oliver Welsh

Oliver Welsh

6' 1"
Sophomore