Men's Tennis Opens 2021 Campaign in Convincing Fashion

Leopards score the first eight points, en route to an 8-1 win over Curry; Tyler Hall, Kevin Salomon, and Jarrett Northmall claim two wins for Wentworth

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Wentworth	Curry
Score	8	1

Doubles

Kevin Salomon / Daniel Gallegos def. Anthony Johnson / Roland Polasek 8-7 (7-5)
Tyler Hall / Jarrett North def. Lorenzo Russo / Timothy O'Brien 8-3
Harrison Maki / Sam Ferro def. Nicholas Bell / David Monteiro 9-7

Singles

Anthony Johnson def. Daniel Gallegos 7-5 , 2-6 , 11-9
Tyler Hall def. Roland Polasek 6-0 , 6-0
Kevin Salomon def. Lorenzo Russo 6-1 , 6-2
Tristan Maus def. Timothy O'Brien 6-1 , 6-1
Jarrett North def. Nicholas Bell 6-0 , 6-0
Harrison Maki def. David Monteiro 6-2 , 6-3

March 27, 2021

MILTON, Mass. – The Wentworth Institute of Technology men's tennis team opened the 2021 season in convincing fashion as the Leopards cruised past Curry, 8-1, in Commonwealth Coast Conference play.

The Leopards swept doubles play with seniors Tyler Hall (Framingham, Mass.) and Jarrett North (Roanoke, Texas) kicking things off with an 8-3 win at No. 2 over junior Lorenzo Russo (Lynnfield, Mass.) and junior Timothy O'Brien (Attleboro, Mass.). Senior Harrison Maki (Rutland, Mass.) and junior Sam Ferro (Whitman, Mass.) picked up a 9-7 win over sophomore Nicholas Bell (Haverhill, Mass.) and David Monteiro. The No. 1 doubles tandem of junior Kevin Salomon (West Newton, Mass.) and freshman Daniel Gallegos (Monterrey, Mexico) completed the sweep with an 8-7 (7-5) win over freshman Anthony Johnson (Boston, Mass.) and Roland Polasek.

North defeated Bell, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 5 to give Wentworth a 4-0 lead before Salomon clinched the match with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Russo at No. 3. At No. 2, Hall was a 6-0, 6-0 winner over Polasek, Maus was a 6-1, 6-1 winner over O'Brien at No. 4, and Maki bested Monteiro, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 6. At No. 1, Gallegos battled with Johnson, winning the first set, 7-5, before dropping the second set, 2-6. IN the tiebreaker, Johnson picked up the Colonels' lone point of the match with an 11-9 win.

Wentworth is at Gordon on Wednesday.

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