Men's Tennis notches first victory with 6-3 win over Becker
Rob Wabshinak earned a pair of points, including a key marker in the top doubles slot to lead MCLA past Becker 6-3 this afternoon
Pittsfield, MA- The MCLA Men's Tennis team swept the doubles matches on their way to a 6-3 win over Becker College in a match played at Berkshire West in Pittsfield this afternoon. With the win, the Trailblazers earn their first victory of the season and improve to 1-4 overall. Becker drops to 2-2 with the setback.
MCLA's Rob Wabshinak, Taylor Krowitz, and Tyler Russell all earned a pair of points to pace the hosts.
Wabshinak teamed with Aaron Goldsmith to earn a key point in the top doubles slot 9-8 over the Becker duo of Connor Allison and Aaron Peterson. Krowitz would team with Michael Rooney and cruise to an 8-2 win in the second doubles slot, while Russell and Jeff Mason edged Thomas Nourie and Francis Musick 8-5 as MCLA swept the opening three points.
In singles, Becker's Peterson narrowly defeated Goldsmith 7-6, 6-4 in the top singles slot, however Wabshinak came through again in the second singles matches defeating Thomas Lanphear 6-0, 6-1.
Krowitz cruised past Brian Fradsham 6-0, 6-0 in the third slot while Russell defeated Oliver Awat 6-2, 6-4 in the sixth spot.
Becker's Allison and Nourie collected singles victories in the fourth and fifth singles positions, with Allison needing a third set to defeat Michael Rooney while Nourie took care of MCLA's Mason.
The Trailblazers are back home tomorrow when they host Johnson State in NAC play beginning at 1pm at the Zavattaro Athletics Complex.