Nickerson battled back from a set down for a win at No. 4 singles (PHOTO BY Kaitlyn Willgohs) |
Mallen a double-winner to lead Skyhawks
DUDLEY, Mass. (September 17, 2022) – Stonehill College picked up its second non-conference win of the fall season this afternoon with a 5-2 decision over Nichols College at Robinson Tennis Courts.
Highlights
- Freshmen Mateo Mallen and Nathaniel Graves were double-winners to lead Stonehill to the dual match win.
- Seniors Luke Nickerson and Ben Simmons also earned singles wins to help the Skyhawks wrap up the win.
- Junior Trevor Schwarzmann and freshman Yannick DeVet earned points for Nichols with their singles wins.
How it Happened
- Stonehill swept the three doubles matches, highlighted by a 6-0 triumph by Mallen and sophomore Guillaume Duhil de Bénazé at No. 2. Graves and freshman Mathias Langaard clinched the doubles point with their 6-4 win at No. 3.
- Mallen added a 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 1 singles against Nichols freshman Leon Zeis.
- Graves cruised past sophomore Santiago Perez 6-1, 6-3 at No. 5 singles for the Skyhawks.
- Simmons registered a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 6 singles against freshman Ludwig Schlatzer.
- Nickerson battled back from a set down to battle past junior Caio Dieckmann 5-7, 6-4, 10-8 at No. 4 singles.
- DeVet won a similar battle at No. 3 singles against Stonehill freshman Mark Kröll 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (7-5), 10-5 with the first two sets both going to tiebreakers.
Up Next
Stonehill (2-0, 0-0 NEC) is back in action on Thursday, when it hosts Clark University at Charles Watt Tennis Courts at 3:30 p.m. Nichols (0-2, 0-0 CCC) hosts Springfield College on Thursday at 3 p.m.
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