Men's Tennis Opens Conference Play with Shutout

DORCESTER, Mass. - The Regis (Mass.) men's tennis team opened its final season of New England Collegiate Conference play with a win on Thursday night, defeating Wheelock College 9-0 in conference play at the Sportsman's Tennis Club.

With the win, the Pride runs its winning streak to seven matches dating back to the fall and move to 9-5 on the season. Wheelock remains winless on the season at 0-2.

The Pride got its first match since a 5-0 Spring Break trip in Orlando started off in style by sweeping the Wildcats in doubles play. At first doubles, junior Chris Harrow (North Reading, Mass.) and freshman Gabriel Montealegre (Managua, Nicaragua) picked up the 8-2 win over Wheelock's Arvin Hedayaty and Matt Brown. The second doubles team of Luke Horton (Bass Harbor, Maine) and Nolan Bebarta (Danville, Calif.) and third doubles team of Jarid Polley (North Reading, Mass.) and Kyle Dugat (Houston, Texas) both picked up 8-0 wins on the evening.

Regis continued to roll once singles play began to secure the win in the team's conference opener. Sophomore Cam Charbonneau (Guilford, Conn.) at third singles, senior Nick Hildreth (Harvard, Mass.) at fourth singles and senior Jeremy Morgenbesser (Bayport, N.Y.) at sixth singles all won every possible point, picking up 6-0, 6-0 victories in their singles matches. At first singles, Harrow defeated Hedayaty 6-0, 6-1, at second singles Polley defeated Brown 6-3, 6-2 and at fifth singles, freshman Evan Russell (East Wareham, Mass.) bested Wheelock's Jack Kreiger 6-0, 6-2.

The Pride will look to extend its winning streak to eight when the team continues conference play next Tuesday on the road at Becker. First serves are scheduled for 3:00 p.m. The Wildcats will host Johnson State in non-conference action on Sunday morning starting at 8:00 a.m.

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