Newbury drops NECC match to Lesley

The Newbury College men’s tennis team fell to NECC conference opponent Lesley University today 9-0, in Chestnut Hill, MA.  In the victory, Lesley would see six members of their roster each pick up two wins on the day. 

In the number one singles spot, Lesley’s David Newton (Hamden, CT) defeated the Nighthawk’s Ben Weiner (Barrington, RI) in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0, while teammate Nick Mattox (Pasadena, MD) defeated Jarryl Mckey (Brooklyn, NY) 6-0, 6-1 in the second singles spot.  Third singles winner Alex Zhitnik (West Hartford, CT) defeated Gerard Font Raventos (Barcelona, Spain), 6-1, 6-1, fourth singles Mike Schibelli (Monson, MA) for the Nighthawks was defeated by Christian Domingo (Granada Hills, CA) for Lesley, giving the visiting team 2 more wins in the sweep. 

In doubles play, Tyler Reeves (Coventry, CT) and Beau Morimando (Bayshore, NY) defeated Sean Haight (Naples, ME) and Bryan Barrios (Central Falls, RI)  in the third doubles spot to complete the 9-0 sweep for Lesley and keep their perfect season intact. 

With the victory Lesley moves their win streak to 5 and stays perfect on the year, 5-0 (4-0 NECC), while the Nighthawks fall to 0-5 and will look to pick up their first win of the season when they face Wheelock College on Wednesday April 13^th.