New London, Conn. — April 18, 2009 — Sophomore Eric Henne (Bristol, Conn.) won his match at No. 6 singles, but he was Springfield’s only singles victor as the Coast Guard Academy men’s tennis team defeated Springfield College, 7-2, this afternoon at the Coast Guard Academy.

Final Score: Coast Guard 7, Springfield 2

Doubles
1) Andrew Constant/Trevor Romanzi (SC) def. Wesley Figaro/Nick Martin (CGA), 8-6
2) Chris Pappe/Greg Mitchell (CGA) def. Tim Tunis/Zach O’Leary (SC), 8-0
3) James Vuckovic/Tim Ozimek (CGA) def. Bobby Schlink/Doug Nickerson (SC), 8-3

Singles
1) Mitchell (CGA) def. Constant (SC), 6-3, 6-7(5), (10-4 super tiebreaker)
2) Martin (CGA) def. Romanzi (SC), 6-4, 6-3
3) Pappe (CGA) def. Schlink (SC), 6-1, 6-1
4) Vuckovic (CGA) def. Tunis (SC), 4-6, 6-3, (10-4 super tiebreaker)
5) Figaro (CGA) def. O’Leary (SC), 6-3, 6-1
6) Eric Henne (SC) def. Cody Isaacson (CGA), 6-2, 6-2

Records: Coast Guard 7-8 overall, 2-3 NEWMAC; Springfield 5-7 overall, 1-4 NEWMAC