Men's Tennis: Norwich Beats Johnson & Wales, 6-3

NORTHFIELD, Vt. - The Norwich University men's tennis team earned its first victory of the 2009 season on Saturday afternoon as the Cadets defeated Johnson & Wales, 6-3, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) match at Shapiro Field House.

Norwich (1-3, 1-1 GNAC) won two of the three doubles points, and took four of the six singles matches to secure its first win of the year. Johnson & Wales, meanwhile, falls to 0-2 (0-1 GNAC) following the loss.

Peter Hooper and Travis Tyler got Norwich off to a quick start at No. 1 doubles as the Cadets' top tandem defeated Colin Black and Henrik Arnbert, 8-5. Matt Sanford and Graham Oliveira teamed up to defeat Dennis Russell and Gina Richter, 8-2, at third doubles. Those two results gave NU a 2-1 edge heading into singles play.

Hooper ran his individual record to a perfect 4-0 on the year with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Black at first singles. The senior from Spartanburg, S.C., remains undefeated since coming to Norwich last year.

Hyte downed Arnbert, 6-3, 6-2, at No. 2 singles. Sanford dropped his first set, but rallied past Russell, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Tyler rounded out Norwich's list of winners on the day, downing Richter, 6-0, 6-1, at fifth singles.

"We played well today," said Norwich head coach Kyle Dezotell. "Hopefully we can take the momentum from today's win and carry it into Sunday's match at Green Mountain."

Norwich will return to action on Sunday, March 29, when the Cadets travel to Poultney, Vt., to battle in-state rival Green Mountain College. First serve for the non-league match is set for 1 p.m.

Norwich 6, Johnson & Wales 3

Singles
1-Peter Hooper (NU) def. Colin Black, 6-1, 6-0
2-Collin Hyte (NU) def. Henrik Arnbert, 6-3, 6-2
3-Matt Sanford (NU) def. Dennis Russell, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
4-Devin Kitterick (JWU) def. Chris Pashley, 6-3, 6-4
5-Travis Tyler (NU) def. Gina Richter, 6-0, 6-1
6-James Adriano (JWU) def. Graham Oliveira, 6-4, 7-6

Doubles
1-Hooper/Tyler (NU) def. Black/Arnbert, 8-5
2-Kitterick/Adriano (JWU) def. Hyte/Pashley, 8-5
3-Sanford/Oliveira (NU) def. Russell/Richter, 8-2

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