Top Five Flashback: Men's Tennis #5 (April 12, 2015)
Top Five Flashback
Men's Tennis #5 - Seahawks sweep Lynx for second season (April 12, 2015)
NEWPORT, R.I. - For the second straight season, Salve Regina University men's tennis posts a 9-0 shutout against Lesley University
Salve Regina's freshmen duo of Jack Lawlor (York, Maine) and Kevin Brocks (West Sand Lake, N.Y.) earned an 8-1 decision over Lesley rookie Niko Marcolini (Newbury, Mass.) and sophomore Billy Baker (Sacramento, Calif.) in the top doubles match before Seahawks seniors Matthew Carroll (Hackensack, N.J.) and Monaf Awwa (Old Lyme, Conn.) teamed up to score an 8-1 win over Lynx sophomore Harrison Sidell (Newhall, Calif.) and junior Jack Tortorici (Grass Valley, Calif.). Salve completed the doubles sweep as junior Matt Gingras (Wethersfield, Conn.) and freshman Will Masse (Wyoming, R.I.) topped Lesley first year James Webb (San Francisco, Calif.) and junior Chris Barletta (Valrico, Fla.).
Lawlor bested Marcolini 6-2, 6-0 in the first flight of singles while Brocks dropped Sidell 6-1, 6-4 in the number two match. Carroll earned a 6-3, 6-3 win over Baker in third singles before Awwa earned a 6-1, 6-0 decision over Tortorici in the fourth match.
Masse defeated Webb 6-1, 6-2 in number five singles before Gingras completed the 9-0 sweep with a 6-1, 6-2 decision over Barletta in the sixth and final match of the day. Masse has amassed the most singles wins of any Seahawk this season.