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Men's Tennis By Ethan Spector, Sports Information Student Assistant

Men's Tennis Earns First Road Victory In 7-2 Thriller

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. --  Saturday afternoon the Seawolves continued their four-match Colorado road trip and took on the Colorado College Tigers. After jumping out to an early 2-1 lead, the Seawolves clinched victory by winning five of the six double matches.

Double pairs Max Nudell and Alec Wong won their double match by a score of 6-4 and Sullivan Roche and Blain Mengert won their match of a score of 6-5, clinching victory on the tie breaker. The Seawolves dominated the singles competition with five victories. Sullivan Roche has won his #4 singles match with a score of 7-5, 6-0 and now has won three of his last four matches.

After leading 2-1 after the double matches, the Tigers tied the matched at 2 when Noah Forman defeated Max Nudell in the #1 singles match. The Seawolves clinched victory after Blaine Mengert won his #5 singles competition with a score of 6-4, 7-5.

The Seawolves conclude their Colorado road trip tomorrow with matches against Colorado Christian and #50 Metro State. The first match against Colorado Christian is expected to start at 7:00 A.M.

Sonoma State 7, Colorado Springs 2
April 2, 2017 at Colorado Springs, CO

Singles competition

1. Noah Forman (CC) def Max Nudell (SSU) 6-2, 6-3
2. Alec Wong (SSU) def Jason Gutierrez (CC) 6-2, 6-3
3. Mitchel Heckmann (SSU) def Daniel Holland (CC) 6-4, 6-2
4. Sullivan Roche (SSU) def Logan Pepperl (CC) 7-5, 6-0
5. Blaine Mengert (SSU) def Kevin Barry (CC) 6-4, 7-5
6. Nicky Valdecanas (SSU) def Jack Benham (CC) 6-1, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Max Nudell/Alec Wong (SSU) def Noah Forman/Logan Pepperl (CC) 6-4
2. Jason Gutierrez/Kevin Barry (CC) def Kevin To/Mitchel Heckmann (SSU) 6-3
3. Blaine Mengert/Sullivan Roche (SSU) def Daniel Holland/Jack Benham (CC) 6-5 (5)

Match Notes
Sonoma State 2-9
Colorado College 4-8
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,6,2,5,3,4)
 

Players Mentioned

Blaine Mengert

Blaine Mengert

5' 9"
Senior
Sullivan Roche

Sullivan Roche

6' 1"
Junior
Kevin To

Kevin To

5' 8"
Senior
Max Nudell

Max Nudell

6' 0"
Freshman
Alec Wong

Alec Wong

5' 7"
Freshman
Mitchel Heckmann

Mitchel Heckmann

5' 9"
Freshman
Nicky Valdecanas

Nicky Valdecanas

5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Blaine Mengert

Blaine Mengert

5' 9"
Senior
Sullivan Roche

Sullivan Roche

6' 1"
Junior
Kevin To

Kevin To

5' 8"
Senior
Max Nudell

Max Nudell

6' 0"
Freshman
Alec Wong

Alec Wong

5' 7"
Freshman
Mitchel Heckmann

Mitchel Heckmann

5' 9"
Freshman
Nicky Valdecanas

Nicky Valdecanas

5' 6"
Freshman