Big Green Improve to 6-0 After Defeating BU and Bryant

Saturday, February 1

Hanover, N.H.

11:00 AM

Dartmouth College

Boston University

Sophomore Gilbert Jaeger

Photo by: Carey Heckman

Big Green Improve to 6-0 After Defeating BU and Bryant

2/1/2020 8:39:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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By: Charlotte Brackett

HANOVER, N.H. – The Dartmouth men's tennis team had 6-1 wins over both Boston University and Bryant on Saturday. After three successful matches at the Boss Tennis Center this weekend, the Big Green are now 6-0.

"Great team effort once again this week," head coach Xander Centenari said. "We scheduled three matches back-to-back-to-back to test ourselves mentally and to force us to play committed even when we are not 100% fresh. All these teams over the last few days pushed us and we gained experience and got better from it. This was also a great opportunity for different guys to step up at different times to get the job done.

"The focus now shifts to recovery and our attention immediately turns to the next challenge – Minnesota here on Friday – and getting ourselves physically and mentally prepared for another good team to come and test us here at home," Centenari continued. "We'll continue to build and take this momentum with us going forward."

Boston University
A 6-2 victory by 28th-ranked Charlie Broom and David Horneffer on court one and a 6-1 win by Peter Conklin and Casey Ross at the No. 2 spot gave the Green a 1-0 lead heading into singles.

Dartmouth easily clinched the match following singles wins by Dominik Pauli, Broom and John Speicher. Pierce Widdecombe's win at the No. 5 position made it 5-0 in the Big Green's favor, while the Terriers' lone victory came on court two. Anders Gibbons added a 6-4, 6-4 win at the No. 3 position to end the match.

1) No. 28 Broom/Horneffer (Dartmouth) def. Bogatin/Lu (BU), 6-2
2) Conklin/Ross (Dartmouth) def. Sable/Tan (BU), 6-1
3) Widdecombe/Gibbons (Dartmouth) vs. Belov/Gutierrez (BU), 4-3, DNF
Order of finish: 1,2

1) Broom (Dartmouth) def. Bogatin (BU), 6-0, 6-2
2) Lu (BU) def. Quiles (Dartmouth), 5-7, 1-2, retired
3) Gibbons (Dartmouth) def. Gutierrez (BU), 6-4, 6-4
4) Pauli (Dartmouth) def. Sable (BU), 6-0, 6-0
5) Widdecombe (Dartmouth) def. Belov (BU), 6-3, 6-2
6) Speicher (Dartmouth) def. Tan (BU), 6-2, 6-2
Order of finish: 4,1,6,5,2,3

Bryant
Later in the day, wins by Conklin and Ross on court two, and Broom and Horneffer at the top spot gave the doubles point to Dartmouth.

In singles, Conklin and Gilbert Jaeger put the Big Green on the cusp of victory, while a three-set win by the visitors at the No. 1 position got Bryant on the board. Widdecombe's 7-6(11), 7-5 win over Alexander Schou at the No. 5 spot sealed the deal for the Big Green but play on the other two courts continued. Gibbons and Pauli fought hard to win their matches at the No. 3 and 4 positions in three sets.

Dartmouth will remain at home next weekend when it hosts Minnesota and St. John's.

1) No. 28 Broom/Horneffer (Dartmouth) def. Dong/Massam (Bryant), 6-1
2) Conklin/Ross (Dartmouth) def. Pertile/Schou (Bryant), 6-1
3) Widdecombe/Gibbons (Dartmouth) vs. Argentini/Ortiz Garcia (Bryant), 2-4, DNF
Order of finish: 2,1

1) Dong (Bryant) def. Horneffer (Dartmouth), 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
2) Conklin (Dartmouth) def. Massam (Bryant), 6-1, 6-2
3) Gibbons (Dartmouth) def. Argentini (Bryant), 6-1, 2-6, 6-1
4) Pauli (Dartmouth) def. Garcia (Bryant), 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-1
5) Widdecombe (Dartmouth) def. Schou (Bryant), 7-6(11), 7-5
6) Jaeger (Dartmouth) def. Forchetti (Bryant), 6-2, 7-6(5)
Order of finish: 2,6,1,5,3,4