Athletics
Men's Tennis
April 22, 2008
Men's Tennis Edges Bentley, 5-3; Advances To NE-10 Semifinals
COLCHESTER, Vt. - The fourth-seeded Saint Michael's College men's tennis team (9-7) won two of three doubles matches and held off fifth-seeded Bentley College, 5-3, in a Northeast-10 Conference Quarterfinal contest on Saint Michael's outdoor courts.
Junior Sean Steigerwald (North Andover, Mass./North Andover) earned victories in both #2 singles and #2 doubles to lead the Purple Knights, who visit top-seeded Bryant University in the NE-10 Semifinals on Thursday at 3 p.m. Sophomore Craig Lindabery (Washington, N.J./Warren Hills Regional) also won twice, teaming with Steigerwald for an 8-4 win in #2 doubles, and also picking up a victory at #3 singles.
Bentley finishes the season with a 6-11 record.
NE-10 Quarterfinals
4 Saint Michael's Men 5, #5 Bentley 3
Singles
1. Miles Holman (BEN) def. John Lescure (SMC) - 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
2. Sean Steigerwald (SMC) def. Michael Dolan (BEN) - 6-2, 6-1
3. Craig Lindabery (SMC) def. Stephen Sparks (BEN) - 6-2, 6-1
4. Scott Rosen (BEN) def. Adam Brezinsky (SMC) - 7-6 (6), 5-7, 6-3
5. Torr Terranova (SMC) vs. Matt Sansoucie (BEN) - match not completed
6. Dave Besserer (SMC) def. Chris Schoder (BEN) - 7-6 (4), 6-4
Doubles
1. Lescure/Terranova (SMC) def. Dolan/Sparks (BEN) - 8-0
2. Steigerwald/Lindabery (SMC) def. Holman/Rosen (BEN) - 8-4
3. Brian Barnett/Jon Scher (BEN) def. Brezinsky/Besserer (SMC) - 8-5
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