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Press Release
PURPLE KNIGHT MEN FALL TO GREEN MOUNTAIN, 6-3
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION
March 22, 2005 Contact: Seth Cole
Phone: (802) 654-2537COLCHESTER, Vt. – Green Mountain College won two doubles matches and four singles matches to best Saint Michael’s College, 6-3, in men’s tennis action on Tuesday in the Tarrant Recreational Center. Saint Michael’s falls to 1-4 in the 2004-05 season, with its previous four matches taking place last fall.
Earning straight-set victories for Saint Michael’s were freshman Andy Samara (South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington) at No. 2 singles, and classmate Luke Lombardi (Manchester, Mass./Manchester Essex Regional) at No. 6 singles. Senior Josh Holt (Woodstock, Vt./Woodstock Union) and junior Thomas Wu (Litchfield, Conn./Litchfield) earned the other Purple Knights’ win in No. 3 doubles.
Saint Michael’s returns to action on Tuesday, March 29, as the Purple Knights host in-state rival Lyndon State College in a 4:30 p.m. match
MATCH SUMMARY
Green Mountain 6, Saint Michael’s 3
Singles
1. Nicolas Bourges (GRM) def. Josh Holt (SMC) 6-2, 6-1
2. Andy Samara (SMC) Ryan Cassidy (GRM) 6-2, 6-4
3. Thibaut Huens (GRM) def. Andrew Bolduc (SMC) 6-1, 6-0
4. Blake Bernard (GRM) def. Christian van den Broek (SMC) 6-2, 6-0
5. William Biddle (GRM) def. Torr Terranova (SMC) 7-6, 4-6, 11-9 (tiebreak)
6. Luke Lombardi (SMC) def. Joe Bossen (GRM) 6-0, 6-2Doubles
1. Bernard/Cassidy (GRM) def. Samara/Bolduc (SMC) 8-1
2. Bourges/Huens (GRM) def. Lombardi/van den Broek (SMC) 8-2
3. Holt/Thomas Wu (SMC) def. Biddle/Bossen (GRM) 8-2###PURPLEKNIGHTS###
For more information please contact the SMC Sports Information Office at (802) 654-2537
Last Revised: October 25, 2002