Mariners Cruise in NECC Individual Tennis Championship
BROOKLINE, Mass. - The Mitchell College Mariners continued their
successful 2009 campaign today at the inaugural New England
Collegiate Conference (NECC) Men's Tennis Championship. Team
members claimed victories in six of the nine total flights played
on the day, two of three in doubles action and four of six in
singles play.
The tournament began early this morning with both singles and
doubles matches played as 8-game pro sets due to the rescheduling
of play from yesterday's inclement weather. In singles
action, Mitchell and Lesley University each had two teams advance
to the finals as the Mariners' Kyle Carmona/Daniel
Dworetsky and the Lynx' Sonny
Ljutica/ David Newton moved forward in Flight One
and Lesley's Fran Cusick/Dory
LeCount and Mitchell's Adam Samuels/Chris
White won their matches in Flight Two and Flight Three,
respectively. Matt Clewer/Tim Howard from
Becker College took steady control of Flight Two, however, knocking
off top-seeded Small/Mahar from Mitchell in the
semifinals and defeating Lesley's duo of Cusick/LeCount for the
championship.
The Lynx and Mariners continued to dominate the semifinal round as
four Mariners and five Lynx won their first sets. Mitchell
had more staying power, however, as they capitalized in four
championship sets. Carmona led the way for
Mitchell notching title wins in both singles and doubles
play. Two fellow Mariners, Dworetsky and Samuels were the
only other tournament participants to match this feat.
The NECC and host Newbury College would like to congratulate all
tournament participants for their fine play and solid effort.
Please see below for a summary of the day's results:
DOUBLES: SEMI-FINALS
Flight One:
1. Kyle Carmona/Daniel Dworetsky (MC, 6-0) def. Wilson Chang/Bobby
Venning (WC, 1-7) 8-2
2. Sonny Ljutica/David Newton (LU, 5-2) def. Charles Heard/ Snjezan
Telbak (BC, 4-3) 8-2
Flight Two:
3. Matt Clewer/Tim Howard (BC, 4-3) def. Andrew Small/ Samuel
Mahar (MC 1-1) 8-5
4. Fran Cusick/ Dory LeCount (LU, 3-0) def. Matt Talamantes/
Benjamin Weiner (NC, 2-1) 8-4
Flight Three:
5. Adam Samuels/Chris White
(MC, 7-0) def. Jake Gilbert/Ralph Naval (BC, 0-4) 8-0
6. Jonathan DiNuzzo/ Matt Tise
(NC, 2-2) def. Peter Parrales/Tyler Reeves (LU, 2-3) 8-6
SINGLES: SEMI-FINALS
Flight One:
7. Kyle Carmona (MC, 9-0) def. Nick Sehovich (NC 2-5) 8-1
8. David Newton (LU, 4-2) def. Wilson Chang (WC, 2-5) 8-2
Flight Two:
9. Andrew Small (MC, 7-0) def. Snjezan Telbak (BC, 2-5) 9-7
10. Sonny Ljutica (LU, 6-0) def. Matthew O'Donnell (NC, 3-4)
Flight Three:
11. Fran Cusick (LU 6-2) def. Kate Needham (WC, 2-5) 8-2
12. Matt Clewer (BC 5-2) def. Samuel Mahar (MC 4-2) by forfeit
Flight Four:
13. Daniel Dworetsky (MC 6-0) def. Ryan Sevieri (NC, 1-6) 8-1
14. Peter Parrales (LU, 4-2) def. Tim Howard (BC, 4-3) 8-6
Flight Five:
15. Dory LeCount (LU 3-1) def. Chris White (MC, 5-1) 8-3
16. Jake Gilbert (BC, 5-2) def. Benjamin Weiner (NC, 1-5)
8-4
Flight Six:
17. Adam Samuels (MC, 4-0) def. Tyler Reeves (LU, 1-3)
8-2
18. Matt Talamantes (NC, 4-0) def. Peter Rota (BC, 1-3)
8-1
DOUBLES: FINALS
Flight One:
19. Kyle Carmona/Daniel Dworetsky (MC, 7-0) def. Sonny
Ljutica/David Newton (LU, 5-3) 8-2
Flight Two:
20. Matt Clewer/Tim Howard (BC, 5-3) def. Fran Cusick/ Dory
LeCount (LU, 3-1) 8-4
Flight Three:
21. Adam Samuels/Chris White (MC, 8-0) def.
Jonathan DiNuzzo/ Matt Tise (NC, 2-3) 8-2
SINGLES: FINALS
Flight One:
22. Kyle Carmona (MC, 10-0) def. David Newton (LU,
4-2) 8-2
Flight Two:
23. Andrew Small (MC, 8-0) def. Sonny Ljutica (LU, 6-1)
8-6
Flight Three:
24. Fran Cusick (LU 7-2) def. Matt Clewer (BC 5-3) 8-4
Flight Four:
25. Daniel Dworetsky (MC 7-0) def. Peter Parrales (LU, 4-3)
8-6
Flight Five:
26. Jake Gilbert (BC, 6-2) def. Dory LeCount (LU 3-2) 8-0
Flight Six:
27. Adam Samuels (MC, 5-0) def. Matt Talamantes
(NC, 4-1) 8-6
