Men's Tennis Drops Wheaton, 6-1

Wheaton (Mass.)
1
Stonehill
6

Doubles

Russell White / Samuel Miller (STO)
def. Ian Tracy / Ned Roosevelt (WHEM)
7-6 (7-5)
Christian Duffy / Vincent Huynh (STO)
def. Josh Anshuetz / Ethan Na (WHEM)
6-0
Juan Riano Rojas / ManuRavichandrakumar (STO)
def. Zach Strempel / Jack Luyrink (WHEM)
7-6 (8-6)

Singles

Christian Duffy (STO)
def. Ian Tracy (WHEM)
6-3, 6-2
Russell White (STO)
def. Josh Anshuetz (WHEM)
6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
Samuel Miller (STO)
def. Ned Roosevelt (WHEM)
6-2, 6-4
Vincent Huynh (STO)
def. Zach Strempel (WHEM)
7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 10-2
Ethan Na (WHEM)
def. Juan Riano Rojas (STO)
6-3, 5-7, 12-10
Aaron Diamond (STO)
def. Jack Luyrink (WHEM)
6-3, 6-0
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White was among four double-winners, providing the match-clinching point at No. 2 singles and also aiding in a win at No. 1 doubles that clinched the doubles point

Duffy and White lead Skyhawks double-winners

EASTON, Mass. (February 23, 2020) – Stonehill College remained undefeated in dual matches with a 6-1 victory over Wheaton College in non-conference men's tennis action inside the Sally Blair Ames Sports Complex this afternoon. 

How it Happened

  • Freshman Christian Duffy led four double-winners for Stonehill in the match with wins at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles. He and sophomore Vincent Huynh didn't drop a game in rolling to a 6-0 win at No. 2 doubles as the Skyhawks swept the three matches to earn the doubles point in the match. Duffy followed that up with a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 1 singles against Wheaton sophomore Ian Tracy for the Skyhawks third point in the match.
  • Huynh battled past senior Zach Strempel at No. 4 singles, taking the first set by a tiebreaker (7-2), before Strempel forced a third set tiebreaker by winning the second set, 6-4, before Huynh rolled 10-2 in the super breaker.
  • Senior Samuel Miller and sophomore Russell White clinched the doubles point for Stonehill as they battled to a 7-6 (7-5) decision against Tracy and senior Ned Roosevelt at No. 1 doubles.
  • White provided the match-clinching point for the Skyhawks with his 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) decision at No. 2 singles against freshman Josh Anshuetz.
  • Miller posted the first singles point for Stonehill with his 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 3 against Roosevelt.
  • Senior Aaron Diamond also registered a point for Stonehill with his 6-3, 6-0 win against freshman Jack Luyrink at No. 6 singles.
  • Freshman Ethan Na posted the lone point for Wheaton, battling past Stonehill sophomore Juan Camilo Riano Rojas at No. 5 singles, 6-3, 5-7, 12-10.

Stonehill (5-0, 0-0 NE10) is back in action next Saturday, February 29, when it visits Queens (N.Y.) College, ranked No. 3 in the Oracle/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East Region rankings. The Skyhawks next home match is its Northeast-10 Conference opener against Assumption College on Sunday, March 22, at 1 p.m. Wheaton (1-1, 0-0 NEWMAC) hosts Endicott College next Saturday at 4 p.m.

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