Boys Tennis Team Earns Big Win Over South Kingstown

"Huge win yesterday." Those words from EG Boys Tennis coach Marisa Salvadore after the team's win over South Kingstown 4-3 Tuesday summed it up.

The East Greenwich squad has been getting better with each passing year – winning the D-II state championship two years ago and coming in second in D-II last year. They moved up to Division I this season for the first time in several yeasr, so beating the school that's held the top spot in D-I Boys Tennis for the past 14 years was sweet indeed for the Avengers.

According to the Providence Journal, South Kingstown hadn't lost a match in regular season play since 2011.

Coach Salvadore, who is in her second year of coaching the Avengers, said she was very proud of the team.

"We pulled off a challenging one. And honestly but for 1 and 4 singles turning it around, we could have been a loss at 2-5," she said. 

East Greenwich swept all four singles matches, including two in three sets. Shiv Patel and Ben Markstone both dropped the first set in their matches before rallying for the win. Patel won 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 at first singles and Markstone won 2-6, 6-4, 6-0 at fourth singles.

Both EG and SK are now 2-1. La Salle remains unbeaten at 3-0. The Avengers take on Wheeler at home Thursday, starting at 3:30 p.m.