My Colby-Sawyer Experience
"They trained me to be an infantryman, but there's no place for me to do that in the civilian world..."
- Mike Rodriguez, History, Society and Culture Major
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athletic news
NEWPORT, R.I. - Salve Regina University swept the three doubles matches and won five singles matches in straight sets en route to an 8-1 win over Colby-Sawyer College in The Commonwealth Coast Conference men's tennis action Saturday.
Salve Regina (7-3, 2-0 TCCC) jumped out quickly, as senior Jason Lago [Seabrook, N.H.] and sophomore Andrew Martin [Glastonbury, Conn.] paired for an 8-1 win at No. 1 doubles. The teams of Robbie Norton [SR/Exeter, N.H.]/Steve Masso [SO/North Scituate, R.I.] and Michael Collins [SR/Winchester, Mass.]/Trey Van Buskirk [La Jolla, Calif.] won at No. 2 and No.3 doubles, respectively.
Norton, Collins, Van Buskirk, Martin and freshman Chris Tolo [Shelton, Conn.] all won their singles matches in straight sets.
Colby-Sawyer (3-5, 0-1 TCCC) earned its point at No. 2 singles, as Ben Dabush [SO/Weston, Conn.] outlasted Lago 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8) in a super tiebreak.
Both teams play again on Sunday, March 30. Salve Regina travels to Wentworth Institute of Technology (12 p.m.), while Colby-Sawyer plays at Curry College (2 p.m.).
Colby-Sawyer vs Salve Regina (03/29/08)
03/29/08 at Newport, R.I.
| Singles competition |
| 1. Robbie Norton (SRU) def. Justin Tardif (CSC) 6-3, 7-5 |
| 2. Ben Dabush (CSC) def. Jason Lago (SRU) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 |
| 3. Michael Collins (SRU) def. Ben Taylor (CSC) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 4. Trey Van Buskirk (SRU) def. Evan Campbell (CSC) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 5. Andrew Martin (SRU) def. Bryan Racz (CSC) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 6. Chris Tolo (SRU) def. Trevor Davis (CSC) 6-3, 6-1 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Jason Lago/Andrew Martin (SRU) def. Ben Dabush/Ryan Murray (CSC) 8-1 |
| 2. Steve Masso/Robbie Norton (SRU) def. Justin Tardif/Ben Taylor (CSC) 8-4 |
| 3. Michael Collins/Trey Van Buskirk (SRU) def. Evan Campbell/Trevor Davis (CSC) 8-3 |
| Notes |
| Salve Regina 7-3; 2-0 TCCC |
| Colby-Sawyer 3-5; 0-1 TCCC |
| T-3:01 A-31 |
