Men's Tennis falls 9-0 to WNE at Berkshire West in Non Conference action
Pittsfield, MA- The MCLA Men's Tennis program dropped their second straight contest as they fell to Western New England University 9-0 this afternoon in non league action. The Golden Bears improve to 5-1 on the season while the Trailblazers are 0-2.
WNE had little trouble earning the "W" in this one as they swept the matches in convincing fashion. The Golden Bears didn't lose a set on the afternoon as they took an early 3-0 lead after doubles competition. The duo of David Kalmer and Justin Kohut earned a point with an 8-1 win over Jared Freeman and Aaron Goldsmith in the top doubles slot.
Luke Surawski and Max Gordon took care of Mohamed Mahrous and Matt Bluteau 8-0 while Matt Russell and Michael Tran defeated Charles Najimy and Nick Castle by the same margin.
The Golden Bears waltzed through the singles matches as Kalmer handled Goldsmith 6-3, 6-2 for his second point of the afternoon. Surawski defeated Freeman 6-0, 6-0 while Gordon beat Najimy 6-3, 6-0.
Tran, Griffin Arnold, and Russell all earned points in the fourth, fifth, and sixth slots respectively as the trio lost just three games to complete the match.
MCLA is back in action on Thursday when they host Rhode Island College. WNE travels to Curry on Wednesday as they continue Commonwealth Coast play.