United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(4/18/09)--Coast Guard won five of the six singles matches enroute to a 7-2 win over Springfield in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) regular season finale for both teams.

Fourth-seeded Coast Guard will host fifth-seeded Springfield in the first round of the NEWMAC tournament on Thursday at 3:30 p.m.

Greg Mitchell (#1), Nick Martin (#2), Chris Pappe (#3), James Vuckovic (#4) and Wesley Figaro (#5) all won singles matches for Coast Guard (7-8, 2-3). Martin, Pappe and Figaro won in straight sets.

Pappe and Mitchell won at #2 singles, 8-0 while Vuckovic and Tim Ozimek won 8-3 at #3 doubles for the Bears.

Men's Tennis - Trinity Blanks Bears 9-0

HARTFORD, CONN.--(4/16/09)--The Bears lost to powerhouse Trinity, ranked No. 5 in the Northeast and No. 12 in the nation, and although Trinity won 9-0, there was some outstanding tennis - starting with the doubles.

Greg Mitchell and Nick Martin teamed up at #1 to take on Gautam Samarth and David Yahng, Trinity's top doubles team, regionally ranked as high as #5. Chris Pappe and Wesley Figaro teamed at #2 to play Nick White and Spencer Feldman (regionally ranked #10). Both doubles matches were well contested with great doubles play and both went to Trinity 8-5.

Men's Tennis - Bears Fall at Babson

Chris Pappe won both his singles and doubles match in the loss.

BABSON PARK, MASS.--(4/8/09)--Babson won four of the six singles matches enroute to a 6-3 win over Coast Guard in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) match.

The Bears got wins from Chris Pappe at #3 singles and Vince Falco at #6 singles while the No. 2 doubles team of Pappe and Wesley Figaro got the other point for Coast Guard (6-6, 1-2).

Tennis - Bears Blank Merchant Marine 9-0

Greg Mitchell won at both singles and doubles for the Bears.

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(4/5/09)--Coast Guard won every set and cruised to a 9-0 win over rival Merchant Marine 9-0 in a non-conference match.

Greg Mitchell (#1), Chris Pappe (#2), Tim Ozimek (#3), Anthony Foss (#4), Matt Faha (#5) and Craig Johnson (#6) all won singles matches for the Bears.

Mitchell and Nick Martin (#1), Pappe and Wesley Figaro (#2) and Cody Isaacson and Vince Falco (#3) won doubles matches.