Lyons fall to 0-2 in the NEWMAC
NORTON, Mass. – The Wheaton College men's tennis team dropped a 5-4 decision to Clark University in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action on Wednesday evening inside Beard Field House.
The Lyons picked up all of their wins in singles play as junior Dan Sharon (Santa Monica, Calif./Brentwood School) highlighted the group with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Clark freshman Antoine Martin (Bryn Mawr, Pa./Radnor) at No.3 singles.
At No.4 singles, junior Sam Jackson (Darien, Conn./Darien) earned a 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) triumph against sophomore Zach Goodstein (Columbus, Ohio/Bexley). Senior Dennis Scarpa (Cheshire, Conn./Xavier) defeated freshman Fernando Pinoargote (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Balandra – Cruz Del Sur) by a score of 6-2, 6-3 at No.5 singles. Junior Ned terrace (Chappaqua, N.Y./Horace Greeley) wrapped up singles play with a 6-4, 6-3 victory versus senior Harris Rollinger (Lexington, Mass./Lexington).
Clark senior Deigo Angel (Lima, Peru/Colegio Franklin D. Roosevelt) and junior Dan Stein (Newton, Mass./Newton North) were both double winners. Angel turned in a 6-1, 6-4 win over Wheaton freshman Jonah Feit (Los Angeles, Calif./Milken Community) at No.1 singles and teamed up with Martin at No.1 doubles for an 8-4 decision against Feit and classmate Will White (Nantucket, Mass./Cape Cod Academy).
Stein defeated freshman David Gassen (Dusseldorf, Germany/Saddlebrook Prep) by a 6-3, 6-3 margin at No.2 singles and joined up with Goodsteain at No.2 doubles for a hard-earned 8-6 victory over Sharon and Terrace.
Wheaton (4-4, 0-2 NEWMAC) hosts Oneonta State on Friday, April 5 at 4 p.m. Clark (7-5, 2-0 NEWMAC) travels to MIT, ranked no.20 overall in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) national rankings, on Saturday, April 6 at 2:30 p.m.
Clark 5, Wheaton 4
Singles:
1. Diego Angel (CLK) def. Jonah Feit (WHE) 6-1, 6-4
2. Daniel Stein (CLK) def. David Gassen (WHE) 6-3, 6-3
3. Dan Sharon (WHE) def. Antoine Martin (CLK) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
4. Sam Jackson (WHE) def. Zack Goodstein (CLK) 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)
5. Dennis Scarpa (WHE) def. Fernando Pinoargote (CLK) 6-2, 6-3
6. Ned Terrace (WHE) def. Harris Rollinger (CLK) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles:
1. Diego Angel/Antoine Martin (CLK) def. Jonah Feit/Will White (WHE) 8-4
2. Daniel Stein/Zack Goodstein (CLK) def. Dan Sharon/Ned Terrace (WHE) 8-6
3. Dan Hall/Harris Rollinger (CLK) def. Sam Jackson/William Beaton (WHE) 8-2
