Chris Martin

Coast Guard Grinds Out Win Over Stonehill, 6-3

Bears win top two doubles and top four singles in dual match which features
five tie-breaks, including all three doubles matches

EASTON, Mass. (February 28, 2010) - The United States Coast Guard Academy grinded out a 6-3 victory over Stonehill College in non-conference men's tennis action at the Sally Blair Ames Sports Complex on Saturday night.

In a dual match that lasted nearly five hours, USCGA won two of the three doubles matches, all of which went to tie-breakers, and won the top four singles pairings to come away with the victory. Senior captain Chris Pappe (Kenosha, Wis.), sophomores Greg Mitchell (Keene, N.H.) and Nick Martin (State College, Pa.) and freshman Blake Maurer (Fort Worth, Texas) were all double-winners for the Bears.

Pappe and Mitchell combined for a 9-8 (7-4) win at No. 1 doubles, while Mitchell went on to claim a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 win over reigning Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year Tim Fayed (Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury) at first singles. Pappe also posted a 6-3, 0-6, 6-3 decision at third singles. Martin and Maurer combined for a 9-8 (8-6) win at No. 2 doubles before Martin was victorious at No. 2 singles and Maurer picked up a three-set win at fourth singles.

Sophomore Aaron Bergeron (Gorham, Maine/Gorham) and freshman Chris Martin (Darien, Conn./Darien) were both double-winners for Stonehill. The duo combined for a 9-8 (9-7) victory at third doubles, before Martin posted a 6-1, 6-3 win at fifth singles and Bergeron won a 6-3, 6-0 decision at sixth singles.  

Stonehill (2-2, 1-0 NE-10) is back in action on Sunday, March 7, when it opens its annual spring break trip to Hilton Head, S.C., against Catawba College at 6 p.m. Coast Guard (4-4, 0-0 NEWMAC) returns to action Thursday, March 18, when it hosts Johnson & Wales University at 3:30 p.m.

Coast Guard 6, Stonehill 3

Singles:
1. Greg Mitchell (CG) def. Tim Fayed (STO) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
2. Nick Martin (CG) def. Michael Mashkevich (STO) 6-7, 6-4, 6-2
3. Chris Pappe (CG) def. Michael Leone (STO) 6-3, 0-6, 6-3
4. Blake Maurer (CG) def. Jonathan Burke (STO) 6-3, 6-7, 6-4
5. Chris Martin (STO) def. Vince Falco (CG) 6-1, 6-3
6. Aaron Bergeron (STO) def. Cody Isaacson (CG) 6-3, 6-0

*Doubles:
1. Pappe/Mitchell (CG) def. Fayed/Mashkevich (STO) 9-8 (7-4)
2. Martin/Maurer (CG) def. Leone/Burke (STO) 9-8 (8-6)
3. Martin/Bergeron (STO) def. Falco/Isaacson (STO) 9-8 (9-7)

* - doubles matches played first