MENS TENNIS: Greyhounds Blank Bryant (5-0) Advance to NE-10 Championship

April 22, 2006

At Worcester, MA

Northeast-10 Conference SEMIFINALS

Greyhounds Have Now Won 102 Consecutive Matches in the Northeast-10 Conference

ASSUMPTION 5, BRYANT 0

DOUBLES RESULTS

1, Assumption, Michael GOLDMAN (Sr., Worcester, MA/Doherty) (12-4, 57 10) and Jared DORFMAN (Fr., Providence RI/LaSalle) (12-4, 12-4) def. Bryant, Craig DRUSHELLA (So., Harwich, MA/Harwich) and Al DURO (Jr., Braintree, MA/Thayer Academy), 8-1;

2, Assumption, Antonio RECALDE (14-1, 33-2) and Matt STOPP (13-1, 46-2) (Jr., Altoona, PA/Altoona) def. Bryant, Ben CAISSE (Jr., Griswowld, CT/Griswold) and Zach GOODMAN (Jr., Amherst, MA/Amherst), 8-2;

3, Assumption, Rich LIEBERMAN (12-3, 31-3) (So., East Haddam, CT/Nathan Hale Ray) and Dave MARSHALL (5-0, 38-2) (Jr., Newington, CT/Kingswood Oxford) def. Bryant, Sean AUTHIER (So., North Smithfield, RI/North Smithfield) and Kevin LEVINSON (Fr., Pawcatuck, CT/Pawcatuck), 8-2.

SINGLES RESULTS

1, Assumption, GOLDMAN def. Bryant, DRUSHELLA, 6-0, 6-0;

2, Assumption, RECALDE def. Bryant, AUTHIER, 6-3, 6-0.

Season & Career Records Follow Each Player's Name

Team Records: Assumption is now 15-3 overall; Bryant is now 9-7.

Antonio Recalde

NOTEBOOK: Assumption College has now extended their amazing win streak against Northeast-10 Conference competition to 102 consecutive matches (84-0 regular-season and 18-0 postseason)---the longest win streak in conference history regardless of sport. The Greyhounds have also won 62 straight matches at home and improved their Division II record to 123-17, including 107 by shutout scores over the last eight years. They will play for their EIGHTH STRAIGHT Northeast-10 Conference championship Sunday. The match has been moved indoors at the Lakeville, MA Racquet Club due to the imminent threat of rain.

BENTLEY 5, STONEHILL 2

DOUBLES RESULTS

1, Bentley, Greg MALOOMIAN (Jr., Needham, MA/Noble & Greenough) and Greg AVOLA (Jr., Framingham, MA/St. John's) def. Stonehill, William HERCHEL (Fr., Hampden, MA/Minnechaug) and Michael PELAGGI (Sr., Dedham, MA/Dedham), 8-4;

2, Stonehill, Matthew GRABALA (Jr., Bristol, CT/Kingswood-Oxford) and Jason ALLEGRETTI (Fr., Lincoln, RI/Lincoln) def. Bentley, Mike MC CRILLIS (Jr., Kennebunkport, ME/Cheverus) and Michael DOLAN (Fr., Shrewsbury, MA/St. John's), 8-5;

3, Stonehill, Michael ALLEN (So., Norwell, MA/Norwell) and Andy DE VITA (Jr., Milford, MA/Milford) def. Bentley, Miles HOLMAN (Fr., East Longmeadow, MA/East Longmeadow) and Mark MAKOWSKI (Jr., Nashua, NH/Bishop Guertin), 8-1.

SINGLES RESULTS

1, Bentley, MALOOMIAN def. Stonehill, GRABALA, 6-3, 6-1;

2, Bentley, AVOLA def. Stonehill, PELAGGI, 6-1, 6-1;

3, Bentley, HOLMAN def. Stonehill, ALLEGRETTI, 1-6, 6-4, 6-0;

4, Bentley, MC CRILLIS def. Stonehill, DE VITA, 6-4, 6-0.

Team Records: Bentley is now 14-9 overall; Stonehill is now 15-5.

Northeast-10 Conference MENS TENNIS Tournament

Quarterfinal RESULTS, Wednesday, April 19, 2006

No. 1 Assumption 5, No. 8 Southern New Hampshire 0

No. 2 Stonehill 5, No. 7 Pace 1

No. 3 Bentley 5, No. 6 Merrimack 1

No. 4 Bryant 8, No. 5 LeMoyne 1

Semifinal RESULTS, Saturday, April 22, 2006 at Assumption College

No. 1 Assumption 5, No. 4 Bryant 0

No. 3 Bentley 5, No. 2 Stonehill 2

Sunday, April 23, 2006, Championship at Lakeville, MA Racquet Club

Assumption vs. Bentley, 10 a.m.

DIRECTIONS TO LAKEVILLE RACQUET CLUB

Interstate 495 South toward Cape Cod (about 45 miles), Exit 5 (Route 18) on to Bedford Street (Route 18) to New Bedford/Lakeville about four miles to Lakeville Racquet Club, 325 Bedford Street . . . (508) 947-8088.