The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference

BABSON PARK, Mass. - Third-seeded Babson College used a doubles sweep and three quick singles wins to claim a 6-0 win over sixth-seeded Clark University in the opening round of the 2008 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Men's Tennis Tournament at Babson's Farwell Courts on Thursday afternoon.

With the win, the Beavers (10-10) advanced to Saturday's semifinal round, where they will take on second-seeded Springfield at 10:30 a.m. at Connecticut College. The winner of that contest will advance to the championship match, which will take place later that afternoon at the host U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Meanwhile, Clark (4-10) saw its season come to a close.

Sophomores Alex Kamergorodsky (Millis, Mass.) and Brian Lafayette (Burlington, Vt.) continued their dominant doubles play for Babson, as they remained unbeaten in conference play with an 8-2 win at number one. The duo is now 12-5 on the year, including wins in all six matches against NEWMAC foes. First-year Austin Conti (Murray Hill, N.J.) and junior Steve Huang (Edmonds, Wash.) added an 8-4 victory at number two, and sophomore Moises Numa (Talahassee, Fla.) and first-year Ben Meyerson (South Nyack, N.Y.) teamed up for an 8-3 triumph at number three.

The Beavers' momentum carried into singles play, where the hosts posted three straight-set victories to clinch the 6-0 win. Senior co-captain Ben Edick (Del Ray Beach, Fla.) picked up a 6-0, 6-1 win at number two, Conti added a 6-2, 6-3 victory at five, and sophomore Edwin Lee (Mukilteo, Wash.) capped off the match with a 6-0, 6-2 win at six.

Babson College Tennis
Clark University vs Babson College (4/24/2008)

Babson College 6, Clark University 0
4/24/2008 at Babson Park, MA (Men)

Singles competition

1. Alex Kamergorodsky (BAB) vs. Adam Bisceglia (CLK) 6-2, 5-2, unfinished

2. Ben Edick (BAB) def. Ben Gross (CLK) 6-0, 6-1

3. Ken Lin (BAB) vs. Rocco Li (CLK) 6-3, 2-1, unfinished

4. Brian Lafayette (BAB) vs. Socheata Ly (CLK) 6-2, 2-3, unfinished

5. Austin Conti (BAB) def. Aaron Chin (CLK) 6-2, 6-3

6. Edwin Lee (BAB) def. Nathan Maltais (CLK) 6-0, 6-2

Doubles competition

1. Alex Kamergorodsky/Brian Lafayette (BAB) def. Adam Bisceglia/Rocco Li (CLK) 8-2

2. Austin Conti/Steve Huang (BAB) def. Ben Gross/Socheata Ly (CLK) 8-4

3. Moises Numa/Ben Meyerson (BAB) def. Aaron Chin/Nathan Maltais (CLK) 8-3

Match Notes

Clark University 4-10

Babson College 10-10

2008 NEWMAC Tournament - First Round

#3 Babson defeats #6 Clark, 6-0, to advance to Saturday's NEWMAC Semifinal round

Babson will play #2 Springfield in the semis at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at Conn

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