Men’s Tennis Eases Past SJC-Brooklyn
Posted: Apr 24, 2016

Men’s Tennis Eases Past SJC-Brooklyn

Team Stats
Doubles
Corrao, Chris / Rasmussen, Peter (SJCLIMT)
def. Caicedo, Kevin / Mayorga, Carlos (SJCBK)
8-3
Johnson, Kyle / Smalley, Alec (SJCBK)
def. Dioguardio, Matt / Branigan, Phillip (SJCLIMT)
8-4
Merle, Brian / Gilley, Matt (SJCLIMT)
def. Parr, Nolan / Smith, Matthew (SJCBK)
8-3
Singles
Corrao, Chris (SJCLIMT)
def. Caicedo, Kevin (SJCBK)
6-6, 6-0
Rasmussen, Peter (SJCLIMT)
def. Johnson, Kyle (SJCBK)
6-2, 6-0
Dioguardio, Matt (SJCLIMT)
def. Parr, Nolan (SJCBK)
6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Mayorga, Carlos (SJCBK)
def. Gilley, Matt (SJCLIMT)
6-3, 6-4
Merle, Brian (SJCLIMT)
def. Smith, Matthew (SJCBK)
6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (9-7)
Branigan, Phillip (SJCLIMT)
def. Smalley, Alec (SJCBK)
2-6, 6-1, 7-5

Written by Andrew Capitelli (SJC-LI Sports Information)

Patchogue, NY| The St. Joseph's College (L.I.) men's tennis team picked up a 7-2 victory over St. Joseph's College (Brkln) at home on Sunday afternoon and improved to 2-8 (2-4 Skyline) on the year.

Brian Merle and Matt Gilley posted the first win for the Golden Eagles in their third doubles match, edging Nolan Parr and Matthew Smith for the 8-3 victory. Chris Corrao and Peter Rasmussen collected an 8-3 win of their own at first doubles, meanwhile Matt Dioguardo and Phillip Branigan took a 4-8 defeat at second doubles.

Rasmussen and Corrao increased the Golden Eagles' lead to 4-1 with second and first singles wins, respectively, and after Gilley surrendered a fourth singles bout to Carlos Mayorga, Branigan clinched the win for Long Island with a 6-2, 6-1, 7-5 win at sixth singles.

The Golden Eagles return to action on Thursday, April 28 when they host Skyline rival Farmingdale State at 5:00 PM. Full recap here at sjcgoldeneagles.com following the action.