Home  Tennis (M) Men's Tennis - Bears Fall to Regionally Ranked Conn.
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Men's Tennis - Bears Fall to Regionally Ranked Conn. |
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NEW LONDON, CONN.--(4/22/09)--The US Coast Guard Academy tennis team lost at regionally ranked #15 Conn College 7-2.
Rain forced this match to be played indoors. The three doubles matches were played at Conn’s indoor courts. The singles were played with #1 - #3 playing at Conn while #4 - #6 went back to Roland Hall to play.
The first Bears point came from the new doubles pairing of freshman Greg Mitchell and Junior Chris Pappe - they won the #2 doubles 8-3. The second point was won by Greg Mitchell as he beat Conn College’s #1 player in straight sets 6-3, 6-2.
The Bears also played well at #2, #3, and #4 singles. Chris Pappe took Conn’s #3 to three sets, losing 7-6(3), 1-6, 6-4. Nick Martin and Wesley Figaro had competitive first sets, losing 7-5, 6-2 and 7-5, 6-3 respectively.
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