Big Green Start 2022 with Victories over Binghamton and Bryant

Saturday, January 22

Hanover, N.H.

10:00 AM

Dartmouth College

Binghamton

Anders Gibbons men's tennis invitational action

Junior Anders Gibbons

Photo by: Doug Austin

Big Green Start 2022 with Victories over Binghamton and Bryant

1/22/2022 10:32:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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The Dartmouth men's tennis team returned to action on Saturday with a pair of wins

By: Charlotte Brackett

HANOVER, N.H. – Dartmouth men's tennis opened 2022 with a pair of wins against Binghamton (4-2) and Bryant (6-1) at the Boss Tennis Center on Saturday.

"First of all, what a pleasure it is to be back competing in the Boss Tennis Center," Xander Centenari '13, the John Kenfield and Chuck Kinyon Head Coach of Men's Tennis, said. "It's been a long time since the men's team has been able to compete in a dual match here. We started the day very excited and a bit nervous and got the chance to be tested early by a well-coached and fiery Binghamton. This team has learned to embrace adversity and took on the challenge to come back from losing the doubles point to put four points on the board in singles. This was a great test early for a young group that is hungry for competition.

"We knew today was going to be physical and we were looking to test our guys early in the season to build a really strong physical base," Centenari continued. "The guys played tonight with a bit more confidence and belief and were able to battle through a tough Bryant team. This group is already banking some good experience and we are excited for another series of tests next weekend."

Dartmouth vs. Binghamton
Although the Bearcats won the doubles point, the Big Green soon took the lead in singles. Pierce Widdecombe tied things up with his 6-2, 6-0 win at the No. 6 position, while victories by Alex Knox-Jones at the No. 4 spot and Anders Gibbons at No. 3 gave Dartmouth a 3-1 lead.

Binghamton's only other win came at the No. 1 position, but a three-setter by Carlos Alvarez Guerrero at the No. 2 spot and a win by Andy Ilie at the No. 5 spot ended the match.

1)     Verma/Pergel (Binghamton) def. Widdecombe/Gibbons (Dartmouth), 6-4
2)    Flannelly/Weekes (Binghamton) def. Pauli/Ilie (Dartmouth), 6-4
3)    Knox-Jones/Chang (Dartmouth) def. Ari/Srivastavo (Binghamton), 6-1
Order of finish: 3,2,1

1)     Verma (Binghamton) def. Pauli (Dartmouth), 6-3, 7-5
2)    Guerrero Alvarez (Dartmouth) def. Pergel (Binghamton), 1-6, 6-3, 6-0
3)    Gibbons (Dartmouth) def. Weekes (Binghamton), 6-4, 6-4
4)    Knox-Jones (Dartmouth) def. Srivastava (Binghamton), 6-2, 6-4
5)    Ilie (Dartmouth) vs. Flannelly (Binghamton), 6-3, 5-7, 1-1, DNF
6)    Widdecombe (Dartmouth) def. Ari (Binghamton), 6-2, 6-0
Order of finish: 6,4,3,1,2

Dartmouth vs. Bryant
The Green won the first point thanks to a 6-1 victory at the top spot by Dominik Pauli and Knox-Jones and a closer 7-6(2) defeat by Alejandro Quiles and Daniel Webb at the No. 3 position.

Dartmouth dominated from there. Wins at the No. 3, 5, 4, 6 and 2 by Knox-Jones, Ilie, Widdecombe, Webb and Guerrero Alvarez sealed the deal, making it a 6-0 match. The teams continued to play and the Bulldogs picked up their one and only win at the No. 1 position.

The Big Green will be home again next weekend when they host Fordham and Boston University.

1)     Pauli/Knox-Jones (Dartmouth) def. Macauly//Barril (Bryant), 6-1
2)    Burger/Pellegrini (Bryant) def. Gibbons/Widdecombe (Dartmouth), 6-4
3)    Quiles/Webb (Dartmouth) def. Pregel/Pertile (Bryant), 7-6(2)
Order of finish:

1)     Serra (Bryant) def. Gibbons (Dartmouth), 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (9)
2)    Guerrero Alvarez (Dartmouth) def. Lorinz (Bryant), 6-3, 6-3
3)    Knox-Jones (Dartmouth) def. Burger (Bryant), 6-1, 6-1
4)    Widdecombe (Dartmouth) def. Mileukowski (Bryant), 6-3, 6-2
5)    Ilie (Dartmouth) def. Sen (Bryant), 6-1, 7-5
6)    Webb (Dartmouth) def. Macauly (Bryant), 6-4, 6-3
Order of finish: 3,5,4,6,2,1