THIBODAUX, La. – The Nicholls State University men's tennis team picked up a convincing 6-1 win over Prairie View A&M on Thursday at the Colonel Tennis Complex.
With the win, Nicholls climbed over the .500 mark at 9-8. The Colonels will close out the regular season on Friday, April 17, at 2 p.m. at home against Lamar.
Against Prairie View, the Colonels cruised in doubles play, winning the No. 2 and 3 courts, 8-3 and 8-2, respectively. In singles, the No. 2 through 6 players in the lineup picked up victories, all in straight sets.
Lukas Clemens, reigning Southland player of the week, pitched a near shutout on the No. 2 court, defeating Bruno Snyder, 6-0, 6-1.
Bernard Wezeman defeated Sergio Avella on the No. 3 court, 6-2, 6-1, while
Kieran Cronin (No. 4),
Sam Meessen (No. 5) and
Max Sinn (No. 6) all won their matches by the scores of 6-1, 6-2. Prairie View avoided the shutout by winning the No. 1 match as Christian Waldron defeated
Partha Adavelly in straight sets.
Nicholls 6, Prairie View A&M 1
Singles
1. Christian Waldron (PVAM) def. Partha Adavelly (NICM) 6-4, 6-2
2. Lukas Clemens (NICM) def. Bruno Snyder (PVAM) 6-0, 6-1
3. Bernard Wezeman (NICM) def. Sergio Avella (PVAM) 6-2, 6-1
4. Kieran Cronin (NICM) def. Anirudh Yadov (PVAM) 6-1, 6-2
5. Sam Meessen (NICM) def. Santiago Quintero (PVAM) 6-1, 6-2
6. Max Sinn (NICM) def. Ulrick Boyogueno (PVAM) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
1. Sam Meessen/Lukas Clemens (NICM) vs. Sergio Avella/Christian Waldron (PVAM) 5-4, unfinished
2. Kieran Cronin/Bernard Wezeman (NICM) def. Bruno Snyder/Ulrick Boyogueno (PVAM) 8-3
3. Partha Adavelly/Evan Karatzas (NICM) def. James Jackson, Jr./Jonathan Dingle (PVAM) 8-2
Match Notes:
Nicholls 9-8
