The following sports update was provided by Mitchell College Athletics Department:
The Mitchell College men’s tennis team picked up a 9-0 victory in its season opener against Newbury College on Friday afternoon at the Mitchell Tennis Courts.
The Mariners took all three doubles points to start the match and went on to sweep the singles contests in straight sets. The match, in addition to being each team’s first of the season, was also the first in NECC play this year.
Sophomore Rocco Devona (Waterford, Conn.) led Mitchell with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Benjamin Weiner (Barrington, R.I.) at No. 1 singles and teamed with junior Tyler Engleberg (Niantic, Conn.) for an 8-0 win at No. 1 doubles. Engleberg played at No. 2 singles and dropped only one game in a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Jarryl McKey (Brooklyn, N.Y.).
Senior Adam Samuels (New Rochelle, N.Y.) and juniors Andrew Small (Westerly, R.I.) and Alex Fusco (Saugus, Mass.) each picked up 6-0, 6-0 wins at the No. 3, 4 and 5 spots, respectively. Senior Will Frohnhoefer (Syosset, N.Y.) earned the final singles point at the No. 6 position by a 6-0, 6-1 final over Ryan Maliff (Ashford, Mass.).
Mitchell will next play at Albertus Magnus College on Monday, March 28 at 3:30 p.m. Newbury returns to action at home against Rhode Island College on April 2 at 3:30 p.m.
Tennis Match Results: Mitchell 9, Newbury 0
Singles competition
1. Rocco Devona (MCMT) def. Benjamin Weiner (NCMT) 6-0, 6-0
2. Tyler Engleberg (MCMT) def. Jarryl McKey (NCMT) 6-1, 6-0
3. Adam Samuels (MCMT) def. Gerard Font-Raventos (NCMT) 6-0, 6-0
4. Andrew Small (MCMT) def. Marc Jean-Jacques (NCMT) 6-0, 6-0
5. Alex Fusco (MCMT) def. Evan Fennell (NCMT) 6-0, 6-0
6. Matthew Markavage (MCMT) def. Ryan Maliff (NCMT) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Rocco Devona/Tyler Engleberg (MCMT) def. Benjamin Weiner/Jarryl McKey (NCMT) 8-0
2. Adam Samuels/Andrew Small (MCMT) def. Gerard Font-Raventos/Michael Scibelli (NCMT) 8-0
3. Alex Fusco/Will Frohnhoefer (MCMT) def. Marc Jean-Jacques/Bryan Barrios (NCMT) 8-3
