Men's Tennis Thunders Past Salve Regina, 8-1

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BABSON PARK, Mass. - The Babson College men's tennis team remained unbeaten on the season with an impressive 8-1 victory over visiting Salve Regina University on Friday afternoon. With the win, the Beavers moved to 2-0 overall, while the Seahawks fell to 0-2.

Babson opened with a sweep of doubles play, highlighted by a dominating 8-1 win by junior Austin Conti (Murray Hill, N.J.) and sophomore Taylor Dutton (Portland, Ore.) at number three. Seniors Alex Kamergorodsky (Millis, Mass.) and co-captain Brian Lafayette (Burlington, Vt.) added an 8-3 triumph at number one, while sophomore Nissim Cohen-Sabban (Chula Vista, Calif.) and junior Justin Albert (Newton, Mass.) completed the sweep with an 8-4 win at two.

Salve Regina got its first point in the number one singles spot, where senior captain Steve Masso earned a 6-1, 6-2 win. However, Babson took the remaining five duels to complete the overall victory, including a 6-0, 6-1 win by Albert at two, a 6-4, 6-1 victory by Conti at three, a 6-1, 6-2 win by Lafayette at four, a 6-3, 6-2 victory by Cohen-Sabban at five, and a 6-2, 6-4 win by sophomore Danny Schneider (Littleton, Mass.) at six.

The Beavers will now take a week off before hosting regional power Tufts University on Saturday, October 3 at 9 a.m. as part of Back To Babson Weekend. Meanwhile, Salve Regina will return to action this Tuesday, when the Seahawks host Coast Guard at 3:30 p.m.