NEW HAVEN, Conn. (March 6, 2022) - Junior captain Samuel Johnson (Newington, Conn.) opened his 2021-22 campaign with two triumphs for Salve Regina University against Albertus Magnus College on Sunday evening at the North Haven Health & Racquet Club. The Falcons' men's tennis team closed out the weekend with an impressive 7-2 victory over the Seahawks.
The Falcons kick off the spring campaign with back-to-back non-conference wins to improve to 3-2 on the year while giving the Seahawks their first loss of the season. Salve Regina men's and women's tennis travel to Nashville, Tenn., for a five-match schedule during spring break (March 13-16).
Zak Levine (Hamden, Conn.), Alex Hale (Wolcott, Conn.), Nick Tagliaferri (Hamden, Conn.), Xavier Frey (Cantley, Quebec), and Julien-Jean Baptiste (Montreal, Quebec) each won their prospective singles matches for the Falcons, while the duo tandems of Levine/Hart and Tagliaferri/Frey claimed victory for the Falcons at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles, respectively.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 7 | Salve Regina 2
TEAM RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (3-2) | Salve Regina (0-1)
Box Score
MATCH RESULTS
Singles competition
1. Zak Levine (AMC) def. Sam Middleton (SRU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Alex Hale (AMC) def. Raimundo Bascunan (SRU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Nick Tagliaferri (AMC) def. Alex Colon (SRU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Xavier Frey (AMC) def. Benjamin Resende (SRU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Samuel Johnson (SRU) def. Alessandro Proscino (Hamden, Conn.) (AMC) 6-3, 6-1
6. Julien-Jean Baptiste (AMC) def. Riley Kehoe (SRU) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Levine/Hale (AMC) def. Sam Middleton/Alex Colon (SRU) 8-6
2. Tagliaferri/Frey (AMC) def. Raimundo Bascunan/Benjamin Resende (SRU) 8-5
3. Samuel Johnson/Riley Kehoe (SRU) def. Baptiste/Rockenson Charles (New London, Conn.) (AMC) 8-3
NOTEWORTHY
- This is the first all-time meeting between the two programs.
- Following tonight's win, Albertus is now 1-0 all-time against the Seahawks.
UP NEXT
The men's tennis team returns to the court on Saturday, March 19 as the Falcons open Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play with a home match against Regis (Mass.) College. The first serve is set for 1:00 PM at the Celentano Tennis Courts in New Haven, Conn. Salve Regina men's and women's tennis travel to Nashville, Tenn., for a five-match schedule during spring break (March 13-16).
