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Men's Tennis Downs College of Staten Island, 6-3

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – On the final day of their spring trip, men's tennis (3-1) continued to roll as they earned a solid 6-3 win over the College of State Island late Friday evening at Star Island Resort.

Looking to close out the week on a great note the Beacons earned the convincing win with a pair of wins in doubles play, and back-to-back wins at second and third singles and fifth and sixth singles.

Getting the afternoon off to a great start was Charles Lai (Boston, Mass.) and David Hernandez (Bogota, Columbia) who defeated their competition by the final of 8-3.  Himanshu Dubey (Lucknow, India) and Lyle Analetto (Belmont, Mass.) also claimed a huge win as they defeated their Staten Island opponents by the final of 8-4.

Moving into singles play and leading by one the College of Staten Island actually tied the match at 2-2 with a win a fourth flight.  The Beacons would then notch four straight wins to secure the victory.  The first came at fifth flight when Analetto earned a 6-3, 6-3 win over Oscar Wu.

At the third flight it was Lai who earned a solid win over Riad Hamai, 6-3, 6-3.  Dubey and Alex Loyer (Chelmsford, Mass.) were both winners in their respective matches as Dubey claimed a 6-1, 7-5 victory and Loyer a 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-2) win.

Dropping an extremely tough match was Hernandez, who battled back and forth with Staten Island's Nick Zikos.  Zikos would earn the win with a 7-6 (8-6), 6-7 (8-6), 10-7 decision.

Men's Tennis returns to action next Saturday when they travel to Newbury College for a 3:30 p.m. non-conference match.

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Players Mentioned

Lyle Analetto

Lyle Analetto

5' 7"
Sophomore
Himanshu Dubey

Himanshu Dubey

5' 8"
Senior
David Hernandez

David Hernandez

5' 6"
Freshman
Charles Lai

Charles Lai

5' 10"
Sophomore
Alex Loyer

Alex Loyer

5' 7"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Lyle Analetto

Lyle Analetto

5' 7"
Sophomore
Himanshu Dubey

Himanshu Dubey

5' 8"
Senior
David Hernandez

David Hernandez

5' 6"
Freshman
Charles Lai

Charles Lai

5' 10"
Sophomore
Alex Loyer

Alex Loyer

5' 7"
Junior
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