Men's Tennis Shuts Down Coast Guard, 6-1
April 5, 2006
NEW LONDON, Conn. - Rhode Island senior Rob Sutphen was victorious at No. 1 singles and also teamed with classmate Kevin Redmond to win at No. 1 doubles to lead the Rams to a 6-1 victory over Coast Guard in its regular season finale, Tuesday.
The Rams, which own a 5-8 record this spring, will play in the Atlantic 10 Championships this Friday-Sunday, April 7-9, in Pittsburgh, hosted by Duquesne.
Tuesday, April 4
New London, Conn.
URI 6, Coast Guard 1
Singles
No. 1 - Sutphen (R) def Nakagana
No. 2 - Costin (R) def Beck 6-7 (5) 6-4 6- 3
No. 3 - Redmond (R) def Hickey 6-2 6-4
No. 4 - Marcello (R) def Brittingham 3-6 7-5 6-3
No. 5 - Lavinder (C) def Duffy 6-3 1-0 (ret.)
No. 6 - Hedden (R) def. Schrayshuen 6-2 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 - Costin/Redmond (R) def Nakagana/Beck 8-6
No. 2 - Sutphen/Hedden (R) def Bettingham/Lavinder 8-5
No. 3 - Hickey/Schrayshuen (C) def Duffy/Jones 8-2
