Men's Tennis Falls in CCC Tournament

QUINCY, Mass. - The third-seeded Eastern Nazarene men's tennis team downed sixth-seeded Wentworth Institute of Technology 5-0 in the opening round of the Commonwealth Coast Conference Tournament Saturday afternoon at home.

The Lions improve to 11-7 on the year and advance to the CCC Semifinals to face No. 2 Nichols May 1. The Leopards wrap up the season with a 6-8 overall record.

Eastern Nazarene swept the three doubles matches before sealing the victory with a pair of singles wins.

Austin Steelman (Darlington, Md.) and Nick Thompson (York, Pa.) rolled to an 8-0 victory at the top doubles spot. Sam McKay-Corkum (Rehoboth, Mass.) and Tim Luz (Cumberland, R.I.) prevailed 8-1 at the No. 2 doubles position. Richard Crooks (Collegeville, Pa.) and Gregory Parenteau (Wolcott, Conn.) outlasted Wentworth's Josh Dowd (Bristol, Conn.) and Gaurav Tilva (Windsor, Conn.) 9-7 at the third slot.

Steelman, the CCC Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year and an All-CCC first team selection, breezed by James Drum (Madison, Conn.) 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 1 position to give the home team a 4-0 lead.

Kevin Paterno (Buenos Aires, Argentina) secured the win with a 6-0, 6-1 decision over Sean Murray (North Brookfield, Mass.) at the No. 4 spot.

McKay-Corkum and Luz each claimed the first set at the second and third positions, respectively, before the match was called.

(Recap Courtesy of Eastern Nazarene Sports Information)

Singles competition
1. Austin Steelman (ENC) def. James Drum (WIT) 6-0, 6-0
2. Sam McKay-Corkum (ENC) vs. Dave Filar (WIT) unfinished
3. Tim Luz (ENC) vs. Andy Chen (WIT) unfinished
4. Kevin Paterno (ENC) def. Sean Murray (WIT) 6-0, 6-1
5. Tyler Perron (ENC) vs. Dylan Melnik (WIT) unfinished
6. Nick Thompson (ENC) vs. Josh Dowd (WIT) unfinished

 Doubles competition
1. Austin Steelman/Nick Thompson (ENC) def. James Drum/Dave Filar (WIT) 8-1
2. Sam McKay-Corkum/Tim Luz (ENC) def. Andy Chen/Dylan Melnik (WIT) 8-1
3. Richard Crooks/Gregory Parenteau (ENC) def. Josh Dowd/Gaurav Tilva (WIT) 9-7

Match Notes:
Wentworth 6-8
Eastern Nazarene 11-7
CCC Tournament (First Round)
Official: Bruce Cardarette  T-1:25  A-55