GORHAM, Maine -- Western Connecticut State University swept the doubles points and all but one of the singles points on their way to an 8-1 win over Southern Maine on Friday in South Portland. With the win, West Conn moves to 3-2 on the season, while the Huskies fall to 1-3.
Freshman Cole Ouellette (Lewiston, Maine/Lewiston) picked up the lone win of the day for the Huskies at second singles. He edged West Conn's Will Hogan 6-1, 7-6 (8-6) to pick up his first singles win of the season.
Sophomore Gabriel Couture (Boucherville, Quebec/Fadette) pushed West Conn's Jay Kilcouse to three sets before dropping the match 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7-5). Junior
Jonathan Bartuccio-Pereira (St. Bruno, Quebec/Antoine-Girourard) fought a hard first set against Sebastian Frish, but fell 6-4, 6-1.
In the most exciting doubles match of the day, Bartuccio-Pereira and Couture came from behind and bounced back from a broken racket to force a tiebreaker at 7-7 against WestConn's Hogan and Frisch. West Conn took the tiebreaker 7-2 to win the match 8-7.
At first doubles, senior Adam Papayoanu (Valencia, Calif./Valencia) and Ouellette dropped their match 8-2 to Aaron Campos and Kevin Teneraca. Sophomore Ryan Geary (Derry, N.H./Pinkerton) and freshman Ethan Rudnicki (Levant, Maine/Hermon) also took an 8-2 loss to Kilcourse and Jerry Narcisse at third doubles.
The Huskies are back in action tomorrow, April 24, as they host Castleton in a Little East Conference match at 1pm. West Conn hosts Castleton next Friday, April 30, at 2pm.
Singles Competition:
1. Aaron Campos (WCSUM) def. Adam Papayoanou (SMMTE21) 6-0, 6-1
2. Cole Ouellette (SMMTE21) def. Will Hogan (WCSUM) 6-1, 7-6 (8-6)
3. Sebastian Frisch (WCSUM) def. J. Bartuccio-Pereira (SMMTE21) 6-4, 6-1
4. Kevin Tenesaca (WCSUM) def. Ethan Rudnicki (SMMTE21) 6-0, 6-0
5. Jay Kilcourse (WCSUM) def. Gabriel Couture (SMMTE21) 6-3, 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)
6. Mitchell Kindred (WCSUM) def. Ryan Geary (SMMTE21) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles Competition:
1. Aaron Campos/Kevin Tenesaca (WCSUM) def. Adam Papayoanou/Cole Ouellette (SMMTE21) 8-2
2. Sebastian Frisch/Will Hogan (WCSUM) def. J. Bartuccio-Pereira/Gabriel Couture (SMMTE21) 8-7 (7-2)
3. Jay Kilcourse/Jerry Narcisse (WCSUM) def. Ryan Geary/Ethan Rudnicki (SMMTE21) 8-2