Bentley Sweeps Stonehill 9-0
WALTHAM, Mass. – Led by five double winners, the Bentley men's tennis team scored a 9-0 win over Stonehill on Friday to improve to 6-0 in the Northeast-10.
Seniors Zach Tuckman (Kinnelon, N.J./Morristown Beard School) and Alec Spycher (Sarasota, Fla./Saint Stephens Episcopal), juniors Rodrigo Ribeiro (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Chapel School) and Lucas Wever (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Chapel School) and sophomore Andrew Waddington (Granby, Conn./Granby Memorial) all won two matches.
Tuckman and Ribeiro won in first-flight doubles, 8-3 over Aaron Bergeron and Eric Ringstad. Spycher and freshman Raghav Tanna (Burlington, Mass./Burlington) defeated Brett Armstrong and Nick Hyzak 8-2 in second-flight doubles, and Waddington and Wever bested Jared Drzal and Thomas Alaimo 8-2 in the third-flight.
The singles portion of the match was more of the same, as Bentley took each match in straight sets. Highlights included Wever beating Ringstad 6-0, 6-4 in the first-flight, and Tuckman cruising to a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Hyzak in the second-flight.
With the win, Bentley is still one of four teams in the NE-10 with a perfect mark in conference play. They're now 10-4 overall. The loss drops Stonehill from the ranks of the unbeaten and makes them 4-1 in the NE-10 and 10-2 overall.
Bentley continues its home stand Sunday against Saint Michael's.
Box Score
At Waltham, Mass.
Bentley 9, Stonehill 0
Doubles
1. Zach Tuckman/Rodrigo Ribeiro (BEN) def. Aaron Bergeron/Eric Ringstad (STO) 8-3
2. Raghav Tanna/Alec Spycher (BEN) def. Brett Armstrong/Nick Hyzak (STO) 8-2
3. Andrew Waddington/Lucas Wever (BEN) def. Jared Drzal/Thomas Alaimo (STO) 8-2
Singles
1. Lucas Wever (BEN) def. Eric Ringstad (STO) 6-0, 6-4
2. Zach Tuckman (BEN) def. Nick Hyzak (STO) 6-2, 6-0
3. Rodrigo Ribeiro (BEN) def. Thomas Alaimo (STO) 6-4, 6-4
4. Jimmy Rindo (BEN) def. Aaron Bergeron (STO) 6-3, 6-3
5. Alec Spycher (BEN) def. Brett Armstrong (STO) 6-2, 6-0
6. Andrew Waddington (BEN) def. Jared Drzal (STO) 6-4, 7-6