MEN'S TENNIS UPSETS UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND 5-4 TUESDAY

September 26, 2006

Zach Goodman helped lift the Bulldogs past URI 5-4 Tuesday with wins at No. 3 singles and No. 3 doubles.

SMITHFIELD, RI - The Bryant University men's tennis team turned in a tremendous team effort Tuesday afternoon in earning one of its biggest wins in the program's history.  Behind the play of Zach Goodman, the Bulldogs earned a big 5-4 win over Division I University of Rhode Island at the Bryant Tennis Complex. 

Goodman posted wins at No. 3 singles and No. 3 doubles as the Bulldogs held a 2-1 lead after doubles play opened the match. 

Needing only three singles wins to pull out the win, Kevin Levinson cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 6 singles.  Minutes after Levinson wrapped up his match, both Goodman and freshman Dylan Whiting completed their straight-set wins to give the Bulldogs perhaps its biggest team victory in recent years. 

Bryant will host AIC next Thursday (Oct. 5) in a Northeast-10 Conference match at the Bryant Tennis Complex.   

Singles: 
Alstrom (URI) def. Craig Drushella (B) 6-0, 6-1 
Costin (URI) def. Kevin Gardiner (B) 7-6 (3), 7-5 
Zack Goodman (B) def. Simmons (URI) 6-3, 6-3 
Dylan Whiting (B) def. Gart (URI) 6-1, 6-2
McGuire (URI) def. Ben Caisse (B) 6-4, 7-6 (4) 
Kevin Levinson (B) def. Marcelto (URI) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles 
Alstrom/Simmons (URI) def. Drushella/Whiting (B) 8-6 
Gardiner/Caisse (B) def. Gart/McGuire (URI) 8-5 
Goodman/Shepperd-Lupo (B) def. Costin/Duffy (URI) 8-5