Colby-Sawyer Men's Tennis Secures Fifth Straight Perfect NAC Regular Season

Recap, photo courtesy of Colby-Sawyer

NEW LONDON, N.H. – The Colby-Sawyer men's tennis team finished the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) regular season undefeated for the fifth consecutive season after Sunday's 9-0 win over Johnson State.

The Chargers improved to 11-5 overall and clinched the top spot in the NAC with a 6-0 record. Colby-Sawyer is 28-0 in league matches since joining the NAC in 2012. The team will host non-conference opponent Gordon on Wednesday before heading to Castleton on Saturday to compete in the NAC semifinals. Johnson State ends its season at 0-13 and 0-6.

Prior to today's match, seniors Julius Graefe (East Longmeadow, Mass.) and Shawn Bissonette
(Plattsburgh, N.Y.) were honored for their dedication to the Colby-Sawyer men's tennis program.

Dean Boodakian (Burlington, Mass.) and Ryan Sawyer (Edgartown, Mass.) finished their NAC doubles season with a 5-0 record after an 8-0 defeat of Cole Hennessy and Alex Pakatar at the top spot today. Bissonette and Will Triebel (Duxbury, Mass.) also won by an 8-0 score at No. 2 over Connor Neathawk and Pedro Perez.  Andrew Peloquin (Greenville, R.I.) and Graefe made it a doubles sweep for the Chargers with an 8-1 win over Cory Nystrom and Richard Perez at No. 3.

Alex Wright wrapped up a perfect conference season with a 6-0, 6-1 win at the top singles flight. Sawyer and Ryan Broderick (Londonderry, N.H.) did not drop a game in their No. 2 and No. 3 wins, respectively.

Bissonette dropped just one game in a straight sets victory at No. 4, while Alex Townsend (Bangor, Maine) got a 6-0, 6-2 win over Pedro Perez at the fifth flight.

Julius Graefe gave the Chargers their ninth point of the afternoon by winning his No. 6 match 6-2, 6-2 over Richard Perez.

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Colby-Sawyer College 9, Johnson State College 0
04/24/16 at New London, N.H. (Kelsey Courts) 

Singles competition

1. Alex Wright (CSCM1516) def. Cole Hennessy (JSC) 6-0, 6-1

2. Ryan Sawyer (CSCM1516) def. Alex Pakatar (JSC) 6-0, 6-0

3. Ryan Broderick (CSCM1516) def. Connor Neathawk (JSC) 6-0, 6-0

4. Shawn Bissonette (CSCM1516) def. Cory Nystrom (JSC) 6-1, 6-0

5. Alex Townsend (CSCM1516) def. Pedro Perez (JSC) 6-0, 6-2

6. Julius Graefe (CSCM1516) def. Richard Perez (JSC) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles competition

1. Ryan Sawyer/Dean Boodakian (CSCM1516) def. Cole Hennessy/Alex Pakatar (JSC) 8-0

2. Shawn Bissonette/Will Triebel (CSCM1516) def. Connor Neathawk/Pedro Perez (JSC) 8-0

3. Andrew Peloquin/Julius Graefe (CSCM1516) def. Cory Nystrom/Richard Perez (JSC) 8-1

Match Notes

Johnson State College 0-13, 0-6

Colby-Sawyer College 11-5, 6-0

T-1:45 A-20