WATERVILLE, Maine - Senior Christopher G. Ross (Somerset, Mass.) earned a hard-won 6-7 (5), 6-4, 10-7 win at sixth singles to score the Huskies lone point as the University of Southern Maine men's tennis team fell to the Colby College Mules 8-1 in a non-conference match.
The loss is the third straight for the Huskies who fall to 0-3. Colby improves to 1-1 with the win.
Ross defeated Colby junior Zach Eslami (Holden, Mass./Wachusett Regional) for the Huskies. Colby jumped out to a 3-0 lead after doubles action. Freshmen Carl Reid (Mattapan, Mass./Belmont Hill) and Vlad Murad (Bacau, Romania/National College Ferdinand) led the Mules from the top of the lineup with an 8-3 win at first doubles. Reid and Murad defeated the Husky tandem of sophomore Tyler Adams (Buxton, Maine/Bonny Eagle) and junior Scott Gagne (Lewiston, Maine).
Southern Maine travels to Thomas College on Wednesday (4:00 p.m.). Colby College hosts Bates College on Monday (4:00 p.m.).
Colby College (1-1) 8, Southern Maine (0-3) 1
Doubles:
- Carl Reid/Vlad Murad (CC) def. Tyler Adams/Scott Gagne (SM) 8-3
- Matt Carroll/Jack Bryant (CC) def. Max Wilkey/Kyle Curley (SM) 8-4
- Cameron Hillier/Luke Martin (CC) def. Corey Dyke/Chris Ross (SM) 8-2
Singles
- Murad (CC) def. Adams (SM) 6-2, 6-3
- Hillier (CC) def. Wilkey (SM) 6-4, 6-0
- Martin (CC) def. Curley (SM) 6-1, 6-2
- Max Pollinger (CC) def. Gagne (SM) 1-6, 6-3, 11-9
- Brad Gaffin (CC) def. Thaddeus St. John (SM) 6-0, 7-6 (3)
- Chris Ross (SM) def. Zach Eslami (CC) 6-7 (5), 6-4, 10-7
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