WALTHAM, Mass. – The Bentley men's tennis team got its defense of its Northeast-10 title off to a strong start Wednesday afternoon with a 9-0 sweep of Assumption.

Juniors Lucas Wever (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Chapel School) and Rodrigo Ribeiro (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Chapel School) each had 6-0, 6-0 wins in singles, beating Dylan Baker in the top-flight and Matt Drolet in the third-flight respectively.

Freshman Peter Koopman (Whitinsville, Mass./Whitinsville Christian) and Alex DeMuth (Shaker Heights, Ohio/University School) made their Bentley debuts with wins in singles, with Koopman beating Jerry Reilly 6-0, 6-1 and DeMuth besting Pat Murray 6-4, 6-3.

The Falcons return to the courts Saturday at Saint Anslem for an 11:00 a.m. start.

Box Score

At Waltham, Mass.

Bentley 9, Assumption 0

No. 1 Lucas Wever/Zach Tuckman (B) def. Dylan Baker/Matt Drolet (A) 8-2

No. 2 Andrew Waddington/Alec Spycher (B) def. Nate Lafond/Rich Jakiel (A) 8-3

No. 3 Victor Suski/Raghav Tanna (B) def. Jerry Reilly/Joe Esposito (A) 8-4

Singles

No. 1 Wever (B) def. Baker (A) 6-0, 6-0

No. 2 Tuckman (B) def. Esposito (A) 6-4, 6-0

No. 3 Rodrigo Ribeiro (B) def. Drolet (A) 6-0, 6-0

No. 4 Jimmy Rindo (B) def. Jakiel (A) 6-4, 6-2

No. 5 Peter Koopman (B) def. Reilly (A) 6-0, 6-1

No. 6 Alex DeMuth (B) def. Pat Murray (A) 6-4, 6-3