Tennis falls 9-0 to Colby Sawyer in NAC Semifinals
The MCLA Tennis team fell to top seeded Colby Sawyer 9-0 this afternoon in the NAC Semifinals ending the 2017 season
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New London, NH- Colby-Sawyer secured a spot in the NAC East Division Championship this afternoon with a 9-0 victory in the semifinal round over the fourth-seeded MCLA Trailblazers. The Chargers improve to 12-10, while MCLA ends its season at 4-7.
The Chargers took a 3-0 lead after sweeping doubles action and took all six singles matches in straight-sets to earn a spot in the final for the sixth straight season.
Ryan Sawyer and Dean Boodakian gave Colby-Sawyer a 1-0 lead after an 8-0 victory at No. 2 doubles over Jared Freeman and Andrew Nygard. The No. 3 duo of Andrew Peloquin and Cass McCann then defeated Robert Gair and Jeffrey Mason, 8-2, to put the Chargers up 2-0. Colby-Sawyer's top tandem of Alex Wright and Gustav Jigrup made it a doubles sweep with an 8-3 triumph over Aaron Goldsmith and Robert Wabshinak.
Ryan Sawyer got the Chargers' first singles point without dropping a game en route to a 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 3. Gustav Jigrup got the match clinching point with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Aaron Goldsmith at the top flight. Alex Wright then won in straight sets 6-3, 6-1 at No. 2 to put Colby-Sawyer on top 6-0. Dean Boodakian dropped just on game in his win at the fourth spot, while Ryan Broderick and Matt Burke won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 and No. 6, respectively.
Colby-Sawyer 9, MCLA 0
04/29/17 at New London, N.H. (Kelsey Courts)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Gustav Jigrup (CSCM1617) def. Aaron Goldsmith (MCLA) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 2. Alex Wright (CSCM1617) def. Robert Wabshinak (MCLA) 6-3, 6-1 |
| 3. Ryan Sawyer (CSCM1617) def. Andrew Nygard (MCLA) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 4. Dean Boodakian (CSCM1617) def. Jeffrey Mason (MCLA) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 5. Ryan Broderick (CSCM1617) def. Robert Gair (MCLA) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 6. Matt Burke (CSCM1617) def. Jack Peterson (MCLA) 6-0, 6-0 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Gustav Jigrup/Alex Wright (CSCM1617) def. Aaron Goldsmith/Robert Wabshinak (MCLA) 8-3 |
| 2. Dean Boodakian/Ryan Sawyer (CSCM1617) def. Jared Freeman/Andrew Nygard (MCLA) 8-0 |
| 3. Cass McCann/Andrew Peloquin (CSCM1617) def. Robert Gair/Jeffrey Mason (MCLA) 8-2 |
| Match Notes |
| MCLA 4-7 |
| Colby-Sawyer 12-10 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,1,2,4,6,5) |
| NAC East Semifinals |
| Official: Dalia Paradie T-2:45 A-55 |