BOSTON, Mass.—UMass Boston men's tennis raced out to a 3-0 lead after doubles to earn a 7-2 win over Endicott College on Saturday afternoon in their spring opener.
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 7, Endicott College
(UMass Boston 2-1)
(Endicott College 0-5)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Roy Platteel (Holbrook, Mass.) and Nathan Comerchero (Brookline, Mass.) each went 2-0, to lead UMass Boston to their first-ever win over the Gulls.
The Beacons opened the match with a 2-0 lead, because Endicott College only had five available players and was forced to forfeit points at third doubles and sixth singles.
UMass Boston pushed their advantage to 3-0, when Kevin Kubinec (East Boston, Mass.) and Platteel earned an 8-1 win at second doubles.
The Beacons claimed the clean sweep of doubles with an 8-3 victory at first doubles. Nandish Shah (Ahmedabad, India) and N. Comerchero knocked off Endicott's Daniel Rinkert and Cooper Walters.
UMass Boston clinched the victory at third singles. Junior Alex Comerchero (Brookline, Mass.) defeated Weston Goodwin 6-2, 6-4.
His brother Nathan Comerchero extended the lead to 6-0, when he slipped past Collin DiNardo 7-5, 6-2 at fifth singles.
UMass Boston earned their final point at fourth singles. Platteel knocked off Walters 7-5, 6-0.
Endicott got on the board with a hard-fought win at first singles. Brennan Nick was able to hold off Shah 6-4, 7-6 (8-6).
In the final match of the day, Rinkert defeated Kubinec 7-5, 6-3 at second singles.
BY THE NUMBERS
- The win marked the Beacons' first all-time win over Endicott College. The Gulls defeated the Beacons in 2017 (8-1) and 2019 (6-3).
- N. Comerchero made his collegiate debut in singles and doubles in the victory.
- Onkgopotse Mokoka (Pretoria, South Africa) and A. Comerchero were slated to play at number three doubles. Freshman Rez Yuspi (Somerville, Mass.) earned the forfeit win at sixth singles.
WHO'S NEXT
UMass Boston will have almost a month off, before they travel to Woburn, to take on Emerson College on Saturday March, 14 at Noon.
