Mitchell Clinches Championship with Win over Newbury

MYSTIC, Conn. – The Mitchell College men’s tennis clinched its second straight NECC Championship on Thursday afternoon with a 9-0 victory over Newbury College in a match that was moved to Mystic Indoor Tennis due to rain.

The Mariners improved to 9-0 overall and 7-0 in NECC play. The conference title is determined solely through regular season play. Newbury dropped to 0-10 overall and 0-5 in the NECC.

Mitchell swept through the doubles before taking all six singles matches in straight sets. Sophomore Kyle Carmona (Norwich, Conn.) defeated Nicholas Sehovich (Pelham, N.H.) 6-0, 6-1 at the top spot while senior Chris White (Marshfield, Mass.) triumphed 6-2, 6-1 over Matt Talamantes at No. 4. Junior Adam Samuels (New Rochelle, N.Y.) won 6-0, 6-2 over Mike Foley (Oxford, Maine) at No. 5 while freshman Rocco Devona (Waterford, Conn.), sophomore Tyler Engleberg (Niantic, Conn.) and freshman Alamin Ripon (Bristol, Conn.) each posted 6-0, 6-0 victories at the No. 2, 3 and 6 spots, respectively.

Newbury will next host Lesley University on Saturday, April 24 at noon. Mitchell returns to action at Wheelock College on Saturday at noon.

Tennis Match Results
Newbury vs Mitchell
04/22/10 at Mystic, Conn.

Mitchell 9, Newbury 0

Singles competition
1. Kyle Carmona (MCMT) def. Nicholas Sehovich (NCMT) 6-0, 6-1
2. Rocco Devona (MCMT) def. Ryan Sevieri (NCMT) 6-0, 6-0
3. Tyler Engleberg (MCMT) def. Benjamin Weiner (NCMT) 6-0, 6-0
4. Chris White (MCMT) def. Matt Talamantes (NCMT) 6-2, 6-1
5. Adam Samuels (MCMT) def. Mike Foley (NCMT) 6-0, 6-2
6. Alamin Ripon (MCMT) def. Ryan Maliff (NCMT) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Kyle Carmona/Rocco Devona (MCMT) def. Ryan Sevieri/Nicholas Sehovich (NCMT) 8-1
2. Chris White/Adam Samuels (MCMT) def. Benjamin Weiner/Mike Foley (NCMT) 8-3
3. Tyler Engleberg/Alex Fusco (MCMT) def. Jarryl McKey/Matt Talamantes (NCMT) 8-0

Match Notes:
Newbury 0-10, 0-5 NECC
Mitchell 9-0, 7-0 NECC
T-3:45 A-15

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