Box Score
NORTHFIELD, Vt. - The Norwich University men's
tennis team dropped a 6-3 decision to Colby-Sawyer College Thursday
afternoon in a non-league match at Shapiro Field House. The
visiting Chargers swept the three doubles sets, and then captured
three of the six singles points en route to the victory.
With the win, Colby-Sawyer improves to 2-3 during the spring.
Norwich, meanwhile, falls to 0-3 on the young season.
Peter Hooper continued his dominance in singles play as the
Cadets' No. 1 player swept aside Hart Callahan, 6-4, 6-4. The
senior from Spartanburg, S.C., remains undefeated in singles action
since arriving at Norwich prior to last season.
Matt Sanford outlasted Robert Barnes, 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 (13-11) at
No. 3 singles, and Graham Oliveira defeated Eric Caples, 7-5, 6-3,
at No. 6 singles to round out NU's scoring on the day.
Norwich returns to Shapiro Field House on Saturday, March 28,
when the Cadets host Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) foe
Johnson & Wales. First serve for the conference match is set
for 1 p.m.
Colby-Sawyer 6, Norwich 3
Singles
1-Peter Hooper (NU) def. Hart Callahan, 6-3, 6-4
2-Ben Dabush (CSC) def. Collin Hyte, 6-4, 6-4
3-Matt Sanford (NU) def. Robert Barnes, 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 (13-11)
4-Chris Lavoie (CSC) def. Chris Pashley, 6-0, 6-1
5-Evan Campbell (CSC) def. Travis Tyler, 6-0, 6-0
6-Graham Oliveira (NU) def. Eric Caples, 7-5, 6-3
Doubles
1-Callahan/Ben Taylor (CSC) def. Hooper/Tyler, 8-3
2-Lavoie/Barnes (CSC) def. Hyte/Pashley, 8-6
3-Jamie Thormann/Dabush (CSC) def. Sanford/Oliveira, 8-0
